Protein
Max dimerization protein 1
Organism
Xenopus tropicalis
Function
Transcriptional repressor. MAD binds with MAX to form a sequence-specific DNA-binding protein complex which recognizes the core sequence 5'-CAC[GA]TG-3'. MAD thus antagonizes MYC transcriptional activity by competing for MAX (By similarity).
Sequence
MAAPVCVNIQMLLEAAEYLERREREAEHGYASMLPYNSKERDGLKRKSKSKKSSNSRSTHNEMEKNRRAHLRLCLEKLKILVPLGPESNRHTTLSLLTRAKSHIKKLEDCDKRSLHQIEQLQREQRHLKRQLEKFGVERTRMDSIGSAMSSERSDSDREEIDVDVESTDYLTADLDWSSSSSSVSDLDERGSMQSICSDEGYSSSGLKRIELQDNPKITAL