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:
e1ud9A2[A:127-245]
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DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.68Å
e1rwzA2[A:123-244]
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DNA polymerase sliding clamp ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.8Å
e1iz5A2[A:126-246]
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Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.80Å
e7st9H2[H:227-301,H:391-474] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA damage checkpoint control protein MEC3 ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e1isqA2[A:126-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.30Å
e1iz5B2[B:126-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.80Å
e7stbH2[H:227-304,H:403-474] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA damage checkpoint control protein MEC3 ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e1ge8A2[A:126-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLIFERATION CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.00Å
e8dqwH2[H:227-301,H:391-474] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA damage checkpoint control protein MEC3 ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e1iz4A2[A:126-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e2ix2A2[A:131-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP B ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e2izoC2[C:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP B ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.800Å
e1rxzA2[A:123-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e2hiiX2[X:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA1 (SSO0397) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.790Å
e1rxmA2[A:123-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e1ud9B2[B:127-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.68Å
e2hikA2[A:119-250] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA1 (SSO0397) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2hikL2[L:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA1 (SSO0397) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e1ud9D2[D:127-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.68Å
e1ud9C2[C:127-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.68Å
e2hikX2[X:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA1 (SSO0397) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2ntiD2[D:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp B ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3aixB2[B:128-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP B ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.9Å
e2ntiA2[A:119-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp B ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3aixA2[A:126-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP C ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.9Å
e2ntiG2[G:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp B ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3a2fB2[B:124-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
DNA polymerase sliding clamp ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.67Å
e3lx2A2[A:126-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 2 ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.400Å
e2io4A2[A:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp B ; ligands: MPD ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e2io4C2[C:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp B ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3lx1A2[A:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 1 ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.000Å
e3fdsC2[C:119-249] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp B ; ligands: EDO,GOL,PEG,PGE ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.050Å
e3hi8A2[A:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen PcnA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e3p83A2[A:123-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.01Å
e2io4B2[B:116-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp C ; ligands: CA,MPD ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e2ix2C2[C:137-259] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e2izoB2[B:116-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP C ; ligands: MG,ZN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.800Å
e2ix2B2[B:115-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP C ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e2hiiB2[B:116-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA2 (SSO1047) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.790Å
e2hiiY2[Y:116-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA2 (SSO1047) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.790Å
e2hikB2[B:116-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA2 (SSO1047) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2hikM2[M:116-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA2 (SSO1047) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2hikY2[Y:116-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA2 (SSO1047) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2hiiC2[C:122-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA3 (SSO0405) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.790Å
e2hiiZ2[Z:122-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA3 (SSO0405) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.790Å
e2hikC2[C:122-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA3 (SSO0405) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2hikN2[N:122-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA3 (SSO0405) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2hikZ2[Z:122-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA3 (SSO0405) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.300Å
e2ntiE2[E:116-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp C ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e2ntiB2[B:116-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp C ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e2ntiH2[H:116-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp C ; ligands: 7PG,BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e2io4D2[D:116-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp C ; ligands: CA,MPD ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3fdsD2[D:116-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp C ; ligands: EDO ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.050Å
e2ijxA2[A:122-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: EDO ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e2ijxB2[B:122-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: EDO ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e2ijxC2[C:122-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: EDO ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e2ijxD2[D:122-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP A ; ligands: EDO ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e2ntiF2[F:122-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp A ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e2ntiC2[C:122-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp A ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e2ntiI2[I:125-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp A ; ligands: BR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3ifvA1[A:123-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e3ifvB1[B:120-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e3ifvC2[C:123-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PCNA ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e3hi8B2[B:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen PcnA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e3hi8C2[C:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen PcnA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e3hi8D2[D:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen PcnA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e3hi8E2[E:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen PcnA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e3hi8F2[F:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen PcnA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e3p83B2[B:123-244] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.01Å
e3p83C2[C:123-243] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.01Å
e3aizA2[A:128-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP B ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3aizB2[B:128-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP B ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3aizC2[C:126-246] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP C ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3aizD2[D:126-245] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP C ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3lx2B2[B:126-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 2 ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.400Å
e3lx2C2[C:126-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 2 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.400Å
e5hacA2[A:127-190,A:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.95Å
e5hacB2[B:127-190,B:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.95Å
e5hacC1[C:127-190,C:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.95Å
e5hacD2[D:127-190,D:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.95Å
e5hacE1[E:127-190,E:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.95Å
e5hacF1[F:127-190,F:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.95Å
e5aujA1[A:126-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
DNA polymerase sliding clamp ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.50Å
e5da7A1[A:123-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 1, Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e5da7D2[D:123-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 1, Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e5daiA1[A:123-248] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase sliding clamp 1 ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.0Å
e5a6dA2[A:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.80Å
e5a6dB2[B:123-247] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE SLIDING CLAMP ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.80Å
e5b7oA2[A:127-185,A:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
e5b7oB1[B:127-185,B:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
e5b7oC2[C:127-185,C:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
e5b7oD1[D:127-185,D:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
e5b7oE1[E:127-185,E:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
e5b7oF2[F:127-185,F:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
e5h0tA1[A:127-185,A:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; ligands: PEG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.73Å
e5h0tD2[D:127-185,D:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.73Å
e5h0tE2[E:127-185,E:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; ligands: PEG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.73Å
e5h0tB2[B:127-185,B:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.73Å
e5h0tC2[C:127-185,C:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.73Å
e5h0tF2[F:127-185,F:227-289] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.73Å
e1u7bA2[A:127-255]
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PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.88Å

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