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Table 2 Preferred tripeptides at the binding sites of protein-protein, protein-RNA and protein-DNA complexes

From: Sequence and structural features of binding site residues in protein-protein complexes: comparison with protein-nucleic acid complexes

Tripeptide

Nb

Nt

%bind

Protein-protein

   

CYS

TRP

ALA

3

3

100.00

HIS

HIS

GLU

3

3

100.00

MET

ASN

PHE

3

3

100.00

TRP

PHE

GLU

3

3

100.00

ILE

TYR

GLY

8

12

66.67

LEU

PHE

PRO

5

6

83.33

MET

ARG

ARG

4

5

80.00

Protein-RNA

   

GLY

TYR

GLY

3

3

100.00

PRO

GLY

ARG

3

3

100.00

ASP

LYS

TYR

6

8

75.00

GLY

SER

THR

3

4

75.00

ILE

TYR

LYS

8

12

66.67

LYS

SER

ARG

3

4

75.00

PRO

HIS

HIS

3

4

75.00

SER

ARG

LYS

5

7

71.43

VAL

GLY

SER

6

8

75.00

TYR

LYS

HIS

5

6

83.33

Protein-DNA

   

HIS

ARG

SER

3

3

100.00

SER

GLN

THR

4

4

100.00

SER

TYR

GLN

3

3

100.00

GLY

MET

SER

3

4

75.00

GLY

ASN

ALA

6

9

66.67

LYS

ARG

THR

9

14

64.29

GLN

SER

TYR

3

4

75.00

ARG

GLY

ASN

5

7

71.43

SER

GLN

ARG

5

6

83.33

SER

THR

ILE

5

7

71.43

VAL

HIS

ASP

3

4

75.00

VAL

LYS

CYS

5

6

83.33

  1. Nb: number of occurrence at binding sites; Nt: total number of occurrence