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NMR structure of Tryptophan Zipper 1: a stable, monomeric beta-hairpin with a type II' turn
OverviewOverview
A 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.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 1hrw. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
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 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 23:49:55 2008