Table 1 Calliper aspect ratios and shape parameters measured for various subsets of proteins in the PDB.

From: Evolutionary drivers of protein shape

Dataset

Number

Calliper

Equivalent

oblate

prolate

ellispoid

short/long

long/short

α

β

All PDB

(single chains)

47 677

0.649

1.676

1.65

0.34

D Complex16

(dimers A & B)

19 148

0.635

1.676

1.54, 1.78

0.44, 0.44

D Complex16

(dimers AB)

9 574

0.627

1.749

1.93

0.17

D Complex16

(monomers)

13 052

0.659

1.612

1.35, 1.65

0.45, 0.30

PDBselect17

3272

0.664

1.657

  

Dynameomics18

701

0.620

1.665

  

H. sapiens 19

667

0.658

1.602

  

E. coli 19

396

0.630

1.588

  

S. cerevisiae 19

180

0.678

1.583

  
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