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helix-loop-helices

helix-loop-helices is the plural of helix-loop-helix.

Meaning of helix-loop-helix

Noun

helix-loop-helix (plural helix-loop-helices, abbreviation HLH)

  1. A structural motif where two alpha helices are connected by a highly flexible amino acid loop, allowing the helices to pack together. Usually requires forming a dimer with another HLH protein before binding DNA.

Questions about helix-loop-helices

What is helix-loop-helices the plural of?
Helix-loop-helices is the plural of helix-loop-helix.

Words near helix-loop-helices in the dictionary

  1. heliumides
  2. heliumless
  3. heliumlike
  4. heliums
  5. helix
  6. helix-loop-helices
  7. helix-loop-helix
  8. helix-turn-helices
  9. helix-turn-helix
  10. helixase
  11. helixed

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