Specific and interchangeable association of α-helix chains by hydrophobic and ionic interaction is discussed mainly for the assembly of α
n, β
n and γ
n subchains into various laminin isoforms. Sequence of laminin subchains suggests that the hydrophobic surface of α-helix formed by non-polar amino acids at positions a and d in (abcdefg)n heptad repeat is major force of interchain interaction but the ionic edges formed by charged amino acids at positions e and g determine the specificity of interaction.
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