The review provides information on proteins with structural repeats, including their classification, characteristics, functions, and relevance in disease development. It explores methods for identifying structural repeats and specialized databases. The review also highlights the potential use of repeat proteins as drug design scaffolds and discusses their evolutionary mechanisms.
Keywords: Classification; Features; Repeat proteins.
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