Table 2 Definitions of minimotif elements
Element | Definition |
|---|---|
Minimotif | The covalent chemistry of a peptide segment represented by a sequence definition and any required modification and minimotif source |
Minimotif sequence | An instance, consensus sequence, or PSSM that describes a peptide minimotif of less than 15 contiguous residues |
Required modification | A change in the covalent chemistry of a minimotif sequence |
Motif Source | The protein or peptide that contains the motif |
Target | The molecule related to a minimotif by an activity |
Activity | The action of the minimotif |
Binds | Type of activity that involves a direct interaction between two or more molecule species |
Modifies | Type of activity where the minimotif has a change in its covalent chemistry |
Traffics | Type of activity where a protein moves between cellular compartments |
Required | Type of activity where a minimotif is required for a chemical or cellular process |
Chemical process | An event that results in a change of covalent bonds on a molecule |
Cellular compartment | A place in the cell that can be discerned by the localization of at least one molecule |
Peptide | Short polymer of amino acids |
Protein | Polymer of amino acids |
Domain | A region of a protein that folds independently. |
Domain position | Location of a domain type in a protein that has more than one copy of a domain type relative to the N-terminus |
Cellular process | An event or series of events that results in an observable change in a cell |