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Table 7 Preliminary Classification of Proteins According to the Rigidity Properties of Their Crystals

From: Rigidity analysis of protein biological assemblies and periodic crystal structures

 

Case

Num. Proteins

% of Dataset

1.

Dominant cluster aggregation at all levels

192

59

2.

Dominant cluster aggregation at the unit cell level

27

8

3.

No combining of rigid bodies in unit cell nor in larger crystals

33

10

4.

Rigid bodies of asymmetric units combined in unit cell and 2x2x1 crystal, but not for 2x1x1 crystal

20

6

5.

Size of dominant cluster in asymmetric unit and unit cell was the same, but there was aggregation of dominant body in 2x1x1 and 2x2x1 crystals

10

4

6.

Dominant cluster at unit cell that spans multiple asymmetric units but does not aggregate in crystals

24

8

7.

Other; unclassified.

18

5