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Quiz 6 Flashcards

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globular

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soluble

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fibrous

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insoluble

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primary level

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sequence, covalent connection

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secondary level

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local structures, H bonds

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tertiary level

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overall 3D shape, all weak forces

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quaternary level

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subunit organization for multiple polypeptide chains

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2,3,4 structures of proteins are formed and stabilized by

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weak forces

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how are the 2,3,4 structures of protein stabilized?

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  1. hydrophobic bonds are formed wherever possible [directional]
  2. hydrophobic interactions drive protein folding [water entropy]
  3. ionic interactions are abundant on protein surfaces [opposite charges]
  4. van der Waals interactions are everything [best packing]
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the tertiary structure or

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fold of a protein

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constraints in secondary structure

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the planar character of the peptide group limits the conformational flexibility of the polypeptide chain

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the alpha helix and the beta sheet allow

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the polypeptide chain to adopt favorable phi and psi angles and to form hydrogen bonds

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fibrous proteins

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contain long stretches of regular secondary structure, such as the closed coils in a keratin and the stacked b sheets in b keratin

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13
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all peptide structure is based on the

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amide plane

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14
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phi is the rotation angle around the

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Ca-NH bond

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15
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psi is the rotation angle around the

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Ca-CO bond

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due to steric hinderance

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some phi and psi angles are forbidden

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17
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G.N ramachandran

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was the first to demonstrate the value of plotting phi, psi combinations from known protein structures

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the entire path of the peptide backbone is know if

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all phi and psi angles are specified

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ramachandran plot

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shows sterically allowed values for the angles phi and psi

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conformation

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changing shape without breaking a bond

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21
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configuration

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requires breaking of a bond

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22
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secondary structures are the local backbone structures that are stabilized by

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hydrogen bonds
- a helices
- b sheet
- b turns

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the a helix

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  • stabilized by h bonds between backbone C=O and H-N groups
  • because of amino acid chirality, the a helix has a right handed twist
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24
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H bonds between the amide carbonyl group of

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Cai and the amide nitrogen [H] of Cai+4

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25
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pitch includes

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3.6 residues[one turn], and at a 1.5A rise per amino acid residue, is equal to 5.4 A high

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26
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the a helix continued

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  • right handed twist
  • residues per turn: 3.6
  • rise per residue: 1.5A
  • rise per turn, “pitch”: 3.6 x 1.5A = 5.4A
  • h bonds between the amide carbonyl group and the amide nitrogen H
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27
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based on allowed phi-psi angles,

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prolines angles are too restrictive
glycines angles are too permissive, flexible

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28
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B pleated sheets are composed of

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B strands

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29
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antiparallel strands are connected by

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a short turn

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30
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parallel strands are connected by

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a longer loop

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parallel b sheets are

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less stable, bc they have imperfect H bond angles therefore >5 strands are requires

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antiparallel b sheets

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have straight short H bond, making them more stable. therefore <5 strands are required to form a sheet

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the b turn or reverse turn

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  • allows the peptide chain to reverse reaction
  • proline and glycine are prevalent in b turns
  • carbonyl c of one residue is H bonded to the amide proton of a residue three residues away : C=O of a1 bonds with H-N of a4
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34
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fibrous proteins are usually

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  • insoluble[hair doesn’t dissolve in water]
    they play a structural role in nature
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35
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3 types of fibrous proteins are discussed here

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  1. a keratin
  2. b keratin
  3. collagen
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36
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a keratin

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  • a fibrous protein found in hair, fingernails, claws, horns and beaks.
  • heptad repeat[7]: (a-b-c-d-e-f-g)n , where a and d are non polar, and b, c, e, f, and g are polar amino acid residues
  • this primary structure promotes association of a helices to form coiled coils
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the coiled coil is a

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bundle of a helices wound into a superhelix

38
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the left handed twist of the superhelix

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reduces the number of resides per turn to 3.5 so that the positions of the side chains repeat every 7 residues called a heptad repeat of hydrophobic residues

39
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b keratin

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fibrous protein that forms extensive b sheets

40
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b keratin are found in

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silk fibers and bird feathers

41
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b keratin have

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  • alternating sequence of two residues [GLY-ALA OR SER)n
  • since side chains of a b sheet extend alternately above and below the plane of the sheet, this places all glycine on one side and all alanine or serines on the other side
42
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stacking sheets give silk strength due to close packing van der Waals, this allows

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glycine on one sheet to stack with glycine on an adjacent sheet, and on the other side ALA/SER residues mesh knobs into holes with another sheet

43
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collagen helix

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the principal component of connective tissue(tendons, cartilage, bones, teeth)
- three intertwined polypeptide chains

44
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the collagen triple helix, 2 structure

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  • long stretches of the 3 among-acid repeat [GLY- PRO-PRO/HyP)n
  • the unusual amino acid composition of collagen is unsuited for right handed a helices or b sheets
  • much more extended than a helix with a rise per residue of 2.9A, 3.3 residues per turn
45
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collagen triple helix

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  • unusual left handed helices wrap with a right handed superhelical twist
46
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Poly(Gly-Pro-Pro) a collagen like

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right handed superhelix composed of three left handed helical chains

47
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in a collagen triple helix, every third residue faces the center of the helix

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only glycine fits here

48
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glycine, proline and HyP suit

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the constraints of phi and psi

49
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a keratin (hair and claw)

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coiled coil has a “heptad repeat” 7 amino acid residues (a, b, c, d, e, f, g)n, where a and d are non polar and pack knobs into holes

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b keratin (silk and feather)

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stacked B sheets structure has an alternating repeat (Gly/Ala/Ser)n, where glycine sides pack extremely close together and Ala/Ser sides pack together, knobs into holes

51
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collagen triple helix (bone, teeth)

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has a (Gly-Pro-HyPro)n repeat that forms an elongated left handed helical structure that tightly intertwines three strands in a right handed super helix with glys packed inside

52
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non polar residues tend to occur in

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the protein interior and polar residues on the exterior

53
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a proteins tertiary structure consist of secondary structural elements that combine to form

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motifs and domain

54
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throughout evolution,

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a proteins structure Is more highly conserved than its sequence

55
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globular proteins

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are more numerous than fibrous proteins, and are more spherical

56
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globular proteins functional diversity comes from

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  • the large number of folded structures that polypeptides adopt
  • the varied chemistry of the side chains of the 20 amino acids
57
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tertiary structure of globular proteins [PRINCIPLES]

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  • helices abd sheets make up the core
  • most polar residues face the outside of the protein and interact with the solvent
  • most hydrophobic residues face the interior of the protein
  • van der Waals packing of residues is close
  • the empty space in the form of small cavities allow for motion
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principles learned from looking at atomic structures solved by NMR and X-ray crystallography

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  • large number H bonds
  • helices and sheets often pack close together
  • peptide segments between secondary structures tend to be short and direct
  • proteins fold to form most stable structures
59
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stability arises mainly from

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  1. formation of large numbers of intramolecular h bonds
  2. reduction in the surface area accessible to solvent: COMPACT STRUCTURE
60
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why do a helices and beta sheets form the core

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  • protein core is hydrophobic
  • polar N-H and C=O groups of the peptide backbone must be neutralized in the hydrophobic core
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the extensively h bonded nature of a helices and b sheets is ideal for

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neutralizing the backbone amides in the hydrophobic core of globular proteins

62
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the helices and sheets in the core of a globular protein family

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are typically constant and conserved in sequence and structure

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the protein surface is different in many ways

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  1. protein surface composed of short loops and tight turns.loop/turn sequences are more variable in protein families
  2. the surface is a complex and irregular landscape of different structural elements
  3. interactions are the basis for enzyme-substrate binding, cell signaling, and immune responses and all other protein functions
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segments that are not helices or sheets are referred to as

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random coil
- most of these segments are neither coiled nor random

65
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structure of random coil segments are stabilized by side-chain

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tertiary interactions with the rest of the protein

66
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a helices on a protein surface are usually

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  • amphiphilic, with polar and charged residues facing the solvent and non polar residues facing the interior
67
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some a helices are

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hydrophobic and buried in the protein interior

68
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some helices are

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polar and entirely solvent exposed

69
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domains

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compact, folded protein structures that are usually stable by themselves in aqueous solution

70
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multidomain proteins typically are the

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sum of the functional properties and behaviors of their constituent domains

71
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motifs

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are small folding topologies found in a diversity of proteins

72
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the need to bury hydrophobic residues inside the protein leads to

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formation of layers of structure in the protein

73
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more than half the known globular proteins have

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two layers of backbone, with one hydrophobic core [this is the minimum for folded domains]

74
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these intrinsically disordered proteins

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do not possess uniform structural properties but are still essential for cellular function

75
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these proteins are characterized by a nearly complete

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lack of structure, with high flexibility adopt well defined structures in complexes with their target proteins are characterized by an abundance of polar residues and a lack of hydrophobic residues

76
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proteins with quaternary structure contain

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  • multiple subunits [each its own polypeptide chain]
77
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subunits are usually arranged symmetrically

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  • open and closed
78
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what are the forces quaternary association?

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  • typical Kd for two subunits: 10^-8, 10^-16, tight binding
  • entropy loss due to association of subunits is unfavorable [negative entropy]
  • entropy gain for water molecules due to burial hydrophobic groups is very favorable [positive entropy]
79
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open symmetry

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the structure of a typical microtubule, showing the arrangement of the a and b monomers of the tubular dimer

80
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advantages of quaternary structure

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  1. stability
  2. genetic economy
  3. assembly of catalytic sites between subunits
  4. cooperativity
81
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protein stability depends primarily on

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hydrophobic effects and secondarily on electrostatic interactions and h bonds

82
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protein structure and function

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  • structure depends on sequence and on weak non covalent forces
  • the number of protein folding patterns is large but finite
  • structures of globular proteins are marginally stable (G= -5 to -10 kj)
  • marginal stability facilitates motion
  • motion enables function
83
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the cellular environment imposes constraints on

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the weak forces that preserve protein structure and function

84
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denaturation

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loss of structure and function

85
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proteins can be denatured by

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heat or cold in some cases
- high conc of chaotropic agents, guanidinium HCl and urea

86
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a folding protein follows a

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pathway from high energy and high entropy to low energy and low entropy thus these state functions are at odds keeping delta G of folding small

87
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molecular chaperones assist

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protein folding via an ATP dependent mechanism

88
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amyloid diseases result from

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protein misfoldingg

89
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what factors play a role in protein folding processes?

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  1. secondary structures
  2. hydrophobic collapse
  3. long-range interactions
  4. molten globule
  5. van der Waals packing
90
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why are chaperones needed if the information for folding is inherent in the sequence?

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  • to protect from diseases caused by protein misfolding
  • to protect newly formed proteins

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