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Protein fold

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A recurring organization of protein secondary structure elements in three dimensions. Structural-cluster counts depend on comparison criteria and should not automatically be equated to counts of distinct topological folds.
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Protein fold
The predominantly alpha-helical structural framework characteristic of globins. Conserved haem-pocket architecture in myoglobin and haemoglobin supplies evidence for divergence from a shared ancestor.

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