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




Representatives:
e1axiB1[B:32-130]
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GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e7z0lC2[C:31-122] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 receptor subunit alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8g04C2[C:26-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e3hhrB1[B:32-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed,
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR (HGHBP) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e2d9qB1[B:97-202] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e1kf9F1[F:1533-1628] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
EXTRACELLULAR DOMAIN HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR (1-238) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3tgxA2[A:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,NI,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3tgxC1[C:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3hhrC1[C:32-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed,
HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR (HGHBP) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e1kf9E1[E:1233-1328] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
EXTRACELLULAR DOMAIN HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR (1-238) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3tgxE1[E:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,NI,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3tgxG1[G:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,NI,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e1a22B1[B:233-328] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.60Å
e2aewB1[B:32-129] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Growth hormone receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.70Å
e3tgxI1[I:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e3tgxK1[K:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e1hwhB1[B:32-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.9Å
e1kf9B1[B:233-328] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
EXTRACELLULAR DOMAIN HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR (1-238) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3tgxM1[M:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: NI,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e1hwgB1[B:32-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3tgxO1[O:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: FUL,NI,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e2aewA1[A:32-129] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Growth hormone receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.70Å
e4nzdA2[A:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: CL,TLA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.75Å
e4nzdC2[C:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Interleukin-21 receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.75Å
e1hwgC1[C:32-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e4nzdB2[B:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Interleukin-21 receptor ; ligands: CL,TLA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.75Å
e2jixB1[B:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e1eerC1[C:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.900Å
e6o4pA3[A:90-194] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-11 receptor subunit alpha ; ligands: NAG,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
e6o4pB3[B:90-194] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-11 receptor subunit alpha ; ligands: NAG,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION
e1ebaA1[A:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN (ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.7Å
e1eerB1[B:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.900Å
e7kq7B1[B:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-21 receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e7u7nC2[C:29-127] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e1ernB1[B:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN (ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.4Å
e2jixC1[C:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e7z0lB3[B:28-126] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta,Interleukin-27 subunit alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7zxkB1[B:31-127] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta ; ligands: NAG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.20Å
e2jixE1[E:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.20Å
e1ebaB1[B:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN (ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.7Å
e7zg0C2[C:26-126] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta ; ligands: NAG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.175Å
e1cn4A1[A:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN (ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.800Å
e7zg0D2[D:26-126] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta ; ligands: NAG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.175Å
e1ebpB1[B:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed,
EPO RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e7zxkD2[D:31-127] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta ; ligands: NAG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.20Å
e1ebpA1[A:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed,
EPO RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.8Å
e8d85A2[A:38-126] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 receptor subunit alpha ; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8d7eC3[C:95-202] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e1cn4B1[B:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN (ERYTHROPOIETIN RECEPTOR) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.800Å
e3d48R1[R:5-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: CO3 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.50Å
e8d7hC2[C:95-202] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e1bp3B1[B:205-300] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROTEIN (PROLACTIN RECEPTOR) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.900Å
e8d7hG3[G:95-202] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e3ew3B1[B:0-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.8Å
e8d85C1[C:28-127] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Interleukin-27 subunit beta ; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8d74C1[C:107-202] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha ; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e3mzgB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e8d7rC2[C:107-202] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Ciliary neurotrophic factor receptor subunit alpha ; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e3ew3C1[C:4-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.8Å
e8entB1[B:1-99] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; ligands: EDO,NAG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.83Å
e3npzB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.35Å
e3npzC1[C:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.35Å
e3n06B1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.000Å
e3n0pB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å
e3ncbB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.950Å
e3nccB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: CO3,NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.250Å
e3nceB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.800Å
e3ncfB1[B:1-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: NA ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e4i18C1[C:3-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: GOL ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.238Å
e1kf9C4[C:533-616] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
EXTRACELLULAR DOMAIN HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR (1-238) ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e4i18R4[R:3-88] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Prolactin receptor ; ligands: ACT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.238Å
e1f6fC1[C:6-100] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
PROLACTIN RECEPTOR ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.3Å
e4y5yF1[F:9-118] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.850Å
e4y5vC2[C:9-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: GOL ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.60Å
e4y5vF2[F:9-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: GOL ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.60Å
e4y5vI1[I:10-110] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.60Å
e6mojB1[B:6-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.431Å
e6mohC2[C:7-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.2Å
e6moeC1[C:7-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.091Å
e6moeD2[D:8-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.091Å
e6mofB2[B:8-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: EDO ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.894Å
e6mohD2[D:7-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.2Å
e6molB2[B:8-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: GOL ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.163Å
e6moiB2[B:9-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; ligands: EDO,PEG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.065Å
e6mokB1[B:9-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 5.101Å
e6molC2[C:10-116] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Erythropoietin receptor ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.163Å
e8d7hA1[A:133-231] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Cytokine receptor-like factor 1 ; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8d7hE3[E:133-230] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Cytokine receptor-like factor 1 ; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8g04B1[B:26-130] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
; ligands: NAG ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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