β Propellers: structural rigidity and functional diversity

Recently solved structures and proposed models have helped to reveal the structural characteristics of the β-propeller fold, as well as the features that contribute to its high rigidity and stability. Possible strategies for identifying β-propeller proteins in newly characterised sequences are helpi...

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Published in:Current Opinion in Structural Biology 1999-12, Vol.9 (6), p.715-721
Main Authors: Fülöp, Vilmos, Jones, David T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amino Acid Sequence
Models, Molecular
Protein Conformation
Protein Folding
Protein structure
Structure prediction
WD repeats
β-propeller fold
‘Velcro’ closure
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Summary:Recently solved structures and proposed models have helped to reveal the structural characteristics of the β-propeller fold, as well as the features that contribute to its high rigidity and stability. Possible strategies for identifying β-propeller proteins in newly characterised sequences are helping to overcome the problems of predicting the β-propeller fold from amino acid sequences.
ISSN:0959-440X
1879-033X
DOI:10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00035-4