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== Structural highlights ==
== Structural highlights ==
<StructureSection load="1ert" size="400" side="right" caption="Human thioredoxin (PDB entry 1ERT)">
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All thioredoxin proteins share a common structure, consisting of <b>four α-helices</b> (highlighted in red) and <b>five β-sheets</b> (highlighted in blue). This conserved fold is crucial for the redox activity of thioredoxins.
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The <scene name='43/430885/Cv/4'>active site motif Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys</scene> is involved in the reduction of disulfide bonds in proteins<ref>Åslund F et al. (1997). J Biol Chem. 272(48):30780–30786.</ref>.
The <scene name='43/430885/Cv/4'>active site motif Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys</scene> is involved in the reduction of disulfide bonds in proteins<ref>Åslund F et al. (1997). J Biol Chem. 272(48):30780–30786.</ref>.