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. 2010 Jun 7;7:119. doi: 10.1186/1743-422X-7-119

Table 1.

HIV-1 Vpr residues involved in dimerization based on dimer models

Parallel dimer model
Secondary structure unit Residues in the interface
Helix 1 30-32,34
Loop 1 35, 36
Helix 2 37-42,44-46,48,49
Helix 3 56,59,60,63,64,67,68,70,71
C-terminus 84,85,91
Antiparallel dimer model
Secondary structure unit Residues in the interface
N-terminus 1,14,15
Helix1 18-19,22,34
Loop 1 35,36
Helix 2 38,41,42,44-46,48-50
Loop2 53
Helix 3 54-59,62-64,66,67,69-71,74
C-terminus 80,82-86,90-94

A residue is considered in the interface, if it has at least one atom within 5.0 Ǻ distance to any atom in the other chain.