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Here, we investigated the flexibility of this N-terminal long \u03b1-helix using comparative molecular dynamics simulations in explicit solvent with three different force fields\/water model combinations, alongside two helices of identical length but different sequences: a polyalanine helix and an AEEEKRK repeat helix. We also expanded our simulations to three additional helices belonging to the Trm10 family. Five independent 1-\u03bcs simulations were performed for each system. The human TRMT10C helix turned out to display heterogeneous dynamics, with a stable \u03b1-helical segment (residues 132\u2013139) embedded within more flexible regions and this trend was also observed in the human Trm10 family members. This relatively rigid segment is more hydrophobic, whereas the remaining portion is enriched in charged residues and shows higher conformational variability. The rigid region corresponds to the portion interacting with the cavity formed by tRNA and TRMT10C N-terminal domain. Additional simulations using alternative force-field and water-model combinations supported the robustness of the overall flexibility ranking for the AEEEKRK repeat helix and the TRMT10C helix, but it gave force-field-dependent results for the structural dynamics of the polyalanine helix. Simulations of the N-terminal helices of other TRMT10C homologues revealed similar flexibility profiles, suggesting that the observed trends are generalizable across the family. 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