Spectrin motif. Conformation of a mammoth protein.
The crystal structure of the three-helix-bundle spectrin motif provides new insights into the structure of the large proteins that constitute the spectrin superfamily, which includes dystrophin and alpha-actinin.
Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104.
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D000185:Actinin / Q000737:chemistry*; D000818:Animals; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004330:Drosophila; D016189:Dystrophin / Q000737:chemistry*; D004910:Erythrocyte Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D013049:Spectrin / Q000737:chemistry*
D016189:Dystrophin; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D000185:Actinin; D013049:Spectrin