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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e2je6A2[A:1-191]
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EXOSOME COMPLEX EXONUCLEASE 2 ; ligands: 1PE,PEG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.6Å
e2je6B2[B:8-155]
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EXOSOME COMPLEX EXONUCLEASE 1 ; ligands: CL ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.6Å
e1r6lA2[A:1-151]
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RIBONUCLEASE PH ; ligands: NHE,SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 1.9Å
e1e3hA5[A:3-151]
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GUANOSINE PENTAPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.600Å
e1e3hA6[A:346-482]
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GUANOSINE PENTAPHOSPHATE SYNTHETASE ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.600Å
e1e3pA6[A:346-482] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: SO4,WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e3gcmA1[A:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: FLC,MG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3cdiA2[A:345-481] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polynucleotide phosphorylase ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3h1cA5[A:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cB5[B:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cC5[C:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cG5[G:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cI5[I:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cK5[K:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cM5[M:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cO5[O:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cR5[R:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cT5[T:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cV5[V:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3h1cX5[X:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: WO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.57Å
e3gcmB5[B:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: 5GP,FLC,MG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e3gcmC5[C:322-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: 5GP,FLC,MG ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.5Å
e4aidA6[A:325-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e3gllA8[A:323-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.7Å
e4aidB11[B:326-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e4aimA13[A:326-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.3Å
e4aidC3[C:326-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.6Å
e4nbqA7[A:327-461] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.900Å
e4nbqB4[B:327-461] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.900Å
e4nbqC3[C:326-461] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.900Å
e4am3A3[A:325-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.0Å
e4am3B3[B:325-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.0Å
e4am3C3[C:325-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE ; ligands: PO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.0Å
e3gmeA1[A:323-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.4Å
e5xexA1[A:326-462] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: PPV ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e5xexB5[B:326-462] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: PPV ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e5xexC3[C:326-462] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: PPV ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e5xexD2[D:326-462] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: PPV ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e5xexE1[E:326-462] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: PPV ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e5xexF3[F:326-462] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ligands: PPV ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.2Å
e3u1kA4[A:365-503] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE 1, MITOCHONDRIAL ; ligands: CIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.13Å
e3u1kD5[D:365-503] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE 1, MITOCHONDRIAL ; ligands: CIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.13Å
e3u1kB1[B:365-503] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE 1, MITOCHONDRIAL ; ligands: CIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.13Å
e3u1kC5[C:365-503] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE NUCLEOTIDYLTRANSFERASE 1, MITOCHONDRIAL ; ligands: CIT ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.13Å
e6d6kA4[A:324-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e6d6kB5[B:324-460] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.500Å
e5zf6B1[B:365-428,B:449-503] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase 1, mitochondrial ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.796Å
e5zf6A2[A:365-427,A:449-503] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase 1, mitochondrial ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 2.796Å
e7ld5A2[A:354-490] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ld5B4[B:354-490] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ld5C1[C:354-490] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ogkA3[A:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ogkB6[B:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ogkC7[C:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7oglA5[A:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7oglB3[B:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7oglC6[C:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ogmL5[L:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ogmN6[N:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e7ogmO1[O:324-458] Image Pymol Jmol Links: PDB, SCOP, CATH, PubMed, DOI
Polyribonucleotide nucleotidyltransferase ; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
e5k36C1[C:10-286]
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Exosome complex component RRP43 ; ligands: SO4 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.100Å
e2nn6A2[A:1-184]
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POLYMYOSITIS/SCLERODERMA AUTOANTIGEN 1 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.35Å
e2nn6C2[C:7-187]
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EXOSOME COMPLEX EXONUCLEASE RRP43 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.35Å
e2nn6D2[D:25-146]
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EXOSOME COMPLEX EXONUCLEASE RRP46 ; X-RAY DIFFRACTION 3.35Å

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