Zinc finger motif

Layer 2 — Chemistryin the bioinorganic-chemistry subtree

Small (~30-residue) DNA/protein-binding fold stabilised by tetrahedral Zn²⁺ coordination, typically Cys₂His₂. Zn is non-redox-active but a potent Lewis acid and structural anchor — present in >3% of human proteome.

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