title: The enigma of LIM domains.
abstract: LIM domains are two-zinc-finger structures found in proteins that have diverse functions. They are proposed to be protein dimerization motifs that assemble protein complexes necessary for growth, development and adaptive responses.
authors: Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0650, USA.
authors: G N
authors: GN
authors: Gill
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D005314:Embryonic and Fetal Development; D005091:Exons; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011485:Protein Binding; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D051381:Rats; D011972:Receptor, Insulin / Q000378:metabolism; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000502:physiology; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D014157:Transcription Factors; D011972:Receptor, Insulin