The name of this superfamily has been modified since the most recent official CATH+ release (v4_3_0). At the point of the last release, this superfamily was named:

"
Classic Zinc Finger
".

Functional Families

Overview of the Structural Clusters (SC) and Functional Families within this CATH Superfamily. Clusters with a representative structure are represented by a filled circle.
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FunFam 89: DNA-binding protein creA

Please note: GO annotations are assigned to the full protein sequence rather than individual protein domains. Since a given protein can contain multiple domains, it is possible that some of the annotations below come from additional domains that occur in the same protein, but have been classified elsewhere in CATH.

There are 13 GO terms relating to "molecular function"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Transcription regulatory region DNA binding GO:0044212
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a DNA region that regulates the transcription of a region of DNA, which may be a gene, cistron, or operon. Binding may occur as a sequence specific interaction or as an interaction observed only once a factor has been recruited to the DNA by other factors.
7 Q01981 (/IDA) Q9P889 (/IDA) Q9P889 (/IDA) Q9P889 (/IDA) Q9P889 (/IDA) Q9P889 (/IDA) Q9P889 (/IDA)
DNA-binding transcription factor activity GO:0003700
A protein or a member of a complex that interacts selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within the regulatory region of a gene to modulate transcription. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units, and include bacterial operons.
3 A2QCJ9 (/IMP) A2QCJ9 (/IMP) A2QCJ9 (/IMP)
Transcription regulatory region DNA binding GO:0044212
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a DNA region that regulates the transcription of a region of DNA, which may be a gene, cistron, or operon. Binding may occur as a sequence specific interaction or as an interaction observed only once a factor has been recruited to the DNA by other factors.
3 A2QCJ9 (/IGI) A2QCJ9 (/IGI) A2QCJ9 (/IGI)
RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding GO:0000978
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a specific upstream regulatory DNA sequence (transcription factor recognition sequence or binding site) located in the proximal promoter of a gene transcribed by RNA polymerase II. The proximal promoter is in cis with and relatively close to the core promoter.
2 P27705 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA)
RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding GO:0000978
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with a specific upstream regulatory DNA sequence (transcription factor recognition sequence or binding site) located in the proximal promoter of a gene transcribed by RNA polymerase II. The proximal promoter is in cis with and relatively close to the core promoter.
2 O14335 (/NAS) Q9P7D9 (/NAS)
DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific GO:0000981
A protein or a member of a complex that interacts selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within the regulatory region of a RNA polymerase II-transcribed gene to modulate transcription. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units.
2 O14335 (/NAS) Q9P7D9 (/NAS)
DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific GO:0001227
A protein or a member of a complex that interacts selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within the regulatory region of a RNA polymerase II-transcribed gene to repress or decrease transcription. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units.
2 P27705 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA)
DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific GO:0001227
A protein or a member of a complex that interacts selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within the regulatory region of a RNA polymerase II-transcribed gene to repress or decrease transcription. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units.
2 P27705 (/IGI) P27705 (/IGI)
DNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific GO:0001227
A protein or a member of a complex that interacts selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within the regulatory region of a RNA polymerase II-transcribed gene to repress or decrease transcription. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units.
2 P27705 (/IMP) P27705 (/IMP)
Protein binding GO:0005515
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with any protein or protein complex (a complex of two or more proteins that may include other nonprotein molecules).
2 P27705 (/IPI) P27705 (/IPI)
Sequence-specific DNA binding GO:0043565
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with DNA of a specific nucleotide composition, e.g. GC-rich DNA binding, or with a specific sequence motif or type of DNA e.g. promotor binding or rDNA binding.
2 P27705 (/HDA) P27705 (/HDA)
Double-stranded DNA binding GO:0003690
Interacting selectively and non-covalently with double-stranded DNA.
1 A0A1D8PNL1 (/IDA)
DNA-binding transcription factor activity GO:0003700
A protein or a member of a complex that interacts selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence (sometimes referred to as a motif) within the regulatory region of a gene to modulate transcription. Regulatory regions include promoters (proximal and distal) and enhancers. Genes are transcriptional units, and include bacterial operons.
1 A0A1D8PNL1 (/IGI)

There are 20 GO terms relating to "biological process"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Regulation of carbon utilization GO:0043609
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, or extent of carbon utilization.
4 A2QCJ9 (/IMP) A2QCJ9 (/IMP) A2QCJ9 (/IMP) Q01981 (/IMP)
Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0000122
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II.
3 O14335 (/IMP) P27705 (/IMP) P27705 (/IMP)
Carbon catabolite repression of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter by glucose GO:0000433
A transcription regulation process in which the presence of glucose leads to a decrease in the frequency, rate, or extent of transcription of specific RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes involved in the metabolism of other carbon sources. Carbon catabolite repression is a mechanism of genetic regulation which the accumulation of catabolites of one substance in the cell represses the formation of enzymes that contribute to the catabolism of other substances.
3 O14335 (/IMP) P27705 (/IMP) P27705 (/IMP)
Regulation of gene expression GO:0010468
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of gene expression. Gene expression is the process in which a gene's coding sequence is converted into a mature gene product or products (proteins or RNA). This includes the production of an RNA transcript as well as any processing to produce a mature RNA product or an mRNA or circRNA (for protein-coding genes) and the translation of that mRNA or circRNA into protein. Protein maturation is included when required to form an active form of a product from an inactive precursor form.
3 A2QCJ9 (/IMP) A2QCJ9 (/IMP) A2QCJ9 (/IMP)
Cellular response to drug GO:0035690
Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a drug stimulus. A drug is a substance used in the diagnosis, treatment or prevention of a disease.
3 A0A1D8PNL1 (/IMP) Q5A5S3 (/IMP) Q5A5S3 (/IMP)
Regulation of carbon utilization GO:0043609
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate, or extent of carbon utilization.
3 A2QCJ9 (/IGI) A2QCJ9 (/IGI) A2QCJ9 (/IGI)
Negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0000122
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II.
2 P27705 (/IGI) P27705 (/IGI)
Carbon catabolite repression of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter by glucose GO:0000433
A transcription regulation process in which the presence of glucose leads to a decrease in the frequency, rate, or extent of transcription of specific RNA polymerase II-transcribed genes involved in the metabolism of other carbon sources. Carbon catabolite repression is a mechanism of genetic regulation which the accumulation of catabolites of one substance in the cell represses the formation of enzymes that contribute to the catabolism of other substances.
2 P27705 (/IGI) P27705 (/IGI)
Negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated GO:0045892
Any process that stops, prevents, or reduces the frequency, rate or extent of cellular DNA-templated transcription.
2 A0A1D8PNL1 (/IMP) Q01981 (/IMP)
Positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0045944
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter.
2 P27705 (/IGI) P27705 (/IGI)
Positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0045944
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter.
2 P27705 (/IMP) P27705 (/IMP)
Negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter by glucose GO:0061987
Any process involving glucose that decreases the frequency, rate or extent or transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter.
2 P27705 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA)
Positive regulation of filamentous growth of a population of unicellular organisms in response to starvation GO:1900436
Any process that activates or increases the frequency, rate or extent of filamentous growth of a population of unicellular organisms in response to starvation.
2 P27705 (/IGI) P27705 (/IGI)
Chromatin remodeling GO:0006338
Dynamic structural changes to eukaryotic chromatin occurring throughout the cell division cycle. These changes range from the local changes necessary for transcriptional regulation to global changes necessary for chromosome segregation.
1 Q01981 (/IMP)
Regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II GO:0006357
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription mediated by RNA polymerase II.
1 A0A1D8PNL1 (/IGI)
Pentose-phosphate shunt, oxidative branch GO:0009051
The branch of the pentose-phosphate shunt which involves the oxidation of glucose 6-P and produces ribulose 5-P, reduced NADP+ and carbon dioxide (CO2).
1 Q01981 (/IMP)
Regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter involved in meiotic cell cycle GO:0010672
Any process that modulates the frequency, rate or extent of transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter as part of the meiotic cell cycle.
1 Q9P7D9 (/IMP)
Carbon utilization GO:0015976
A series of processes that forms an integrated mechanism by which a cell or an organism detects the depletion of primary carbon sources and then activates genes to scavenge the last traces of the primary carbon source and to transport and metabolize alternative carbon sources such as carbon dioxide or carbonic acid. The utilization process begins when the cell or organism detects carbon levels, includes the activation of genes whose products detect, transport or metabolize carbon-containing substances, and ends when carbon is incorporated into the cell or organism's metabolism.
1 A0A1D8PNL1 (/IMP)
Nucleosome positioning GO:0016584
Ordering of successions of nucleosomes into regular arrays so that nucleosomes are positioned at defined distances from one another.
1 Q01981 (/IMP)
Negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter by glucose GO:0061987
Any process involving glucose that decreases the frequency, rate or extent or transcription from an RNA polymerase II promoter.
1 O14335 (/IMP)

There are 8 GO terms relating to "cellular component"

The search results have been sorted with the annotations that are found most frequently at the top of the list. The results can be filtered by typing text into the search box at the top of the table.
GO Term Annotations Evidence
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
6 O14335 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA) Q01981 (/IDA) Q6FXY6 (/IDA) Q6FXY6 (/IDA)
Cytoplasm GO:0005737
All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
4 O14335 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA) Q01981 (/IDA)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
3 P27705 (/HDA) P27705 (/HDA) Q9P7D9 (/HDA)
Nucleus GO:0005634
A membrane-bounded organelle of eukaryotic cells in which chromosomes are housed and replicated. In most cells, the nucleus contains all of the cell's chromosomes except the organellar chromosomes, and is the site of RNA synthesis and processing. In some species, or in specialized cell types, RNA metabolism or DNA replication may be absent.
3 A2QCJ9 (/IGI) A2QCJ9 (/IGI) A2QCJ9 (/IGI)
Nuclear envelope lumen GO:0005641
The region between the two lipid bilayers of the nuclear envelope; 20-40 nm wide.
2 P27705 (/IDA) P27705 (/IDA)
Cytoplasm GO:0005737
All of the contents of a cell excluding the plasma membrane and nucleus, but including other subcellular structures.
2 P27705 (/HDA) P27705 (/HDA)
Cytosol GO:0005829
The part of the cytoplasm that does not contain organelles but which does contain other particulate matter, such as protein complexes.
1 O14335 (/HDA)
Mitotic spindle GO:0072686
A spindle that forms as part of mitosis. Mitotic and meiotic spindles contain distinctive complements of proteins associated with microtubules.
1 Q9P7D9 (/HDA)
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