Abstract:
:The protein folding problem has long been a formidable challenge. Here we present a synthetic natural motif approach that exploits small preexisting structural models for the dissection of forces important in protein folding. An example for this approach is shown in the modification of a 31-residue leucine zipper peptide with the helix-breaking amino acid glycine and the hydrogen bond-breaking imino acid sarcosine. Circular dichroism and NMR experiments have shown that the glycine-modified leucine zipper peptide adopts a stable helical conformation similar to the native conformation while the sarcosine-modified leucine zipper peptide adopts a random coil conformation. These results provide valuable insight into the current controversy over the relative importance of long-range side chain-side chain interactions versus local backbone interactions in protein structure and suggest that the natural motif strategy may represent a useful model to study protein folding.
journal_name
Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Butcher DJ,Luo Z,Huang Zdoi
10.1006/bbrc.1999.1687subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1999-11-19 00:00:00pages
350-5issue
2eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(99)91687-Xjournal_volume
265pub_type
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