1kfn
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| + | |RELATEDENTRY=[[1eq7|1EQ7]], [[1jcb|1JCB]], [[1kfm|1KFM]] | ||
| + | |RESOURCES=<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.ebi.ac.uk/pdbsum/1kfn PDBsum], [http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore.do?structureId=1kfn RCSB]</span> | ||
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| Related: | 1EQ7, 1JCB, 1KFM
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Core side-chain packing and backbone conformation in Lpp-56 coiled-coil mutants
Overview
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.
About this Structure
1KFN is a Single protein structure of sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
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
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