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Abstract
Recent reports of the crystal structure of the glycoprotein hormone human chorionic gonadotrophin show that cystine knots are proving to be versatile structural motifs that enable the construction of a variety of proteins with different functional properties. Because of their shape, there appears to be an intrinsic requirement for the cystine-knot growth factors to form dimers. This extra level of organization increases the variety of structures built around this simple structural motif.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7583638 DOI: 10.1016/0959-440x(95)80102-2
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Struct Biol ISSN: 0959-440X Impact factor: 6.809