1le1
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NMR Structure of Tryptophan Zipper 2: A stable, Monomeric Beta-Hairpin with a Type I' Turn
Overview
A structural motif, the tryptophan zipper (trpzip), greatly stabilizes the, beta-hairpin conformation in short peptides. Peptides (12 or 16 aa in, length) with four different turn sequences are monomeric and fold, cooperatively in water, as has been observed previously for some hairpin, peptides. However, the folding free energies of the trpzips exceed, substantially those of all previously reported beta-hairpins and even, those of some larger designed proteins. NMR structures of three of the, trpzip peptides reveal exceptionally well-defined beta-hairpin, conformations stabilized by cross-strand pairs of indole rings. The, trpzips are the smallest peptides to adopt an unique tertiary fold without, requiring metal binding, unusual amino acids, or disulfide crosslinks.
About this Structure
1LE1 is a Protein complex structure of sequences from [1] with NH2 as ligand. This structure superseeds the now removed PDB entry 1HRX. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Tryptophan zippers: stable, monomeric beta -hairpins., Cochran AG, Skelton NJ, Starovasnik MA, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 May 8;98(10):5578-83. Epub 2001 May 1. PMID:11331745
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