Beta solenoid explained

A beta solenoid is a protein fold composed of repeating beta strands subunits, arranged in antiparallel fashion to form a superhelix.

Terminology and classification

Beta solenoids are part of the solenoid class of protein tandem repeats.

Structure

Beta solenoids are elongated and potentially open-ended protein repeats characterized by beta strands winding around an imaginary axis, where the beta sheets are formed by sequences of consecutive repeat units.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Kajava AV . Tandem repeats in proteins: from sequence to structure . Journal of Structural Biology . 179 . 3 . 279–88 . September 2012 . 21884799 . 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.08.009 .