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Table 5 Average length, measured by the number of residues and average percentage of sequence identity computed after Needleman-Wunsch alignment of the sequences of the two proteins

From: Protomers of protein hetero-oligomers tend to resemble each other more than expected

Data set

Average length

Average % sequence identity

Homo-dimers

250.0 (2.5)

99.8 (0.1)

Homo-trimers

237.4 (4.1)

99.9 (0.1)

Homo-tetramers

268.3 (1.9)

99.9 (0.1)

Hetero-dimers

196.6 (5.6)

8.5 (0.4)

Hetero-trimers

212.5 (7.2)

9.6 (0.5)

Hetero-tetramers

173.8 (6.2)

9.2 (0.5)

Random set 1

233.5 (3.3)

7.2 (0.2)

Random set 2

236.8 (3.4)

7.1 (0.1)

Random set 3

222.8 (3.4)

6.9 (0.1)

Random set 4

228.4 (3.3)

7.3 (0.1)

Random set 5

234.1 (3.3)

7.0 (0.2)

Random set 6

216.5 (3.4)

6.9 (0.1)

Monomer set 1

175.4 (2.3)

7.7 (0.1)

Monomer set 2

186.0 (2.3)

7.8 (0.1)

Monomer set 3

176.1 (2.3)

6.9 (0.1)

Monomer set 4

196.1 (2.4)

8.2 (0.1)

Monomer set 5

174.7 (2.3)

8.5 (0.2)

Monomer set 6

195.3 (2.3)

8.9 (0.2)