Leucine Zipper

Name:
Leucine Zipper
Detailed information:
A motif found in certain proteins in which Leu residues are evenly spaced through an α-helical region, such that they would end up on the same face of the helix. Dimers can form between two such proteins. The Leu zipper is important in the function of transcription factors such as Fos and Jun and related proteins.