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:
e1sqgA3[A:145-231]
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SUN protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.65Å
e1sqfA3[A:145-231] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
SUN protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e2yxlA3[A:144-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
450AA LONG HYPOTHETICAL FMU PROTEIN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.55Å
e5zvdB3[B:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.594Å
e5zvdA3[A:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.594Å
e5zveB3[B:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1780Å
e5zveA3[A:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1780Å
e5zvgB3[B:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e5zvgA3[A:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e5zvhB3[B:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e5zvhA3[A:5-79] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
389aa long hypothetical nucleolar protein ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e6em5q1[q:227-330] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
25S rRNA (cytosine(2870)-C(5))-methyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e6elzq1[q:227-330] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
25S rRNA (cytosine(2870)-C(5))-methyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8i9rCP2[CP:262-365] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
RNA methyltransferase nop2-like protein ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8i9tCP2[CP:262-365] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
RNA methyltransferase nop2-like protein ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8i9vCP2[CP:262-365] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
RNA methyltransferase nop2-like protein ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8i9zCP2[CP:262-365] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
RNA methyltransferase nop2-like protein ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

Pseudo group of domains that do not map to PFam family profiles. Domains inside should not be considered as in one family.
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