Type: | Domain | Name: | Variant surface glycoprotein C-terminal domain |
Description: | This entry represents the C-terminal domain of variant surface glycoproteins. This domain consists of a short alpha-helix followed by a single turn of 3(10)-helix and connected by a short loop to a small anti-parallel beta-sheet and then a longer alpha-helix at the C terminus []. The function of the domain is not clear. | Short Name: | VSG_C_dom |