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HP1454 is a protein of 303 amino acids found in the extracellular milieu of Helicobacter pylori. The protein structure, crystallized in the orthorhombic C222₁ space group with one molecule per asymmetric unit, has been determined using the single-wavelength anomalous dispersion method. HP1454 exhibits an elongated bent shape, composed of three distinct domains. Each domain possesses a fold already present in other structures: Domain I contains a three-strand antiparallel β-barrel flanked by a long α-helix, Domain II is an anti-parallel three-helix bundle, and Domain III a β-sheet flanked by two α-helices. The overall assembly of the protein does not bear any similarity with known structures.