Protein Structure Flashcards
What is the 3D structure of Proteins
- Determined by amino acid sequence
- determines function of protein
- unique for each protein
- maintained by non-covalent interactions
- Has several recurring motifs
What are the 4 levels of protein architecture
- Primary: Amino acid sequence + disulfide bond
- Secondary: Regular recurring arrangements of adjacent amino acids.
- Arrangements of the total protein, the complete 3D structure
- Arrangement of multiple protein subunits
The primary structure can be derived from ____sequence
gene
The primary structure includes _____ and ____bonds
peptide; disulfide
The primary structure can give important clues to probable _____
protein function
Contigous regions of a protein with a distinct function or structure is called a
domain
Peptide bonds and disulfide bonds are both ____bonds
covalent
Peptide bonds are ____and ____
planar; rigid
What includes the secondary structure
- alpha helix
- beta sheet
- beta turn
What do alpha helices consist of
- Peptide bonds align along long axis
- R groups stick out of sides
- each turn -3.6 aa
- every 3-4 aa in close proximity and stabilize through H bonding
What are alpha helix destabilizers
- String of several basic or acidic aa’s
- String of several aa with bulky side groups
- aa 3-4 residues apart which cannot interact
- Proline residues (“helix breakers”)
- String of glycine residues
What are the characteristics of beta pleated sheets
- Extended arrangement of polypeptides
- H bonds hold adjacent chains together
- Chains may be arranged in parallel or anti parallel fashion.
What are characteristics of Beta turn
Contain proline in the cis conformation; requires proline isomerase to convert it
What are characteristics of tertiary structure
- 3D arrangement
2. Brings distant regions into close proximity
What are the two major groups of tertiary structure
- Globular
2. Fibrous
What are fibrous proteins
- Primarily water insoluble
- Structural proteins
- Simple arrangement
- Usually long chains or sheets
What do fibrous proteins consist of
Alpha and beta keratin
What are fibrous proteins found in
Hair, nails, feathers
What are characteristics of fibrous proteins
- Classic, right handed a helix
- Many hydrophobic aa
- 2 stranded superhelix= protofilament
- Crosslinks via disulfide links
- Permanent wave solution breaks, reforms disulfide bonds
How many types of keratin are found in the skin
18
What are cytokeratins
components of the intermediate filaments of the cytoskeleton
What are the characteristics of globular proteins
- All other proteins
- Most enzymes and protein hormones
- Secondary structure is more complex
- Multiple arrangements of folding into a “spherical” shape
How do water molecules arrange themselves
in an orderly manner to form “cages” around hydrophobic groups
____groups tend to be sequestered internally.
Hydrophobic