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HMGB Proteins

Medical Definition:	A family of sequence-related proteins similar to HMGB1 PROTEIN that contains specific HMG-BOX DOMAINS.
Previously Indexed:	Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone (1977-1984),High Mobility Group Proteins (1985-2001),Nucleoproteins (1966-1981)

HMGB Proteins Categories.

	HMGB1 Protein - A 24 kD HMGB protein that binds to and distorts the minor grove of DNA.
	HMGB2 Protein - A 23 kD HMG-box protein that binds to and distorts the minor grove of DNA.
	HMGB3 Protein - An HMG-box domain (HMG-BOX DOMAINS) found highly expressed in embryonic tissue and in placenta.

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