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Comment
. 2013 Apr 24;14(4):112.
doi: 10.1186/gb-2013-14-4-112.

The complex binding of PRDM9

Laure Ségurel
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The complex binding of PRDM9

Laure Ségurel. Genome Biol. .

Abstract

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

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PRDM9 binding predictions and hotspot consensus motifs in humans (A and C variant [3,4]) and mice (C57BL/10.F strain [2]). Binding predictions were obtained from the polynomial model described by Persikov et al. [9].
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