7poh

Structural highlights

Function

[SRYD_DROME] Transcriptional activator that controls bicoid gene expression during oogenesis. Found in transcriptionally active cells. Binds to specific sites on polytene chromosomes of third instar larvae. Binds to the consensus DNA sequence 5'-YTAGAGATGGRAA-3'.^{[1] [2]}

References

1. ↑ Payre F, Buono P, Vanzo N, Vincent A. Two types of zinc fingers are required for dimerization of the serendipity delta transcriptional activator. Mol Cell Biol. 1997 Jun;17(6):3137-45. doi: 10.1128/MCB.17.6.3137. PMID:9154812 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/MCB.17.6.3137
2. ↑ Ruez C, Payre F, Vincent A. Transcriptional control of Drosophila bicoid by Serendipity delta: cooperative binding sites, promoter context, and co-evolution. Mech Dev. 1998 Nov;78(1-2):125-34. doi: 10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00159-2. PMID:9858707 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0925-4773(98)00159-2