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Anna11 [10]
3 years ago
7

Can someone explain to me the difference between motif and domain in protein structure. Is a domain just repeated tertiary struc

tural units that are made up of motifs. For example repeated beta-barrels in a protein, that are made up of greek keys?
Biology
1 answer:
dexar [7]3 years ago
8 0
A protein domain is a conserved part of a given protein sequence and (tertiary) structure that can evolve, function, and exist independently of the rest of the protein chain. Each domain<span> forms a compact three-dimensional structure and often can be independently stable and folded.

On the other hand, a motif is a </span>distinctive sequence<span> on a protein or DNA, having a three-dimensional structure that allows binding interactions to occur. Early on, clustering was used to detect common three-dimensional structural motifs in </span>proteins<span>.


I hope my answer has come to your help. Thank you for posting your question here in Brainly.</span>
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