Tenebrio molitor Antifreeze Protein (TmAFP)
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| - | TmAFP is an hyperactive antifreeze protein and its origin is the Tenebrio Mollitor beetle. The protein consists of 84 amino acids and the molecular weight is 8.4 kDA. | + | TmAFP is an hyperactive antifreeze protein and its origin is the Tenebrio Mollitor beetle. |
| + | The protein consists of 84 amino acids and the molecular weight is 8.4 kDA. | ||
TmAFP composed of 7 tandem repeats which consist of 12 amino acids-(TCTxSxxCxxAx). | TmAFP composed of 7 tandem repeats which consist of 12 amino acids-(TCTxSxxCxxAx). | ||
| - | TCT or ACT motifs are aligned to form a flat <scene name='61/612804/Beta_sheet/1'>Beta sheet</scene> along one side of the molecule the Beta sheets | + | TCT or ACT motifs are aligned to form a flat <scene name='61/612804/Beta_sheet/1'>Beta sheet</scene> along one side of the molecule the Beta sheets right handed which are the binding site of the protein. |
The rest of the tandem repeat forms the loop which enables very organized structure of the protein. | The rest of the tandem repeat forms the loop which enables very organized structure of the protein. | ||
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References
- ↑ Hanson, R. M., Prilusky, J., Renjian, Z., Nakane, T. and Sussman, J. L. (2013), JSmol and the Next-Generation Web-Based Representation of 3D Molecular Structure as Applied to Proteopedia. Isr. J. Chem., 53:207-216. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijch.201300024
- ↑ Herraez A. Biomolecules in the computer: Jmol to the rescue. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2006 Jul;34(4):255-61. doi: 10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644. PMID:21638687 doi:10.1002/bmb.2006.494034042644
