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Protein structure, function and engineering

The THAP domain of C. elegans CtBP

The THAP domain of C. elegans CtBP

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] The THAP (Thanatos-associated protein) domain is a recently discovered zinc-binding domain found in proteins involved in transcriptional regulation, cell-cycle control, apoptosis and chromatin modification. It contains a single zinc atom...
EAS: a fungal hydrophobin

EAS: a fungal hydrophobin

[ PDB file ] [ PubMed link ] Hydrophobins are small fungal proteins that form polymeric fibrils, known as rodlets. These rodlets form a matted coating on the surface of aerial structures like air-dispersed spores. The coating is extremely amphipathic, with an outward...