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... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Molecular Conformation > Protein Conformation > Protein Structural Elements > Amino Acid Motifs > Kazal Motifs
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Molecular Conformation > Protein Conformation > Protein Structure, Secondary > Amino Acid Motifs > Kazal Motifs

Preferred term

Kazal Motifs  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Highly conserved protein domains characteristic of SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITORS, KAZAL TYPE. They generally occur as tandem repeats, with each domain consisting of approximately 60 amino acids that form a large extended amino acid chain, two short ALPHA-HELICES, and a three-stranded anti-parallel BETA-SHEET. Kazal-like domains also occur in the extracellular portions of AGRIN.

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Entry terms

  • Kazal Domain
  • Kazal Domains
  • Kazal Motif

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In other languages

  • Motifs kazal

    French

  • Domaine kazal
  • Domaines kazal
  • Motif kazal

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-DFPC46LX-C

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