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BNR/Asp-box repeat

BNR/Asp-box repeat is a repetitive sequence of amino acids contained in some proteins. Many of these proteins contain multiple BNR repeats or Asp-boxes.

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BNR/Asp-box repeat
Structure of a bacterial sialidase.1
Identifiers
SymbolBNR
PfamPF02012
Pfam clanCL0434
InterProIPR002860
SCOP21euu / SCOPe / SUPFAM
Available protein structures:
PDB  IPR002860 PF02012 (ECOD; PDBsum)  
AlphaFold

BNR/Asp-box repeat is a repetitive sequence of amino acids contained in some proteins. Many of these proteins contain multiple BNR (bacterial neuraminidase repeat) repeats or Asp-boxes.

The repeats are short, however the repeats are never found closer than 40 residues together suggesting that the repeat is structurally longer. The Asp-box itself adopts a well-defined beta-hairpin fold.23 These repeats are found in a variety of non-homologous proteins, including bacterial ribonucleases, sulphite oxidases, reelin, netrins, sialidases, neuraminidases, some lipoprotein receptors, and a variety of glycosyl hydrolases.4

Examples

Human genes encoding proteins containing this domain include:

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Pfam and InterPro: IPR002860