1kfm is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Escherichia coli. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
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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[1]
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References
↑ Liu J, Cao W, Lu M. Core side-chain packing and backbone conformation in Lpp-56 coiled-coil mutants. J Mol Biol. 2002 May 3;318(3):877-88. PMID:12054830 doi:10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00138-9
