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    It is not the case that Developments in protein science do not undermine the fundamental role of structure in protein classification, but instead call for a more nuanced understanding of that role.

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    • 1.Intrinsically disordered proteins lack stable 3D structure yet possess determinate biological identity, constituting a genuine counterexample to structural individuation.
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    • 2.A classification scheme requiring post-hoc 'nuancing' to accommodate systematic exceptions signals theoretical inadequacy, not refinement, per Lakatosian criteria for degenerating research programs.
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    • 1.Moonlighting proteins perform distinct functions with identical structures, demonstrating that structure underdetermines protein kind membership in functionally relevant classifications.
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    • 2.Dupré's promiscuous realism implies that protein classification is irreducibly pluralistic, meaning no single structural account can serve as the fundamental individuating principle across all legitimate scientific contexts.
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    • 1.Cases such as moonlighting proteins and intrinsically unstructured proteins complicate but do not eliminate the structural basis of protein identity.
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    • 2.A more nuanced account of how structure individuates proteins can accommodate these difficult cases.
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