Introduction to Protein JL LO & HC Lee 2000 June-July
Gene & Protein One gene, one protein..\talks\protein_3.ps Genotype & phenotype..\talks\protein_4.ps
What do proteins do? Everything Structural and Functional Structural –blood, muscle, bone, etc. Functional – metabolic, neural, reproduction Aberrant gene > malfunction protein > disease
20 amino acids are coded by groups of three bases (triplets or CODONS) Bases are: C, T, U (instead of A), G –4x4x4 = 64 3 are stop codons 61 code amino acids (with degeneracy) The Genetic Code I
The Genetic Code II
The Genetic Code III
The Amino Acids Single and 3-letter Codes Aspartic Acid Asp D Glutamic Acid Glu E Phenylanine Phe F Glycine Gly G Alanine Ala A Cysteine Cys C Histidine His HIsoleucine Ile I Lysine Lys K LeucineLeu L Methionine Met M Asparagine Asn N Proline ProP GlutamineGln Q Arginine Arg RSerineSerS Threonine Thr T Valine Val V Tryptophan Trp W Tyrosine Tyr Y
Alanine G rey - carbon W hite - hydrogen B lue – nitrogen R ed – oxygen Carboxylic acid group Amine groupAlpha carbon Side chain
The CORN Law alpha C arbon cab O xylic acid group side chain (R) ami Ne group
Two AminoAcids = 2 x (CORN) – > Dipeptide + Water (NCR) – CO N H 3 + – (CRO) = (N – C – R ) – C =O | peptide bond H – N – (C – R – O ) + H 2 O Peptide Synthesis
Polypeptide – chain of peptides
Hydrophobic-Aliphatic Ala(A) Val(V) Leu(L) Ile (I) Mostly are bifurcated except Ala Classification of Amino Acid Side Chains
Hydrophobic-aromatic Phe(F) Tyr(Y) Trp(W) Non-polar
Neutral-polar side chains Ser(S) Thr(T) Cys(C) Met(M) Asn(N) Gln(Q) Possess hydroxyl group
Acidic amino acids Asp(D) Glu(E) Strongly polar nature Catalytic Metal ion binding ability
Basic amino acids His(H) Lys(K) Arg(R) Frequently occurring in enzyme
Conformationally important Gly(G) Pro(P) G has no side chain P is the most rigid one
Peptide Geometry
Peptide Torsion Angles Three main chain torsion angle ψ N - C alpha bond Ψ C – C alpha bond ω C – N bond 3D structure of peptide determined if all angles given
Protein Conformation..\talks\protein_6.ps..\talks\protein_6.ps..\talks\protein_7.ps..\talks\protein_7.ps Alpha-helices..\..\proteins\1AEP_apolipophorin_III_1.gif Beta-sheets & coils..\..\proteins\1FSC_fasciculin_1.gif..\..\proteins\1FSC_fasciculin_1.gif 1IBA.pdb
Structure of Alpha-Helix
Properties of the Alpha-Helix A pitch of 5.4 A Have 3.6 amino acids residues per turn 3.6/5.4= a rise per residue Have negative Ψandψangles
Distortion of Alpha-Helix Buries against the other 2 nd structure Solvent helix
Structure of Beta Sheet Negative ψand Positive Ψ Axial distance—3.5 A Pitch – 7A
Parallel & Anti-parallel Sheets
More Examples..\..\proteins\1AVH_annexin_V_1.gif..\..\proteins\1ERB_pl_retinol_bp_1.gif..\..\proteins\1ADN_DNA_Repair_1.gif
Tertiary Structure..\talks\protein_8.ps More cartoons of Proteins Go to-files
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