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Glutamine synthetase assignment by UMBC undergraduate studentsGlutamine synthetase assignment by UMBC undergraduate students
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| 2qc8, resolution 2.60Å () | |||||||||
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| Ligands: | , , , | ||||||||
| Gene: | GLUL, GLNS (Homo sapiens) | ||||||||
| Activity: | Glutamate--ammonia ligase, with EC number 6.3.1.2 | ||||||||
| Related: | 2ojw | ||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||
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Tertiary Structure
Tertiary structure of protein is characterized by the “global” folding of a polypeptide chain [1] and has two domains in refined atomic model of glutamine synthetase from Salmonella typhimurium. Hydrophobic interaction is a major driving force determining the most tertiary structure of the proteins. [2] Hydrogen bonding <insert wiki showing the H.B> is crucial in stabilizing the tertiary structure as well. [3] Also, disulfide bonds <insert wiki showing the disulfide bonds of cysteine> between cysteine residues stabilize the tertiary structure. [4]
Glutamine synthetase from Salmonella has twenty three helix-helix interactions. [5] Hydrophobic/polar <hydrophobic/polar wiki> (put color) and hydrophilic <hydrophilic wiki>(put color) region of glutamine are combined together to fold proteins.
is within uncharged polar <insert wiki showing the uncharged polar groups>. Usually, uncharged polar groups are classified as hydrophilic <insert wiki showing the hydrophilic> that is found on the outside of proteins. Also, amino acids with the character of acidic or basic side chains are polar, showing on the outside of molecules <insert wiki showing the polar>. For glutamine, its side chain is uncharged and formed by replacing the hydroxyl of glutamic acid with an amine functional group. [6] In the other hand, glutamine has no side chain on non-polar group, however the side chain on non-polar groups of the proteins usually tends to be hydrophobic <insert wiki showing the hydrophobic of cysteine> and to cluster together on the inside.[7]