title: The diverse biofunctions of LIM domain proteins: determined by subcellular localization and protein-protein interaction.
abstract: The LIM domain is a cysteine- and histidine-rich motif that has been proposed to direct protein-protein interactions. A diverse group of proteins containing LIM domains have been identified, which display various functions including gene regulation and cell fate determination, tumour formation and cytoskeleton organization. LIM domain proteins are distributed in both the nucleus and the cytoplasm, and they exert their functions through interactions with various protein partners.
authors: Transplantation Biology Research Division, State Key Laboratory of Biomembrane and Membrane Biotechnology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors: Quanhui
authors: Q
authors: Zheng
authors: Yong
authors: Y
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000737:chemistry*; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000737:chemistry*; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins / Q000145:classification* / Q000502:physiology*; D042541:Intracellular Space / Q000737:chemistry*; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D048868:Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing; D003598:Cytoskeletal Proteins; D047908:Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins; D060588:LIM Domain Proteins; C484380:PDLIM7 protein, human