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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ALPHA1: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROTEIN DESIGN

OverviewOverview

X-ray diffraction shows the structure of a synthetic protein model, formed from noncovalent self-association of a 12-residue peptide and of sulfate ions at low pH. This peptide is a fragment of a 16-residue polypeptide that was designed to form an amphiphilic alpha helix with a ridge of Leu residues along one helical face. By interdigitation of the leucines of four such helices, the design called for self-association into a four-alpha-helical bundle. The crystal structure (2.7 angstrom resolution; R factor = 0.215) reveals a structure more complex than the design, with both a tetramer and a hexamer. The alpha-helical tetramer with leucine interior has more oblique crossing angles than most four-alpha-helical bundles; the hexamer has a globular hydrophobic core of 12 leucine residues and three associated sulfate ions. Computational analysis suggests that the hexameric association is tighter than the tetrameric one. The consistency of the structure with the design is discussed, as well as the divergence.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

1AL1 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from [1] with and as ligands. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

Crystal structure of alpha 1: implications for protein design., Hill CP, Anderson DH, Wesson L, DeGrado WF, Eisenberg D, Science. 1990 Aug 3;249(4968):543-6. PMID:2382133

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 '''CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF ALPHA1: IMPLICATIONS FOR PROTEIN DESIGN'''<br />
 ==Overview==
-X-ray diffraction shows the structure of a synthetic protein model, formed, from noncovalent self-association of a 12-residue peptide and of sulfate, ions at low pH. This peptide is a fragment of a 16-residue polypeptide, that was designed to form an amphiphilic alpha helix with a ridge of Leu, residues along one helical face. By interdigitation of the leucines of, four such helices, the design called for self-association into a, four-alpha-helical bundle. The crystal structure (2.7 angstrom resolution;, R factor = 0.215) reveals a structure more complex than the design, with, both a tetramer and a hexamer. The alpha-helical tetramer with leucine, interior has more oblique crossing angles than most four-alpha-helical, bundles; the hexamer has a globular hydrophobic core of 12 leucine, residues and three associated sulfate ions. Computational analysis, suggests that the hexameric association is tighter than the tetrameric, one. The consistency of the structure with the design is discussed, as, well as the divergence.
+X-ray diffraction shows the structure of a synthetic protein model, formed from noncovalent self-association of a 12-residue peptide and of sulfate ions at low pH. This peptide is a fragment of a 16-residue polypeptide that was designed to form an amphiphilic alpha helix with a ridge of Leu residues along one helical face. By interdigitation of the leucines of four such helices, the design called for self-association into a four-alpha-helical bundle. The crystal structure (2.7 angstrom resolution; R factor = 0.215) reveals a structure more complex than the design, with both a tetramer and a hexamer. The alpha-helical tetramer with leucine interior has more oblique crossing angles than most four-alpha-helical bundles; the hexamer has a globular hydrophobic core of 12 leucine residues and three associated sulfate ions. Computational analysis suggests that the hexameric association is tighter than the tetrameric one. The consistency of the structure with the design is discussed, as well as the divergence.
 ==About this Structure==
-AL1 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] with SO4 and ACE as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1AL1 OCA].
+AL1 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protein_complex Protein complex] structure of sequences from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ ] with <scene name='pdbligand=SO4:'>SO4</scene> and <scene name='pdbligand=ACE:'>ACE</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1AL1 OCA].
 ==Reference==
 Crystal structure of alpha 1: implications for protein design., Hill CP, Anderson DH, Wesson L, DeGrado WF, Eisenberg D, Science. 1990 Aug 3;249(4968):543-6. PMID:[http://ispc.weizmann.ac.il//pmbin/getpm?pmid=2382133 2382133]
 [[Category: Protein complex]]
-[[Category: Anderson, D.H.]]
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-[[Category: Degrado, W.F.]]
+[[Category: Degrado, W F.]]
 [[Category: Eisenberg, D.]]
-[[Category: Hill, C.P.]]
+[[Category: Hill, C P.]]
 [[Category: Wesson, L.]]
 [[Category: ACE]]
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