Zinc Finger, SWIM-Type Containing Protein 1 (ZSWIM1)

ZSWIM1, Contains 1 SWIM-type zinc finger. Zinc fingers are small protein structural motifs that can coordinate one or more zinc ions to help stabilize their folds. They can be classified into several different structural families and typically function as interaction modules that bind DNA, RNA, proteins, or small molecules. The name "zinc finger" was originally coined to describe the hypothesized structure of the repeated unit in Xenopus laevis transcription factor IIIA.Zinc fingers coordinate zinc ions with a combination of cysteine and histidine residues. They can be classified by the type and order of these zinc coordinating residues . A more systematic method classifies them into different "fold groups" based on the overall shape of the protein backbone in the folded domain.