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GCN4 is said to have a heptad repeat, or seven unit repeated sequence. Here the heptad repeat is a leucine, every seven units. When the structure of the alpha helices is taken into account, it is clear that each leucine is being stacked on top of the last one, every seven units. This creates the zipper-like repeated projections from the two polypeptide chains. | GCN4 is said to have a heptad repeat, or seven unit repeated sequence. Here the heptad repeat is a leucine, every seven units. When the structure of the alpha helices is taken into account, it is clear that each leucine is being stacked on top of the last one, every seven units. This creates the zipper-like repeated projections from the two polypeptide chains. | ||
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