This entry represents a domain known as the Dachshund homology domain (DHD) that is about 100 amino acids long and found in members of Ski/Sno family. This domain contains a conserved CLPQ motif. The c-ski proto-oncogene has been shown to influence p ...
This entry represents a domain known as the Dachshund homology domain (DHD) that is about 100 amino acids long and found in members of Ski/Sno family. This domain contains a conserved CLPQ motif. The c-ski proto-oncogene has been shown to influence proliferation, morphological transformation and myogenic differentiation [1]. Sno, a Ski proto-oncogene homologue, is expressed in two isoforms and plays a role in the response to proliferation stimuli. Dachshund also contains this domain. It is involved in various aspects of development [2,3]. The SKI-DHD adopts a mixed alpha/beta structure which includes features found in the forkhead/winged-helix family of DNA binding proteins, although SKI-DHD is not a DNA binding domain [5].