====== Alpha Hairpin ======= This motif comprises two sequential [[glossary:alpha_helix | alpha helices]] linked by a coil, which lie adjacent in space and run approximately antiparallel. See also [[glossary:hairpin | hairpin]]. The example shown is the central domain in a rRNA methyltransferase (CATH domain ID 1o9gA02). {{cath:feature>1o9gA02}} {{tag>alpha}}