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Table 2 Comparison of prediction of helix orientation for structure-based and computationally predicted helices in Leu transporter LeuTAa from Aquifex aeolicus (PDB ID: 2A65).

From: Prediction of transmembrane helix orientation in polytopic membrane proteins

TM Helix

Source

First Residue Number

TM helix sequence

LIPS prediction

1

Struct

15

ILAMAGNAVGLGNF LRFPVQ

Buried

 

TMHMM

7

HWATRLGL ILAMAGNAVGLGNF

 

2

Struct

41

GAFMIPYIIAFLLVGIPLMW

Correct

 

TMHMM

39

GG GAFMIPYIIAFLLVGIPLMW I

Correct

3

Struct

92

ILGVFGLWIPLVVAIYYVYI ESWTLGFAIK

Correct

 

TMHMM

89

FAK ILGVFGLWIPLVVAIYYVYI

Correct

4

Struct

166

LFAYIVFLITMFINVSILI

Correct

 

TMHMM

165

SLFAYIVFLITMFINVSILI RGI

2nd best

5

Struct

193

R FAKIAMPTLFILAVFLVIR

Wrong

 

TMHMM

194

FAKIAMPTLFILAVFLVIR VFLL

Wrong

6

Struct

241

PGVWIAAVGQIFFTLSLGFGAI

Buried

 

TMHMM

243

VWIAAVGQIFFTLSLGFGAI ITY

 

7

Struct

279

GLTAATLNEKAEVI LGGSI

Correct

 

TMHMM

293

LGGSI SIPAAVAFFGVANAVAIA

*

8

Struct

342

FLWFFLLFFAGLTSSI AIMQPMI

Correct

 

TMHMM

335

AGGTFLG FLWFFLLFFAGLTSSI

Correct

9

Struct

379

VLWTAAIVFFSAHLVMF L

Wrong

 

TMHMM

378

A VLWTAAIVFFSAHLVMF

Correct

10

Struct

398

KSLDEMD FWAGTIGVVFFGLTELI

Correct

 

TMHMM

405

FWAGTIGVVFFGLTELI IFFWIF

Correct

11

Struct

450

YVMRYITPAFLAVLLVVWAR EYI

Correct

 

TMHMM

447

IYY YVMRYITPAFLAVLLVVWAR

Correct

12

Struct

482

TV WITRFYIIGLFLFLTF

2nd best

 

TMHMM

484

WITRFYIIGLFLFLTF LVFL

2nd best

  1. * Predicted and structure-based TM helices have little overlap.