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Cystine Knot Motifs

Amino acid sequence in which two disulfide bonds (DISULFIDES) and their connecting backbone form a ring that is penetrated by a third disulfide bond. Members include CYCLOTIDES and agouti-related protein.

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Amino acid sequence in which two disulfide bonds (DISULFIDES) and their connecting backbone form a ring that is penetrated by a third disulfide bond. Members include CYCLOTIDES and agouti-related protein.

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  • Cystine Knot Motif
  • Knot Motif, Cystine
  • Knot Motifs, Cystine
  • Motif, Cystine Knot
  • Motifs, Cystine Knot

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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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2005

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Cystine Knot Motifs. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D047168. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D047168
  2. Cystine Knot Motifs. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cystine_knot
  3. Cystine Knot Motifs. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9305217