The 3D Structure Of Proteins Flashcards

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What are the three ways in which the folding of a polypeptide chain is determined?

A
  • the amino acid sequence
  • the molecular structure and properties of the amino acids
  • the molecular environment (ligands, cofactors, solvents and salts)
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If the amino acid has a carboxylic group (COO-) what group is it in?

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Charged or acidic

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If the amino acid has an amine group (NH3+) what group is it in?

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Charged or basic

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If the amino acid has an amine (NH) or carbonyl (C=O) what group is it in?

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Polar

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5
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If the amino acid has a hydroxyl (OH) what group is it in?

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Polar

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6
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If the amino acid has a hydrocarbon what group is it in?

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Non-polar hydrophobic

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7
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How does the polypeptide chain backbone form hydrogen bonds in the secondary structure?

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The carboxyl and amine groups are polar

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8
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How are the variable side chains in the polypeptide chain usually arranged?

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Trans formation

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9
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Why does the peptide bond in a polypeptide chain matter?

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The delocalised electrons of the N-CO bond makes the bond ridged, with O and H atoms on opposite sides in the same plane

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10
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Around which bond is the rotational freedom found in the polypeptide?

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The alpha carbon bond

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11
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Which amino acid has the most rotational ability and why?

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Glycine, as its side group is only a hydrogen

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12
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What determines the conformation of the atoms in a polypeptide?

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The minimisation of the energetic state

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13
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What happens if the delta G of a molecule is negative?

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The molecule will spontaneously fold

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14
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What is the free energy of conformation affected by?

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The environment:

  • aqueous or lipid
  • other proteins or molecules including salts and their ionic states
  • charges in the environment that could induce further conformational changes
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15
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How do hydrophobic interactions work?

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They’re driven by the minimisation of the chaos formed by being in an aqueous environment

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16
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How do covalent/ disulphide bonds form between neighbouring cysteines?

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In an oxidative reaction. The SH groups from each cysteine cross link. This usually occurs in distant parts of the primary sequence but adjacent in the 3D structure. Can form intra-chain or inter-chain polypeptide chains

17
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What are the two issues if proteins misfold?

A
  • the function of a misfolded protein is lost or reduced

- misfolded proteins often have the tendency to self-associate and aggregate

18
Q

What is the protein that misfolded in Huntington’s?

A

Huntingtin Htt

19
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What is the protein that misfolded in Alzheimer’s?

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Amyloid-beta

20
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What is the protein that misfolded in creutzfeldt-Jacob’s disease?

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Prion protein

21
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What is the protein that misfolded in Parkinson’s?

A

Alpha-synuclein

22
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What is the protein that misfolded in AAamyloidosis?

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Serum amyloid A

23
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What is the protein that misfolded in type 2 diabetes?

A

Islet amyloid peptide

24
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What happens in cystic fibrosis?

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Misfolded proteins result in cellular processing that leads to their degradation

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How does somatic mutations in the gene sequence lead to the protein misfolding?
They lead to a protein that is unable to adopt the native folding
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How does errors in transcription/translation lead to the protein misfolding?
Lead to a modified protein which is unable to fold properly
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Give some reasons for proteins misfolding
- Failure of the folding machinery - mistakes of the post-translational modifications or in trafficking of proteins - structural modifications produced by environmental changes - induction protein misfolding by seeding and cross seeding by other proteins
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What is observed in Alzheimer’s (on a biological level)?
Proteolytic cleavage or amyloid precursor protein (APP) is observed
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What is the main function of APP and what does cleaving of it result in?
Involved in G-protein signalling Cleaving results in a 40 residue peptide (beta amyloid) it accumulated and misfolds to form beta sheets
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What does misfolding of APP mean?
A planar arrangement and polymerisation takes place, which forms fibrils (amyloid fibrils), then fibres and staked beta sheets in which the side chains interdigitate
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What is the most common mutation in cystic fibrosis?
A deletion of phenylalanine at residue 508 of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR)
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What does the mutation mean in cystic fibrosis?
- A misfolding of the protein whilst it is still in the ER | - recognised by the cellular machinery which results in ubiquitination, trafficking to the proteasome and degradation
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What are prions?
Misfolded proteins that interact with other normal proteins
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What do prions do?
Induce misfolding of the normal protein and polymerisation
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What does an oligomer do?
Forms fibrils of misfolded protein
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What is the oligomer process reliant on?
The concept of energy minimisation and is a dynamic process brought about by the interaction of molecules resulting in a more stable, aggregated structure