Supra-domains – evolutionary units larger than single protein domains

Christine Vogel1*, Carlo Berzuini2,3 Matthew Bashton1, Julian Gough4 and Sarah A. Teichmann1*

1MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 2QH, UK,

2MRC Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Public Health, Cambridge CB2 2SR, UK,

3Dipartimento di Informatica e Sistemistica, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy

and 4Genome Exploration Research Group, RIKEN Genomic Sciences Centre, W121 1-7-22 Suehiro-cho, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan & Department of Structural Biology, Fairchild bldg, D109, Stanford,   CA   94305-5126, U.S.A.

 

*Corresponding authors: cvogel {at} mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk, sat {at} mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk

 

Versatility of domains and domain combinations.

 

Versatility measure in average number of domain partners

 

        Average number of domain partners
            Single domains
            All two-domain combinations
            Two-domain supra-domains
            Over-represented two-domain supra-domains
            Top 200  most versatile supra-domains
            Top 200  most duplicated supra-domains
            Whole domain/combination
            N- and C-terminus
            20.7
            3.0
             
            5.5
             
            7.2
             
            14.0
             
            12.8
             
            N-terminus
            10.4
            1.5
             
            2.8
             
            3.7
             
            7.5
             
            7.0
             
            C-terminus
            10.3
            1.4
             
            2.7
             
            3.5
             
            6.5
             
            5.6
             
            PCC (N- vs C-terminus)
            0.989
            0.832
             
            0.801
             
            0.805
             
            0.847
             
            0.884
             
            N-terminal domain
            N- and C-terminus
             
            78.1
            22.0
            94.0
            30.1
            76.1
            33.0
            95.4
            63.0
            80.8
            51.3
            N-terminus
             
            39.6
            11.0
            48.4
            15.1
            39.1
            16.5
            49.8
            32.5
            41.4
            26.2
            C-terminus
             
            38.5
            11.0
            45.6
            15.0
            36.9
            16.4
            45.6
            30.4
            39.4
            25.1
            C-terminal domain
            N- and C-terminus
             
            82.3
            21.8
            101.1
            29.6
            76.9
            32.4
            94.5
            60.1
            78.7
            50.5
            N-terminus
             
            43.5
            11.1
            54.0
            15.0
            40.5
            16.4
            49.6
            30.8
            40.1
            25.6
            C-terminus
             
            38.8
            10.8
            47.1
            14.6
            36.4
            16.0
            44.9
            29.3
            37.8
            24.9
            PCC (N- vs C-terminal domain)
             
            -0.107
             
            -0.044
             
            -0.015
             
            0.189
             
            0.1.74