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How is the leucine zipper formed, and what is its function?

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How is the leucine zipper formed, and what is its function?

How is the leucine zipper formed, and what is its function?

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The leucine zipper is a specific domain, or a specific region within a protein, containing leucine amino acids repeated every seven residues, which do not directly bind to DNA. Its formation occurs abiotically once the protein is translated and functions by containing two DNA recognition helices within the protein that bind to DNA.

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