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KRAB

Krüppel-associated Box (KRAB) repressor domains are highly conserved polypeptide motifs and constitute about one third of all human zinc finger transcription factors. This suggests key regulatory features in higher eukaryotic transcriptomics. Even though KRAB minimal domains are usually no longer than ~ 50-75 amino acids, their mechanism of function remains complex. Common biochemical models suggest a key role in epigenetic silencing, by recruiting a scaffold of diverse proteins - amongst others histone deacetylases and histone methyltransferases. Til date (2013), KRAB domains were attached to several DNA binding proteins such as tetR, TAL effectors and Cas9 (http://2013.igem.org/Team:Freiburg/Project/effector#repression) - thereby efficiently silencing gene expression downstream of desired target promoters.

Sequence and Features

Assembly Compatibility:

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+Krüppel-associated Box (KRAB) repressor domains are highly conserved polypeptide motifs and constitute about one third of all human zinc finger transcription factors. This suggests key regulatory features in higher eukaryotic transcriptomics. Even though KRAB minimal domains are usually no longer than ~ 50-75 amino acids, their mechanism of function remains complex. Common biochemical models suggest a key role in epigenetic silencing, by recruiting a scaffold of diverse proteins - amongst others histone deacetylases and histone methyltransferases. Til date (2013), KRAB domains were attached to several DNA binding proteins such as tetR, TAL effectors and Cas9 (http://2013.igem.org/Team:Freiburg/Project/effector#repression) - thereby efficiently silencing gene expression downstream of desired target promoters.
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