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Lecture 3 - Tertiary and quaternary protein structure Flashcards

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Tertiary structure refers to

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the spatial arrangement of amino acid residues that are far apart in the sequence.

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Tertiary structure is created by

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the folding of the polypeptide into a compact, roughly spherical conformation.

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Protein folding is driven by

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

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When a polypeptide chain folds, the _______ side chains are buried inside, and the ______ chains are on the surface.

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hydrophobic; polar

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Amphipathic

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Having a hydrophobic and polar side

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______ and ______ are often amphipathic.

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alpha helices; beta strands

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Unpaired N-H and C=O groups prefer a(n) ______ environment

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aqueous

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Is the protein interior always hydrophobic and the exterior always polar?

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No

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9
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An example of a protein with a hydrophobic exterior

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Membrane proteins

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10
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Strength of van der Waals forces

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0.4-4 kJ/mol

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Strength of hydrogen bonds

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12-30 kJ/mol

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Strength of ionic bonds

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20 kJ/mol

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13
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Strength of hydrophobic interactions

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<40 kJ/mol

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Motifs

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Certain combinations of secondary structure present in the tertiary structure.

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Motifs are known as

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super secondary structures

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Alpha-helix motifs

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  1. Helix-turn-helix
  2. Helix-loop-helix
  3. EF hand
  4. Leucine zipper
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Beta-sheet motifs

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  1. Beta hairpins
  2. Greek key
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Mixed motifs

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  1. Beta-alpha-beta
  2. Rossmann fold
  3. Zinc finger
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A helix-turn-helix motif is made up of

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two alpha-helices connected by a turn.

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Helix-turn-helix motifs are observed in

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proteins capable of binding DNA.

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A helix-loop-helix motif is made up of

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two alpha-helices connected by a loop

22
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Helix-loop-helix motifs characterize a family of

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transcription factors

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EF hand motifs are made up of

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two alpha-helices connected by a loop that contains residues to coordinate a calcium ion

24
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EF hand motifs are present in

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calcium binding proteins

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A leucine zipper motif is made up of

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two alpha-helices that form a coiled-coil structure at one end

26
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The two helices in a leucine zipper dimerize due to

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the leucines present on each helix

27
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A beta-hairpin motif consists of

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two antiparallel beta-strands connected by a hairpin turn

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A Greek key motif consists of

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four adjacent beta strands with linking loops that fold upon themselves

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A beta-alpha-beta motif consists of

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two parallel beta strands connected by an alpha-helix

30
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In a right handed beta-alpha-beta motif, the helix is ______ the plane

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above

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In a left handed beta-alpha-beta motif, the helix is ______ the plane

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below

32
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A Rossman fold consists of

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two beta-alpha-beta motifs

33
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In a Rossman fold, the middle strand is often

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shared between the two units

34
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A zinc finger motif consists of

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an alpha-helix bound to a loop by a zinc ion

35
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In a zinc finger motif, the zinc ion is held in place by

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two cysteines and two histidines

36
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Proteins with zinc fingers bind to

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DNA

37
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Motifs can go together to form larger structures called

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domains

38
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A helix bundle is made up of

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two helix-turn-helices

39
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A beta barrel domain consists of

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several beta-hairpins

40
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Quaternary structure describes

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proteins with more than one polypeptide chain

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Subunit

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Each folded three-dimensional polypeptide chain in the quaternary structure

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Dimer

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A protein consisting of two subunits

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Trimer

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A protein consisting of three subunits

44
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Homomeric

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One type of subunit

45
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Heteromeric

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More than one type of subunit

46
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Is hemoglobin a homotetramer or a heterotetramer?

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heterotetramer

47
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Most oligomeric proteins are ______ arranged

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symmetrically

48
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Proteins cannot have inversion or mirror symmetry because

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that would require conversion of L to D chirality

49
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The simplest protein symmetry is

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cyclic (C2, C3, etc.)

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