Protein Structure and Function
Primary Structure Made of amino acids covalently bonded together
Secondary Structure Caused By Hydrogen Bonds
Tertiary Structure
To Illustrate 3-d Structure Toobers! In group of 4 you will try to assemble your toober Follow the directions on the sheet to put tacks in the toober- each tack represents a particular type of side chain As a group think about how each side chain would interact
General Shape Guidelines Non-polar residues should be found on the inside if it is in water + and δ+ residues interact with – and δ- residues Two Sulfur containing residues can form a stronger, covalent bond
Do All Your Structures Look the Same? Different foldings are possible (e.g. prions) Chaperone proteins help fold into correct shape We don’t fully understand how or why they always take correct shape or lose shape Lots of diseases associated with incorrect shape
More Practice Build a molecule of any shape Add amino acids (tacks) that would give it this shape 10 minutes to build then quickly share with class
Quaternary Structure
Hemoglobin Carries Oxygen
Hemoglobin is a different shape with oxygen bound
Change of Shape is Critical In lungs conditions cause hemoglobin to bind oxygen Near muscles conditions cause hemoglobin to release oxygen
What if an Amino Acid is Changed? Change one amino acid in your protein and as a group discuss what happens
Sickle-Cell Hemoglobin
Just 1 Amino Acid Difference Glutamic AcidValine
Effects of Sickle Cell