Evolutionary classification of protein domain structures
alpha arraysalpha-helix arrays with mainly perpendicular helices
alpha bundlesalpha-helix bundles with mainly parallel helices
alpha superhelicesrepeating alpha-helix hairpins form a superhelix
alpha duplicates or obligate multimersalpha duplicates or monomers associate together to form a compact domain
alpha complex topologyalpha domain with complex and unique topology that cannot be described as array or bundle or superhelix
beta barrelssingle beta-sheet folded upon itself to form a barrel
beta meanderssingle beta-sheet with mainly meander topology
beta sandwichestwo beta-sheets stacked together to form a sandwich
beta duplicates or obligate multimersbeta duplicates or monomers associate together to form a compact domain
beta complex topologybeta domains with complex and unique topology that cannot be described as barrel or sandwich or meander
a+b two layersone alpha-helix layer and one beta-sheet layer




Representatives:
e1hz6A1[A:-2-64]
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PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.7Å
e1hz6C1[C:2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.7Å
e1hz5A1[A:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1k53B1[B:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e1k50A1[A:2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1kh0A1[A:2-66] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e1mhhE1[E:820-881] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
protein L domain C ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e1k53A1[A:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e1yntE1[E:820-880] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.10Å
e1jmlA1[A:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e1k52B1[B:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1mhhF1[F:1820-1881] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
protein L domain C ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e1k52A1[A:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e2ptlA1[A:12-78] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; SOLUTION NMR
e1k50D1[D:2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1k50B1[B:2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1kh0B1[B:2-66] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e1k50C1[C:2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1hz6B1[B:2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.7Å
e1hz5B1[B:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1k51A1[A:-2-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1hezE1[E:820-880] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.700Å
e2kacA1[A:1-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; SOLUTION NMR
e1xcqL1[L:17-82] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.5Å
e2jzpA1[A:1-64] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; SOLUTION NMR
e1ymhE1[E:818-882] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e1ymhF1[F:818-882] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e1xcqM1[M:20-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.5Å
e1xcqN1[N:18-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.5Å
e1xcqO1[O:20-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.5Å
e1xctL1[L:13-82] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.05Å
e1xctM1[M:12-82] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.05Å
e1xf5L1[L:12-82] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e1xf5M1[M:16-82] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e4hjgE1[E:20-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L FRAGMENT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e4hkzE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L fragment ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.08Å
e4ioiE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.95Å
e5u3dE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.770Å
e5u5fE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.810Å
e5u5mE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.880Å
e5u6aE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.736Å
e6b9yE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.14Å
e6b9zE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.820Å
e6baeE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.14Å
e6bahE1[E:19-81] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Protein L ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.90Å
a+b three layersone mainly antiparallel beta-sheet layer sandwiched between two alpha-helix layers
a+b four layerstwo beta-sheet layers sandwiched between two alpha-helix layers
a+b complex topologyalpha and beta domain with complex and unique topology that cannot be described in layers
a+b duplicates or obligate multimersalpha and beta duplicates or monomers associated together to form a compact domain
a/b barrelsrepeating beta-alpha units form a barrel
a/b three-layered sandwichesrepeating beta-alpha units form a sandwich with a mainly parallel beta-sheet layer stacked between two alpha-helix layers
mixed a+b and a/balpha and beta domain consists of both a+b and a/b regions
few secondary structure elementsstabilized by cofactors or disulfides
extended segmentsextended, non-globular segments, frequently bind to other proteins to form complexes