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one sequence contains E-L-K-D-L-S-K-S and the other contains L-R-K-L-E-R-S-L. please draw helical wheels and identify the...

one sequence contains E-L-K-D-L-S-K-S and the other contains L-R-K-L-E-R-S-L. please draw helical wheels and identify the interactions between the 2 wheels. What secondary structure does this form?

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The helical wheel diagram is used for representing the residues present in alpha helix of given protein. As, alpha helix are amphiphatic , they consist of both hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acid.

Helical wheel structure of ELKDLSKS

Helical wheel structure of LRKLERSL

In this diagram, amino acid in rectangle are representing aliphatic residues, amino acid in diamond shape are representing negatively charged residues and amino acid in circle are representing positively charged residues.

The interaction between these two wheels are due to the formation of bonds between them according to the residues present in each helical wheel.  

This will form the alpha helix as a secondary structure because aloha helix are amphitatic.

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