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NMR Structure of Tryptophan Zipper 4: A Stable Beta-Hairpin Peptide Based on the C-terminal Hairpin of the B1 Domain of Protein GNMR Structure of Tryptophan Zipper 4: A Stable Beta-Hairpin Peptide Based on the C-terminal Hairpin of the B1 Domain of Protein G
Structural highlights
FunctionSPG1_STRSG Binds to the constant Fc region of IgG with high affinity. Publication Abstract from PubMedA structural motif, the tryptophan zipper (trpzip), greatly stabilizes the beta-hairpin conformation in short peptides. Peptides (12 or 16 aa in length) with four different turn sequences are monomeric and fold cooperatively in water, as has been observed previously for some hairpin peptides. However, the folding free energies of the trpzips exceed substantially those of all previously reported beta-hairpins and even those of some larger designed proteins. NMR structures of three of the trpzip peptides reveal exceptionally well-defined beta-hairpin conformations stabilized by cross-strand pairs of indole rings. The trpzips are the smallest peptides to adopt an unique tertiary fold without requiring metal binding, unusual amino acids, or disulfide crosslinks. Tryptophan zippers: stable, monomeric beta -hairpins.,Cochran AG, Skelton NJ, Starovasnik MA Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 May 8;98(10):5578-83. Epub 2001 May 1. PMID:11331745[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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