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leucine-rich repeat

A structural motif used in molecular recognition processes as diverse as signal transduction, cell adhesion, cell development, DNA repair & RNA processing.

General

binding site leucine-rich region consensus repeat

Properties

MOTIF: leucine residue (SEVERAL) MISC-INFO: LENGTH 28-29 AMINO_ACID_RESIDUES

References

  1. Kobe B, Deisenhofer J. A structural basis of the interactions between leucine-rich repeats and protein ligands. Nature. 1995 Mar 9;374(6518):183-6. PMID: 7877692