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Protein Structure

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4 Molecular Organization Levels of Proteins   Primary Secondary Tertiary Quaternary  
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Functions of Proteins   Signaling, Transport, Catalysis, Movement, Structure, Regulation  
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Primary Structure   Sequence of Amino Acids. Known primary structure may be used to diagnose or study disease.  
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Amino Acids are joined by _________ bonds.   Peptide  
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How are peptide bonds formed?   N terminus to C terminus  
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Limitations of DNA sequencing   -Can't predict the disulfide bonds -Can't identify post-translational modifications  
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AA sequence is determined by:   sequencing the coding region of DNA  
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Secondary Structures   alpha-helix, beta-sheets, beta-bends  
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alpha-helix   -spiral, tightly packed structure -side chains extend outward  
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protein contents of alpha helices   -keratins are nearly entirely alpha-hilical -myoglobin contains only 8% alpha-helices  
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alpha helix hydrogen bonding   occurs between the carbonyl oxygen and the amide hydrogen of the backbone  
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disrupts alpha helix formation   -proline -large number of charged AA that form ionic bonds -large numbers of AA with bulky side chains  
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beta sheets   -appear pleated -hydrogen bonds are perpendicular to polypeptide backbone -parallel or anti-parallel  
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interchain bonds (beta sheets)   separate polypeptide chains  
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intrachain bonde (beta sheets)   single polypeptide  
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beta bends   -reverse turns -generally composed of 4 amino acids (often includes proline or glycine)  
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tertiary structure   -folding of domains and final arrangement of domains -Primary structure of polypeptide chain determines tertiary structure  
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Domains   fundamental functional 3D structural units of polypeptide  
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core domain (tertiary)   is built from a combination of motifs  
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The Four types of interactions that cooperate to stabilize tertiary structure of proteins   -Disulfide bonds -Hydrophobic interactions -Hydrogen bonds -Ionic interactions  
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Disulfide bond   formed by sulfhydryl groups (-SH) of two Cys residues  
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Hydrophobic interactions   -form between nonpolar side chains  
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process of folding   -process of folding in vivo often begins co-translationally from N-terminus  
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chaperones   -“heat shock proteins” - involved in various stages of folding -Keep protein unfolded -Increase the rate -Protect from unproductive interactions  
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examples of chaperones   GroEL, GroES  
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Denaturation   -unfolding and disorganizing of protein’s secondary and tertiary structures -done by heat, chemicals, and ions of heavy metals -can be reversible or irreversible  
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Quality control   misfolded proteins are tagged and degraded in the cell  
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Amyloids   -Accumulation of spontaneously aggregating proteins caused by misfolding -Associated with degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease.  
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Components of amyloid plaque in Alzheimer's   -amyloid precursor protein -neurofibrillary tangles in the brain caused by abnormal form of tau protein  
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Prion protein (PrP)   -Infectious protein produced in brain, resistant to proteolysis -causes transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) -Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans -Scrapie in sheep -Bovine spongiform encephalopathy “mad cow disease” in cattle  
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