The complex binding of PRDM9

Laure Ségurel (1)

1 University of Chicago

A recent study investigates the in vitro DNA binding behavior of PRDM9, a zinc fi nger protein involved in the localization of recombination hotspots in mammals.

Keywords: DNA binding; hotspots; meiotic recombination; PRDM9; zinc fi nger

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Genetics; Populations and Evolution [q-bio.PE]

Laure Ségurel. The complex binding of PRDM9. Genome Biology, 2013, 14 (4), pp.112. ⟨10.1186/gb-2013-14-4-112⟩. ⟨hal-02952315⟩