Disintegrin

Disintegrin
Structure of disintegrin heterodimer from Echis carinatus
Identifiers
SymbolDisintegrin
PfamPF00200
InterProIPR001762
PROSITEPDOC00351
SCOP21kst / SCOPe / SUPFAM
OPM superfamily227
OPM protein2ao7
Membranome538
Available protein structures:
Pfam  structures / ECOD  
PDBRCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsumstructure summary

Disintegrins are a family of small proteins (45–84 amino acids in length) from viper venoms that function as potent inhibitors of both platelet aggregation and integrin-dependent cell adhesion.[1][2][3]

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