Its folded structure presents a DNA-recognition surface and supports sequence-selective regulation. A homeobox is the corresponding DNA sequence category; a homeodomain is part of the encoded protein, so the terms refer to different molecular objects. [ref]
Molecular Biology of the Cell, 4th edition by Bruce Alberts and others. Chapters 3, 6 and 15, protein function, translation and cell signalling
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