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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cystine-Knot Miniproteins
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Cystine-Knot Miniproteins

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Cystine-Knot Miniproteins  

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Entry terms

  • Knottin
  • Knottins

Scope note

  • A structurally-related family of small proteins that form a stable tertiary fold pattern which is supported by a series of disulfide bonds. The arrangement of disulfide bonds between the CYSTEINE moieties results in a knotted structure which is unique to this family of proteins.

History note

  • 2011

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D057771

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