title: Protein assemblies with palindromic structure motifs.
abstract: Symmetric DNA sequence motifs allow the formation of palindromic protein/DNA complexes. Although symmetric protein sequence motifs are less common, recent structural discoveries have unraveled a few protein/protein complexes with palindromic symmetry. Remarkably, symmetric protein/protein complexes can be generated either by adjacent or remote sequence motifs, which may be repeated or inverted. This contribution reflects and comments on recent findings of palindromic protein/protein complexes.
authors.affiliation: EMBL Hamburg, Notkestrasse 85, D-22603, Hamburg, Germany.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pinotsis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilmanns
mesh_terms: D020816:Amino Acid Motifs; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D011506:Proteins