약 40개의 알려진 진핵종 LIM 단백질이 있는데, 이 단백질이 포함하는 LIM 도메인의 이름을 따서 이름이 지어졌다.LIM 도메인은 아연 손가락 2개를 포함하는 보존성이 높은 사이스테인이 풍부한 구조물이다.아연 손가락은 대개 DNA나 RNA에 결합하여 기능하지만, LIM 모티브는 단백질과 단백질의 상호작용을 매개할 것이다.LIM kinase-1과 LIM kinase-2는 2개의 N-terminal LIM 모티브와 중앙 PDZ 도메인, C-terminal 단백질 kinase 도메인의 독특한 조합을 가진 작은 서브 패밀리에 속한다.LIMK1은 세포내 신호 경로의 구성요소일 가능성이 높고 뇌 발달에 관여할 수 있다.[7]
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