IB: Proteins Flashcards
made of long unbranched chain of these amino acids
Protein
a linear chain of amino acids
polypeptides
repeating sequence of atoms along the core of the polypeptide chains
Polypeptide backbone
give amino acids its unique properties
side chains
involved in protein folding
weak covalent bonds
Types if if weak noncovalent bonds on protein folding
-Hydrogen bonds
-electrostatic attrations
- Van der Waals
contains all the information needed for specifying the three-dimensional shape of a protein
amino acid sequence
assist in protein folding
Molecular chaperones
Common folding patterns
- α helix
- β-sheet
Types of folding that leads to α-helix and β-sheet folding patterns?
Hydrogen bonding between N-H and C=O groups
Types of β-sheet structures
- Parallel chains
- antiparallel chains
form from neighboring segments of the polypeptide backbone that run in the same orientation
parallel chains
-from a
polypeptide backbone that folds
back and forth upon itself
-each section of the chain running in the direction opposite of that of its immediate neighbors
Antiparallel chains
Formation of α-helix
- when single polypeptide chain twist around on it self to form rigid cylinder
-Hydrogen bonds between every 4th peptide
-coiled-coil form
4 levels of protein structure
- Primary structure
- secondary structure
- tertiary structure
- Quaternary structure
amino acid sequence
primary structure
hydrogen
bonding of the peptide
backbone; α helices and β sheets
Secondary structure
full 3D
organization of a polypeptide chain
tertiary structure
protein
molecule formed as a complex of more than one polypeptide chain
Quaternary structure
How are protein classified?
Based on their tertiary structure
used to see structure of protein
X-ray crystallography
the basic units of proteins that can fold,
function, and evolve independently
Protein domains
process of
creating new combination of gene functional domains
domain shuffling
subset of protein domains, mobile during evolution
protein modules
only in humans, the reason why humans cant receive blood from other organisms
MHC (Major Histocompatibility Complex)
allow proteins to bind to each other to produce
structures in the cell
Weak noncovalent bonds
any region of a protein’s surface that can interact with another molecule
binding site
forming a symmetric complex of two protein subunits (dimer)
“Head-to-head” arrangement
two identical α-globin
subunits and two identical β-globin subunits, symmetrically arranged
Hemoglobin
long helical structure produced from many molecules of the protein actin
actin filament
a long chain comprised of identical protein molecule
Filaments
Why is alpha helix common?
All subunits are identical
- can only fit together in one way
Types of protein molecule shapes
-Fibrous protein
-Elongated protein
elongated three-dimensional structure
fibrous protein
example of fibrous protein
- keratin filaments
- a(alpha) keratin
ropelike structures;
important component of the cytoskeleton
intermediate filaments
consists of three long polypeptide chains
- each containing that nonpolar amino acid glycine at every 3rd position
collagen
Another abundant protein in ECM
- highly disordered polypeptide
Elastin