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The asymmetric unit comprises two RiAFP molecules juxtaposed with their ice-binding surfaces, however the protein is monomer in the solution. | The asymmetric unit comprises two RiAFP molecules juxtaposed with their ice-binding surfaces, however the protein is monomer in the solution. | ||
RiAFP structure consists of β -sheets which lie on top of each other with the upper and lower strands parallel but in the opposite orientation. | RiAFP structure consists of β -sheets which lie on top of each other with the upper and lower strands parallel but in the opposite orientation. | ||
Two ends deviate from β helix regularity by forming capping structures. | Two ends deviate from β helix regularity by forming capping structures. | ||
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== Overall Structure == | == Overall Structure == | ||
The crystallographic structure of RiAFP was defined recently<ref>DOI 10.1074/jbc.M113.450973</ref>. | The crystallographic structure of RiAFP was defined recently<ref>DOI 10.1074/jbc.M113.450973</ref>. It reveals a new β-solenoid architecture that forms β-sandwich of two parallel 6 and 7 stranded-sheets of remarkable regularity. | ||
== Function == | == Function == | ||
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