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The charged residues (the acidic and basic ones) are responsible for creating a dipole moment, which therefore implies a non-uniform charge arrangement within the subunits. This is important for the dimerization process, that is why they are highly conserved residues. | The charged residues (the acidic and basic ones) are responsible for creating a dipole moment, which therefore implies a non-uniform charge arrangement within the subunits. This is important for the dimerization process, that is why they are highly conserved residues. | ||
Compared with spidroin of other species of spider, the 2 subunits (A and B) of the dimerized NTD of the spidroin produced by ''N. Clavipes'' are slightly different, due to a different helices arrangement. So they do not completely overlap. This allows the creation of new intermolecular contact networks. There is also a chain Z composed of 3 amino acids (Ser, Tyr, Gly), but it role is not well established yet. | Compared with spidroin of other species of spider, the 2 subunits (A and B) of the dimerized NTD of the spidroin produced by ''N. Clavipes'' are slightly different, due to a different helices arrangement. So they do not completely overlap. This allows the creation of new intermolecular contact networks. There is also a <scene name='82/829354/Chain_z/1'>chain Z</scene> composed of 3 amino acids (Ser, Tyr, Gly), but it role is not well established yet. | ||
