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
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




Representatives:
e1jqlB1[B:1-140]
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DNA Polymerase III, DELTA SUBUNIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e1xxiF3[F:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE III, DELTA SUBUNIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 4.1Å
e1jqjD3[D:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III, delta subunit ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.9Å
e1jqjC3[C:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III, delta subunit ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.9Å
e1jr3D3[D:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III, delta subunit ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.7Å
e1xxiA3[A:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE III, DELTA SUBUNIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 4.1Å
e1xxhA3[A:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA POLYMERASE III, DELTA SUBUNIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.45Å
e3glfA3[A:1-142] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.388Å
e3glfF3[F:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.388Å
e3glgA3[A:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.25Å
e3glgF3[F:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.25Å
e3gliA3[A:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.50Å
e3glhA3[A:1-140] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.891Å
e3glhF3[F:1-140] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.891Å
e3glhK3[K:1-140] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.891Å
e3gliF3[F:1-141] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA polymerase III subunit delta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.50Å
e3zh9B1[B:1-147] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DELTA ; ligands: GOL,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.1Å

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