A nested leucine rich repeat (LRR) domain: The precursor of LRRs is a ten or eleven residue motif

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Leucine rich repeats (LRRs) are present in over 60,000 proteins that have been identified in viruses, bacteria, archae, and eukaryotes. All known structures of repeated LRRs adopt an arc shape. Most LRRs are 20-30 residues long. All...

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Main Authors: Matsushima Norio, Miyashita Hiroki, Mikami Tomoko, Kuroki Yoshio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-09-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/235