Beta Strand Predictions

Eight - strands are predicted for the phosphatase domain. These are at 54-58, 83-86, 94-98, 132-135, 184-187, 270-274, 316-322, 325-329. A surface - strand with one face exposed to solvent often exhibits a pattern of alternate conserved hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues. Such patterns are seen for strand 54-58 where 54, and 56 are conserved hydrophobic; strand 94-98 where hydrophilic residues are conserved at 94, 96 and 98; and 270-274 with conserved hydrophobics at 270, 272, and 274. Short conserved runs of hydrophobic residues are indicative of buried - strands. This pattern is shown for the predicted strands at 83-86, 132-135 and 184-187. A further three possible - strands are described under Ambiguous predictions below.