1kfn

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<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1kfn]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escherichia_coli Escherichia coli]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1KFN OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1KFN FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='related'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>[[Related_structure|Related:]]</b></td><td class="sblockDat">[[1eq7|1eq7]], [[1jcb|1jcb]], [[1kfm|1kfm]]</td></tr>

<tr id='resources'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Resources:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-docs/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1kfn FirstGlance], [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocaids?id=1kfn OCA], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1kfn RCSB], [http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1kfn PDBsum]</span></td></tr>

[[http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/LPP_ECOLI LPP_ECOLI]] Interacts with the peptidoglycan both covalently and noncovalently. This interaction contributes to the maintenance of the structural and functional integrity of the cell envelope.

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</jmol>, as determined by [http://consurfdb.tau.ac.il/ ConSurfDB]. You may read the [[Conservation%2C_Evolutionary|explanation]] of the method and the full data available from [http://bental.tau.ac.il/new_ConSurfDB/chain_selection.php?pdb_ID=2ata ConSurf].

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

Native proteins exhibit precise geometric packing of atoms in their hydrophobic interiors. Nonetheless, controversy remains about the role of core side-chain packing in specifying and stabilizing the folded structures of proteins. Here we investigate the role of core packing in determining the conformation and stability of the Lpp-56 trimerization domain. The X-ray crystal structures of Lpp-56 mutants with alanine substitutions at two and four interior core positions reveal trimeric coiled coils in which the twist of individual helices and the helix-helix spacing vary significantly to achieve the most favored superhelical packing arrangement. Introduction of each alanine "layer" into the hydrophobic core destabilizes the superhelix by 1.4 kcal mol(-1). Although the methyl groups of the alanine residues pack at their optimum van der Waals contacts in the coiled-coil trimer, they provide a smaller component of hydrophobic interactions than bulky hydrophobic side-chains to the thermodynamic stability. Thus, specific side-chain packing in the hydrophobic core of coiled coils are important determinants of protein main-chain conformation and stability.

Core side-chain packing and backbone conformation in Lpp-56 coiled-coil mutants.,Liu J, Cao W, Lu M J Mol Biol. 2002 May 3;318(3):877-88. PMID:12054830<ref>PMID:12054830</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Cao, W]]

[[Category: Liu, J]]

[[Category: Lu, M]]

[[Category: Alanine-zipper]]

[[Category: Protein folding]]