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One of the most common and widely distributed motifs is the [[Rossmann fold]] that appears in dinucleotide binding proteins.
One of the most common and widely distributed motifs is the [[Rossmann fold]] that appears in dinucleotide binding proteins.


Another example is the <scene name='User:James_D_Watson/Structural_Templates/Zinc_finger_highlight/1'>zinc finger motif</scene> that is readily identified by the following consensus sequence pattern (where "X" represents ''any'' amino acid):<br/>
Another example is the <scene name='57/575866/Zinc_finger_highlight/1'>zinc finger motif</scene> that is readily identified by the following consensus sequence pattern (where "X" represents ''any'' amino acid):<br/>


'''Cys''' - X<sub>(2-4)</sub> - '''Cys''' - X<sub>(3)</sub> - Phe - X<sub>(5)</sub> - Leu - X<sub>(2)</sub> - '''His''' - X<sub>(3)</sub> - '''His'''  
'''Cys''' - X<sub>(2-4)</sub> - '''Cys''' - X<sub>(3)</sub> - Phe - X<sub>(5)</sub> - Leu - X<sub>(2)</sub> - '''His''' - X<sub>(3)</sub> - '''His'''