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Beta Hairpin
The simplest type of up-down antiparallel beta-sheet topology whereby two adjacent antiparallel strands are joined by a loop. This motif occurs very frequently in nature and can be observed in many different beta-sheet structures.
The example given below is the epidermal growth factor-like domain of heregulin-alpha (CATH domain ID 1hreA00).
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