Chapter 2 - Protein Composition and Structure - part 2 Flashcards

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Polypeptide chains can change direction by making

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reverse turns and loops.

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Unlike alpha helices and beta strands, loops do not have

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regular, periodic structures.

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3
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Alpha-Keratin is a member of a superfamily of proteins referred to as

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coiled-coil proteins.

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In coiled-coil proteins, two or more alpha helices can entwine to form a

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very stable structure, which can have a length of 1000 Angstrom or more.

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The two helices in alpha-keratin associate with each other by

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weak interactions such as van der Waals forces and ionic interactions.

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6
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The most abundant protein in mammals is

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collagen.

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7
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Hydroxyproline is

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a derivative of proline that has a hydroxyl group in place of one of the hydrogen atoms on the pyrrolidine ring.

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8
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What is myoglobin’s role in the body?

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Acts as the oxygen storage protein in muscle.

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9
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In an aqueous environment, protein folding is driven by

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The strong tendency of hydrophobic residues to be excluded from water.

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10
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The polypeptide chain folds so that its ________ side chains are buried and its _______ side chains are on the surface.

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hydrophobic; polar

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11
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Amphiphatic

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Having both hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts.

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12
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Motifs

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Small regions of protein three-dimensional structure or amino acid sequence shared among different proteins.

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Domains

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Polypeptide chains that fold into two or more compact regions that may be connected by a flexible segment of polypeptide chain, rather like pearls on a string.

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14
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Domains range from _________ amino acid residues.

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30-400

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15
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Primary structure

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The amino acid sequence.

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16
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Secondary structure

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The spatial arrangement of amino acid residues that are nearby in sequence.

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17
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Tertiary structure

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The spatial arrangement of amino acids residues that are far apart in the sequence and to the pattern of disulfide bonds.

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18
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Subunit

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Each polypeptide chain in a protein containing more than one polypeptide chain.

19
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Quaternary structure

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The spatial arrangement of subunits and the nature of their interactions.

20
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The simplest sort of quaternary structure is the

21
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Dimers consist of

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two identical subunits.

22
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The amino acid sequence of a protein determines its

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three-dimensional structure.

23
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Difference between cystine and cysteine

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Cysteine is an amino acid, and cystine forms when two amino acids join together via a disulfide bond.

24
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A protein is said to be denatured when

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the protein is converted into a randomly coiled peptide without its normal activity.

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The information needed to specify the catalytically active structure of ribonuclease is contained in its
amino acid sequence.
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Conditions that lead to the disruption of any part of a protein structure are likely to
unravel the protein completely.
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Proteins fold by progressive stabilization of intermediates rather than by
random search.
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Small proteins can fold is less than
one second.
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Levinthal's paradox
The enormous difference in time between calculated and actual folding times in proteins.
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The essence of protein folding is to retain
partly correct intermediates.
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The free energy difference between the folded and unfolded states of a typical 100-residue protein is
42 kJ/mol
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Nucleation-condensation model
Unstable transition states must exist between the denatured and native state in proteins.
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The local sequence appears to determine only between \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_% of the secondary structure of proteins.
60-70
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ab initio prediction attempts to
predict the folding of an amino acid sequence without prior knowledge about similar sequences in known protein structures.
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In knowledge based prediction methods,
an amino acid sequence of unknown structure is examined for compatibility with known protein structures or fragments therefrom.
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Intrinsically unstructured proteins (IUPs)
Proteins that, completely or in part, do not have a discrete three-dimensional structure under physiological conditions.
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Unstructured regions are rich in
charged and polar amino acids with few hydrophobic residues.
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IUPs appear to be especially important in
signaling and regulatory pathways.
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Metamorphic proteins
Proteins that appear to exist in an ensemble of structures of approximately equal energy that are in equilibrium.
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Chemokines are
small signaling proteins in the immune system that bind to receptor proteins on the surface of immune-system cells, instigating an immunological response.
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Amyloidosis
a rare disease that occurs when an abnormal protein, called amyloid, builds up in your organs and interferes with their normal function.
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Acetyl groups attached to the amino termini of many proteins makes the proteins
more resistant to degradation.
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The addition of a fatty acid to an alpha amino group or a cysteine sulfhydryl group produces
a more hydrophobic protein.
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The addition of sugars makes proteins more
hydrophilic.