Copper Fist At Biology Glossary

What is it? Configuration of a DNA-binding protein that resembles a fist closed around a penny. In this case the penny is copper ions; the knuckles of the fist of the yeast ACE1 protein interact with the promoter of the metallothionein gene, enhancing its transcription.

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