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Evolution of functional diversity in the cupin superfamily.
Trends in biochemical sciences - 1 Dec 2001
Dunwell J M, Culham A, Carter C E, Sosa-Aguirre C R, Goodenough P W
Abstract excerpt
The cupin superfamily of proteins is among the most functionally diverse of any described to date. It was named on the basis of the conserved beta-barrel fold ('cupa' is the Latin term for a small barrel), and comprises both enzymatic and non-enzymatic members, which have either one or two cupin domains. Within the conserved tertiary structure, the variety of biochemical function is provided by minor variation of...
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