User:Eric Martz/Introduction to Structural Bioinformatics I

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::A. Conformation can be a '''stable fold''' or '''[[Intrinsically Disordered Protein|intrinsically unstructured]]'''. Both commonly exist in the same protein molecule.
::A. Conformation can be a '''stable fold''' or '''[[Intrinsically Disordered Protein|intrinsically unstructured]]'''. Both commonly exist in the same protein molecule.
::B. Conformation is determined by sequence.
::B. Conformation is determined by sequence.
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:::Folded domains fold spontaneously (Anfinson, 196?), or with the help of chaperonins.
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:::Folded domains fold spontaneously (Anfinson, 196?), or with the help of [[chaperonins]].
:::The '''denaturation''' (unfolding) of a folded domain destroys its function.
:::The '''denaturation''' (unfolding) of a folded domain destroys its function.

Revision as of 21:38, 27 September 2012

How to find, visualize, and understand 3D protein molecular structures
by Eric Martz, October 2 and 4, 2012
for Prof. Steven Sandler's course Microbiology 565: Laboratory in Molecular Genetics
University of Massachusetts, Amherst MA USA

Protein Structure

1. Amino acid sequence + protein chain conformation = protein function.
A. Conformation can be a stable fold or intrinsically unstructured. Both commonly exist in the same protein molecule.
B. Conformation is determined by sequence.
Folded domains fold spontaneously (Anfinson, 196?), or with the help of chaperonins.
The denaturation (unfolding) of a folded domain destroys its function.

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