HeliQuest 3-11 helix
Search of putative helices (3-11 helix type) with defined parameters in protein database


Results by Email ?

yes
Email:
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no
The results of your query will be available by a html file

Window size: Adapt the parameters to the window size

11
22
Window size: 11 residues (on turn) 22 residues (two turns)

Physico-chemical parameters

Reference value

Hydrophobicity <H>

x
Minimal <H>
Maximal <H>
Enter the minimal and maximal <H> values

Hydrophobic moment <µH>

x
Minimal <µH>
Maximal <µH>
Enter the minimal and maximal <µH> values

Sequence statistics

Polar amino-acid composition

Reference value

Minimal number of polar residues + glycine

x
Enter the minimal number of polar residue (EDKRSTNQH)+G

Minimal number of glycine

x
Enter the minimal number of glycine

Number of charged residues

x
Minimal
Maximal
Enter the minimal and maximal charged residues (EDKR)

Net charge z

x
Minimal
Maximal
Enter the minimal and maximal z values

Unpolar amino-acid composition

Reference value

Minimal number of some unpolar residues

x
THR
ALA
ILE
LEU
VAL
PHE
TYR
TRP
MET
Enter the minimal number of selected residue

Special residue

Is proline accepted ? (at i, i+3 / n-3, n)

yes
no

Is cysteine accepted ?

yes
no

Hydrophobic face detection

yes
no
A algorithm to determine Hydrophobic face (4/5 residues ACLIVMPFWY minimum and G accepted in the center) ?

Sequences length selected > 22 residues

yes
no
Display only sequences merged and plots if sequence selected > 2 turns (22 residues)

DataBase

SwissProt Database

Human
Rat
Mouse
Yeast
Personnal DataBase

The personal database must be in a FASTA format

BlackList (Hypothetical, Putative, Probable)

yes
no
Elimination of protein whose designation contains one of the terms of the blacklist

WordList (limited to two words)

yes
no

Selection of protein whose designation contains one of the terms of the wordlist

Helical wheel representation

One-letter code size proportional to amino acid volume

yes
no

Rotation of the helix to align vertically the <µH> vector

yes
no