Superfolds
are the protein folds known to recur in proteins having neither
sequence nor functional similarity. And they are much common than
other folds [1].
(1thbA, 256bA, 1aps, 1ubq, 2fox, 7timA, 1ilb, 2buk, and 2rhe)
DSSP code / 5-tile code / PB sequences
- Globin-like
(1thb A and B)
- Up-down
(256b A)
- Alpha-beta-plait
(1aps)
- UB
rolls (1ubq)
- Doubly
wound (2fox)
- TIM
barrel (7tim A)
- Trefoil
(1ilb)
- Jelly
roll (2buk)
- IG-like
(2rhe)
[References]
- C.A. Orengo, D.T. Jones, and J.M. Thornton,
Protein superfamilies and domain superfolds. Nature 372, 631-634 (1994).
- de Brevern A.G., Etchebest C. and Hazout S.,
Bayesian probabilistic approach for prediction backbone
structures in terms of protein blocks, Proteins, 41, 271-287 (2000).
- W. Kabsh and C. Sander , Dictionary of protein
secondary structure: pattern recognition of hydrogen-bonded and
geometrical features. Biopolymers 22, 2577-2637 (1983).
[Links]
- Protein Blocks
Expert Home: http://bioinformatics.univ-reunion.fr/PBE
- MSD-EBI (for the DSSP code of proteins in the
PDB): http://www.ebi.ac.uk/msd