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<br />H bonds: N<sub>i+3</sub> &#8594; O<sub>i</sub>
<br />H bonds: N<sub>i+3</sub> &#8594; O<sub>i</sub>
<br />φ = -49°, ψ = -26°
<br />φ = -49°, ψ = -26°
<br />[[3l79]]: 514-525
<br />from [[3l79]]: 514-525
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<br />H bonds: N<sub>i+4</sub> &#8594; O<sub>i</sub>
<br />H bonds: N<sub>i+4</sub> &#8594; O<sub>i</sub>
<br />φ = -60°, ψ = -45°
<br />φ = -60°, ψ = -45°
<br />1hho chain B: 5-16
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<br />H bonds: N<sub>i+5</sub> &#8594; O<sub>i</sub>
<br />H bonds: N<sub>i+5</sub> &#8594; O<sub>i</sub>
<br />φ = -55°, ψ = -70° (approx.)
<br />φ = -55°, ψ = -70° (approx.)
<br />[[2qd3]] chain A: 346-357
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The alpha helix ([[User:Karsten Theis/alpha helix]]) is by far the most common helix. Note that it is a right-handed helix when formed with the common L-amino acids<ref name="novotny">PMID: 15740737</ref><ref name="jourdan">PMID: 12910453</ref><ref name="moradi">PMID: 19923435</ref>. (It is left-handed when formed with D-amino acids<ref name="novotny" /><ref name="jourdan" /><ref name="moradi" />.) When viewed from either end, right-handed helices turn clockwise when followed away from you.
The [[alpha helix]] is by far the most common helix. Note that it is a right-handed helix when formed with the common L-amino acids<ref name="novotny">PMID: 15740737</ref><ref name="jourdan">PMID: 12910453</ref><ref name="moradi">PMID: 19923435</ref>. (It is left-handed when formed with D-amino acids<ref name="novotny" /><ref name="jourdan" /><ref name="moradi" />.) When viewed from either end, right-handed helices turn clockwise when followed away from you.


==See Also==
==See Also==
*[[Basics of Protein Structure]]
*[[Alpha helix]]
*[[Alpha helix]]
*[https://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/helix.htm jsmol helix builder]
*[http://chemapps.stolaf.edu/jmol/jsmol/helix.htm JSmol helix builder]
*[http://wiki.jmol.org/index.php/Recycling_Corner/Alpha_Helix_Generator RIBOZOME - an Alpha Helix Generator]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_helix Alpha helix] at Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha_helix Alpha helix] at Wikipedia.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/310_helix 3-10 helix] at Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/310_helix 3-10 helix] at Wikipedia.
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_helix Pi helix] at Wikipedia.
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_helix Pi helix] at Wikipedia.
*[[Secondary structure]]
*[[Secondary structure]]
* [[Protein primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure]] (slides for teaching)
*[[Protein primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure]] (slides for teaching)
* [[Protein primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (Spanish)|Estructuras primaria, secundaria, terciaria y cuaternaria de las proteínas]] (en formato de presentaci&oacute;n)
*The same in Spanish: [[Protein primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure (Spanish)|Estructuras primaria, secundaria, terciaria y cuaternaria de las proteínas]] (en formato de presentaci&oacute;n)


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 3 February 2020

Helical conformations in proteinsHelical conformations in proteins

This page illustrates the 3 most common helical conformations (among secondary structures) found in proteins.

Each of the three examples below is a decapeptide fragment extracted from an actual protein structure in the PDB. They are shown using the same scale, for a better comparison (as a consequence, zoom in the Jmol applets is disabled).

To re-align the 3 models, either reload this page or click on each of the 3 green 'Reset' links.

310 helix alpha helix pi helix
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3 residues/turn
rise 0.20 nm/residue
helix pitch 0.60 nm
H bonds: Ni+3 → Oi
φ = -49°, ψ = -26°
from 3l79: 514-525


3.6 residues/turn
rise 0.15 nm/residue
helix pitch 0.54 nm
H bonds: Ni+4 → Oi
φ = -60°, ψ = -45°
from 1hho chain B: 5-16


4.4 residues/turn
rise ~0.115 nm/residue
helix pitch ~0.41 nm
H bonds: Ni+5 → Oi
φ = -55°, ψ = -70° (approx.)
from 2qd3 chain A: 346-357

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The alpha helix is by far the most common helix. Note that it is a right-handed helix when formed with the common L-amino acids[1][2][3]. (It is left-handed when formed with D-amino acids[1][2][3].) When viewed from either end, right-handed helices turn clockwise when followed away from you.

See AlsoSee Also

ReferencesReferences

  1. 1.0 1.1 Novotny M, Kleywegt GJ. A survey of left-handed helices in protein structures. J Mol Biol. 2005 Mar 25;347(2):231-41. PMID:15740737 doi:10.1016/j.jmb.2005.01.037
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jourdan F, Lazzaroni S, Mendez BL, Lo Cantore P, de Julio M, Amodeo P, Iacobellis NS, Evidente A, Motta A. A left-handed alpha-helix containing both L- and D-amino acids: the solution structure of the antimicrobial lipodepsipeptide tolaasin. Proteins. 2003 Sep 1;52(4):534-43. PMID:12910453 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/prot.10418
  3. 3.0 3.1 Moradi M, Babin V, Roland C, Darden TA, Sagui C. Conformations and free energy landscapes of polyproline peptides. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Dec 8;106(49):20746-51. Epub 2009 Nov 18. PMID:19923435 doi:10.1073/pnas.0906500106

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