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Tertiary Structures. Cf myoglobin, RNAse, cytochrome C, and lysozyme Mb – high %age of -helix Cytochrome C –less -helix, some -sheet. RNAse – more -sheet Lysozyme – both in good measure. Figure 6-18. 6-18 b. 6-18c. Interior of protein.
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Tertiary Structures • Cf myoglobin, RNAse, cytochrome C, and lysozyme • Mb – high %age of -helix • Cytochrome C –less -helix, some -sheet. • RNAse – more -sheet • Lysozyme – both in good measure
Interior of protein • Interior contains mostly hydrophobic residues which stabilize structure, • But small proteins need more bonds • Disulfide • Other prosthetic groups (heme, e.g.) covalently attached
Supersecondary structures (motifs or folds) • Combinations which recur • Organization of structures (SCOP)
Folding regularities (not exhaustive) • -- loop • - corner
Folding regularities (cont) • -helices and -sheets usually are found in different layers (they don’t readily H-bond to each other)
Folding regularities (cont) • Polypeptide chains adjacent in primary structure usually adjacent in tertiary structure
Folding regularities (cont) • No crosses or knots
Folding regularities (cont) • The conformation most stable with a right hand twist • sheets have a crossover strand, which usually is a “right handed connection” • Twisting larger scale structures result
SCOP • Class • Fold • Family- significant primary sequence similarity and/or similar structure and function (globins, e.g.) • Superfamily – significant structural and funcional similarity (little primary structure similarity)
Quaternary Structure • Multimers • Dimers • Oligomers • Protomers