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Preferred term

Sterile Alpha Motif  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A putative protein interaction module, approximately 70 amino acids long, that forms a small five-helix bundle with two large interfaces which may homo- and hetero-oligomerize, or bind non-sterile-alpha motif targets. The sterile alpha motif is present in a wide variety of eukaryotic proteins that function in diverse biological processes.

Entry terms

  • SAM Domain
  • Sterile Alpha Motif Domain

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PKSNH08C-6

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