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The RNA binding domain of ribosomal protein L11 is structurally similar to homeodomains

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The RNA binding domain of ribosomal protein L11 is strikingly similar to the homeodomain class of eukaryotic DNA binding proteins: it contains three α-helices that superimpose with homeodomain α-helices, and some conserved residues required for rRNA recognition align with homeodomain helix III residues contacting DNA bases.

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Xing, Y., GuhaThakurta, D. & Draper, D. The RNA binding domain of ribosomal protein L11 is structurally similar to homeodomains. Nat Struct Mol Biol 4, 24–27 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsb0197-24

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