Waggawagga-CLI: A command-line tool for predicting stable single α-helices (SAH-domains), and the SAH-domain distribution across eukaryotes

@article{Simm2018WaggawaggaCLIAC,
  title={Waggawagga-CLI: A command-line tool for predicting stable single $\alpha$-helices (SAH-domains), and the SAH-domain distribution across eukaryotes},
  author={Dominic Simm and Martin Kollmar},
  journal={PLoS ONE},
  year={2018},
  volume={13}
}
Stable single-alpha helices (SAH-domains) function as rigid connectors and constant force springs between structural domains, and can provide contact surfaces for protein-protein and protein-RNA interactions. SAH-domains mainly consist of charged amino acids and are monomeric and stable in polar solutions, characteristics which distinguish them from coiled-coil domains and intrinsically disordered regions. Although the number of reported SAH-domains is steadily increasing, genome-wide analyses… 
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