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... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Molecular Conformation > Protein Conformation > Protein Structural Elements > Amino Acid Motifs > Kazal Motifs
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Preferred term

Kazal Motifs  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Domain, Kazal
  • Domains, Kazal
  • Kazal Domain
  • Kazal Domains
  • Kazal Motif
  • Motif, Kazal
  • Motifs, Kazal

Scope note

  • Highly conserved protein domains characteristic of SERINE PROTEASE INHIBITORS, KAZAL TYPE. They generally occur as tandem repeats, with each domain consisting of approximately 60 amino acids that form a large extended amino acid chain, two short ALPHA-HELICES, and a three-stranded anti-parallel BETA-SHEET. Kazal-like domains also occur in the extracellular portions of AGRIN.

History note

  • 2018

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000074161

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