A protein superfamily is the largest grouping (clade) of proteins for which common ancestry can be inferred (see homology). Usually this common ancestry...

Look up superfamily in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Superfamily may refer to: Protein superfamily Superfamily database Superfamily (taxonomy), a taxonomic...

The immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) is a large protein superfamily of cell surface and soluble proteins that are involved in the recognition, binding...

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...

alpha-helical ferredoxin superfamily (contains two Fe4-S4 clusters). Protein families are more closely related than superfamilies. Domains are placed in...

residues. This is a large, functionally diverse protein family belonging to the AAA+ protein superfamily of ring-shaped P-loop NTPases, which exert their...

Protein Alignment as Structural Superfamilies v2 - PASS2@NCBS SUPERFAMILY - Library of HMMs representing superfamilies and database of (superfamily and...

The globins are a superfamily of heme-containing globular proteins, involved in binding and/or transporting oxygen. These proteins all incorporate the...

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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(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...

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...

The Ras superfamily, derived from "Rat sarcoma virus", is a protein superfamily of small GTPases. Members of the superfamily are divided into families...

CAP superfamily (cysteine-rich secretory proteins, antigen 5, and pathogenesis-related 1 proteins (CAP)) is a large superfamily of secreted proteins that...

The alpha/beta hydrolase superfamily is a superfamily of hydrolytic enzymes of widely differing phylogenetic origin and catalytic function that share a...

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...

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...

Ranpirnase is a member of the pancreatic ribonuclease (RNase A) protein superfamily and degrades RNA substrates with a sequence preference for uracil...

multiple, independent protein superfamilies (i.e. are not necessarily evolutionarily related to one another). Four large classes of protein that are generally...

transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β) superfamily is a large group of structurally related cell regulatory proteins that was named after its first member...

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...

refer either to the tubulin protein superfamily of globular proteins, or one of the member proteins of that superfamily. α- and β-tubulins polymerize...

Bile/Arsenite/Riboflavin Transporter (BART) superfamily is a superfamily of ubiquitous transport proteins. As of early 2016, the superfamily contains seven established...

SNARE proteins – "SNAP REceptors" – are a large protein family consisting of at least 24 members in yeasts and more than 60 members in mammalian and plant...

The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is a superfamily of membrane transport proteins that facilitate movement of small solutes across cell membranes...

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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consists of: 500,238 structural protein domain entries 151 mln non-structural protein domain entries 5,481 homologous superfamily entrie 212,872 functional...

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...

histone fold is a structural motif located near the C-terminus of histone proteins, characterized by three alpha helices separated by two loops. This motif...