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




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e1bjtA3[A:562-604]
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TOPOISOMERASE II ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e8gccB3[B:547-599] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8j9yA3[A:575-622] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8j9zA1[A:575-622] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8j9zB2[B:575-622] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e4fm9A1[A:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; ligands: GOL,MG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.900Å
e1bgwA5[A:563-605] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
TOPOISOMERASE ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.7Å
e5gwkA3[A:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.15Å
e5gwkB4[B:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.15Å
e5zenA5[A:592-637] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-beta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.75Å
e5zqfA2[A:592-637] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-beta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.87Å
e6ca8A1[A:613-657] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
DNA topoisomerase 2 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.33Å
e5zadA2[A:592-637] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-beta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.20Å
e5zadB5[B:592-637] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-beta ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.20Å
e6zy5B3[B:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e6zy5A1[A:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e6zy6A2[A:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e6zy6B5[B:576-615] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
DNA topoisomerase 2-alpha ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8gccA3[A:547-599] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e8j9yB1[B:575-622] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
; 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