A protein superfamily is the largest grouping (clade) of proteins for which common ancestry can be inferred (see homology). Usually this common ancestry...
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Look up superfamily in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Superfamily may refer to: Protein superfamily Superfamily database Superfamily (taxonomy), a taxonomic...
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The immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) is a large protein superfamily of cell surface and soluble proteins that are involved in the recognition, binding...
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alpha-helical ferredoxin superfamily (contains two Fe4-S4 clusters). Protein families are more closely related than superfamilies. Domains are placed in...
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origin of this superfamily in evolution. The PROSITE pattern of this superfamily is located in a beta sheet in the central section of the protein that is conserved...
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The tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily (TNFRSF) is a protein superfamily of cytokine receptors characterized by the ability to bind tumor necrosis...
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prediction Protein structure prediction software Protein superfamily Protein tandem repeats Protein family Protein subfamily Short linear motif Structural biology...
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Protein Alignment as Structural Superfamilies v2 - PASS2@NCBS SUPERFAMILY - Library of HMMs representing superfamilies and database of (superfamily and...
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The Ras superfamily, derived from "Rat sarcoma virus", is a protein superfamily of small GTPases. Members of the superfamily are divided into families...
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residues. This is a large, functionally diverse protein family belonging to the AAA+ protein superfamily of ring-shaped P-loop NTPases, which exert their...
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The cupin superfamily is a diverse superfamily of proteins named after its conserved barrel domain (cupa being the Latin term for a small barrel). The...
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CAP superfamily (cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP)) is a large superfamily of secreted proteins that...
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Globin (redirect from Globin superfamily)
The globins are a superfamily of heme-containing globular proteins, involved in binding and/or transporting oxygen. These proteins all incorporate the...
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Protein superfamily Osborne TB (1909). "History". The Vegetable Proteins. pp. 1–6. Reynolds JA, Tanford C (2003). Nature's Robots: A History of Proteins (Oxford...
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(Advair Diskus and Abilify) act by targeting G protein-coupled receptors. The exact size of the GPCR superfamily is unknown, but at least 831 different human...
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Interleukin 6 (section Protein superfamily)
developing asthma exacerbations. Interleukin is the main member of the IL-6 superfamily (Pfam PF00489), which also includes G-CSF, IL23A, and CLCF1. A viral...
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SUPERFAMILY is a database and search platform of structural and functional annotation for all proteins and genomes. It classifies amino acid sequences...
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The alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily is a superfamily of hydrolytic enzymes of widely differing phylogenetic origin and catalytic function that share a...
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BPIFA4P (section Superfamily)
is a member of a BPI fold protein superfamily defined by the presence of the bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein fold (BPI fold) which is formed...
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transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily is a large group of structurally related cell regulatory proteins that was named after its first member...
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multiple, independent protein superfamilies (i.e. are not necessarily evolutionarily related to one another). Four large classes of protein that are generally...
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The transporter-opsin-G protein-coupled receptor (TOG) superfamily is a protein superfamily of integral membrane proteins, usually of 7 or 8 transmembrane...
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The enolase superfamily is a superfamily of enzymes, members of which catalyse a range of reactions. The enolase superfamily includes enzymes that catalyse...
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Tubulin (category Cytoskeleton proteins)
refer either to the tubulin protein superfamily of globular proteins, or one of the member proteins of that superfamily. α- and β-tubulins polymerize...
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along the microtubule cables within the cell. Myosins are a superfamily of actin motor proteins that convert chemical energy in the form of ATP to mechanical...
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production of antibiotics. Most of the RND superfamily transport systems are made of large polypeptide chains. RND proteins exist primarily in gram-negative bacteria...
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Three-finger toxin (category Proteins)
are a protein superfamily of small toxin proteins found in the venom of snakes. Three-finger toxins are in turn members of a larger superfamily of three-finger...
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SNARE proteins – "SNAP REceptors" – are a large protein family consisting of at least 24 members in yeasts, more than 60 members in mammalian cells, and...
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Bile/Arsenite/Riboflavin Transporter (BART) superfamily is a superfamily of ubiquitous transport proteins. As of early 2016, the superfamily contains seven established...
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