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The Leucine Zipper is a protein structural motif consisting of two alpha helices coiled around each other. The crystal structure shown here (PDB ID:2ZTA) is a small part of a much larger protein from yeast called GCN4. | The Leucine Zipper is a protein structural motif consisting of two alpha helices coiled around each other. The crystal structure shown here (PDB ID:2ZTA) is a small part of a much larger protein from yeast called GCN4. | ||
| - | The two <scene name='59/596443/Backbone_overview/1'>backbones</scene> together make a left handed superhelix. The amino acids between the two helices are <scene name='59/596443/Nonpolar/1'>nonpolar (valine, leucine, and isoleucine)</scene>, although there is one pair of asparagines that hydrogen bond at the center. The many <scene name='59/596443/Leucines_ball_and_stick/1'>leucines</scene> obviously give the name for this protein motif. | + | The two <scene name='59/596443/Backbone_overview/1'>backbones</scene> together make a left handed superhelix. The amino acids between the two helices are <scene name='59/596443/Nonpolar/1'>nonpolar (valine, leucine, and isoleucine)</scene>, although there is one pair of <scene name='59/596443/Asparagines/1'>asparagines</scene> that hydrogen bond at the center. The many <scene name='59/596443/Leucines_ball_and_stick/1'>leucines</scene> obviously give the name for this protein motif. |
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Leucine Zipper
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