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Descriptor English: Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs
Descriptor Spanish: Secuencias Hélice-Asa-Hélice
Descriptor motivos hélice-bucle-hélice
Entry term(s) dominio hélice-asa-hélice
dominios hélice-asa-hélice
motivos HLH
motivos hélice-asa-hélice
Scope note: Estructuras supersecundarias recurrentes caracterizadas por 20 aminoácidos plegados en dos alfa-hélices, conectadas por un segmento en "bucle" no helicoidal. Pueden encontrarse en numerosas PROTEÍNAS DE UNIÓN AL ADN con secuencias especificas y en PROTEÍNAS DE UNIÓN AL CALCIO.
Descriptor Portuguese: Sequências Hélice-Alça-Hélice
Descriptor French: Motifs à hélice-boucle-hélice
Entry term(s): HLH Motif
HLH Motifs
Helix Loop Helix Domain
Helix Loop Helix Domains
Helix Loop Helix Motif
Helix Loop Helix Motifs
Helix-Loop-Helix Domain
Helix-Loop-Helix Domains
Helix-Loop-Helix Motif
Motif, HLH
Motif, Helix-Loop-Helix
Motifs, HLH
Motifs, Helix Loop Helix
Motifs, Helix-Loop-Helix
Tree number(s): G02.111.570.820.709.275.500.360
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018257
Scope note: Recurring supersecondary structures characterized by 20 amino acids folding into two alpha helices connected by a non-helical "loop" segment. They are found in many sequence-specific DNA-BINDING PROTEINS and in CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS.
Annotation: do not confuse with HELIX-TURN-HELIX MOTIFS
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Previous Indexing: Amino Acid Sequence (1989-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31423
Unique ID: D018257
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/03
Revision Date: 2016/05/27
Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs - Preferred
Concept UI M0027486
Scope note Recurring supersecondary structures characterized by 20 amino acids folding into two alpha helices connected by a non-helical "loop" segment. They are found in many sequence-specific DNA-BINDING PROTEINS and in CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEINS.
Preferred term Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs
Entry term(s) HLH Motif
HLH Motifs
Helix Loop Helix Domain
Helix Loop Helix Domains
Helix Loop Helix Motif
Helix Loop Helix Motifs
Helix-Loop-Helix Domain
Helix-Loop-Helix Domains
Helix-Loop-Helix Motif
Motif, HLH
Motif, Helix-Loop-Helix
Motifs, HLH
Motifs, Helix Loop Helix
Motifs, Helix-Loop-Helix



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