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  1. Fields of Study
  2. protein structure
  3. protein conformation
  4. protein structural elements
  5. amino acid motifs
  6. helix-loop-helix motifs

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helix-loop-helix motifs

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  • Information Recurring supersecondary structures characterized by 20 amino acids folding into two alpha helices connected by a non-helical "loop" segment. They are found in many sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins and in calcium-binding proteins.

    Source: Medical Subject Headings

    Type: Concept definition

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