polypeptide_domain (RELEASE_2.3) |
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| SO Accession: | SO:0000417 (SOWiki) |
| Definition: | A structurally or functionally defined protein region. In proteins with multiple domains, the combination of the domains determines the function of the protein. Region which has been shown to recur throughout evolution. |
| Synonyms: | domain, ca_bind, DNA_bind, np_bind, zn_fing, polypeptide_domain, BS:00012 |
| DB Xrefs: | EBIBS: GAR |
| URL: http://www.molbiol.bbsrc.ac.uk/new_protein/domains.html | |
| Parent: | polypeptide_region (SO:0000839) |
| Children: | polypeptide_repeat (SO:0001068) |
| polypeptide_structural_domain (SO:0001069) | |
| polypeptide_motif (SO:0001067) | |
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