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The HEAT repeat domain is a solenoid protein domain found in a number of cytoplasmic proteins including the four that the give rise to the acronym HEAT (Huntingtin elongation factor 3 (EF3) protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) and the yeast kinase TOR1). HEAT repeats form a rod-like helical structures which are involved in intracellular transport.