tetratricopeptide repeats

{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006316",
  "term": "tetratricopeptide repeats",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A structural motif present in a variety of proteins that mediates protein-protein interactions and assembly of multiprotein complexes. It consists of 3 to 16 tandem repeats of 34 amino acids, mostly of small and large hydrophobic residues, that form alpha-helix pairs.",
  "synonyms": [
    "TPR (tetratricopeptide repeat) domains",
    "TPR (tetratricopeptide repeat) motifs",
    "tetratricopeptide motifs"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "amino acid repeat sequences",
    "amino acid motifs",
    "protein-protein interactions"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "repeticiones de tetratricopéptidos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/tetratricopeptide-repeats/"
}