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NME is a variation of this method that analyzes the normal mode correlation matrix<br />

rather than the contact matrix. The comparison to a two-spring-mass system does not<br />

apply, and so rather than maximize " we instead minimize the quantity<br />

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200<br />

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I 12 N 1 N 2.<br />

The above results in a choice of boundary that groups residues based on maximum<br />

motional correlation. As mentioned in the main text, the results were qualitatively<br />

similar to NMB, but the p-value associated with NME was higher. Accordingly, the<br />

results of NME are reported in Table 3 but not used in the combined HingeMaster<br />

predictor.<br />

Supplementary discussion<br />

Troponin C (TNC)<br />

Troponin C (TNC, Figure 6) is a member of the calmodulin superfamily of Ca 2+ binding<br />

proteins, which play crucial roles in signal transduction. TNC is an intracellular trigger<br />

protein which occurs in complex with Troponin I (TNI) and Troponin T (TNT) and has<br />

four Ca 2+ binding sites. In the presence of calcium, TNI binds to actin and tropomyosin<br />

binds to both actin and the rest of the troponin complex, inhibiting actomyosin ATPase.<br />

Tropomyosin is a highly extended α-helical coiled coil protein which is the primary<br />

mediator of the regulatory effect of Ca 2+ binding to troponin. Tropomyosin spans seven<br />

actins, accounting for a low stoichiometry of troponin to actin. Calcium binding to apo-

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