Zinc GAL4 Protein with DNA




 

The gene-regulating protein GAL4 in yeast is a typical example of a protein with two Zn2+ ions which are bound together to Zn2(Cys)6 units.

The protein is bound to a DNA strand and is important for DNA replication.

 

  Coordination of the two Zn2+ ions by 6 cysteine residues