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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Cystine-Knot Miniproteins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cystine-Knot Miniproteins

Preferred term

Cystine-Knot Miniproteins  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A structurally-related family of small proteins that form a stable tertiary fold pattern which is supported by a series of disulfide bonds. The arrangement of disulfide bonds between the CYSTEINE moieties results in a knotted structure which is unique to this family of proteins.

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Entry terms

  • Knottin
  • Knottins

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KT4ZWT19-M

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