Table 1 Macroscopic parameters of hetero- and homo-complexes
From: On the electrostatic component of protein-protein binding free energy
| Â | Hetero-complexes | Homo-complexes |
|---|---|---|
Max interfacial area (A**2) | 8223.6 | 9595.2 |
Min interfacial area (A**2) | 275.7 | 252.5 |
Mean interfacial area (A**2) | 1440.2 | 1260.7 |
Max interfacial residues | 408 | 461 |
Min interfacial residues | 15 | 12 |
Mean interfacial residues | 77 | 73 |
Max/min net charge | +15/-48 | +23/-53 |
Max/min interfacial charge | +13/-14 | +10/-16 |
Percentage having opposite net charge of the monomers | 40% | 0% |
Percentage having opposite interfacial change of the monomers (in parentheses are the cases for which at least one of the interfaces had zero net charge) | 58% (23% zero) | 8% (33% zero) |