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Hidden symmetries in the primary sequences of beta-barrel family
Xiaofeng Ji1, Hanlin Chen, Yi Xiao
1Biomolecular Physics and Modeling Group, Department of Physics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China.
Abstract:
In this paper, we analyze the symmetries of beta-barrel proteins at both structure and sequence levels by using a modified recurrent quantification analysis. It shows that the structures and sequences have the same two-fold symmetry, although the later diverged considerably. This result may be helpful to understand the mechanism of protein evolution.
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