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The Role of Side-chain Hydrogen Bonds in the Formation and Stabilization of Secondary Structure in Soluble Proteins
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Intra-molecular side-chain:main-chain (sch:mch) and side-chain (sch:sch) hydrogen bonds observed in 44 well refined crystallographic protein structures with non-homologous sequences have been identified, classified and analysed to detect recurring structural patterns. Each observed bond was characterized by the position of its acceptor and donor groups relative to the N and C termini of the particular secondary structure in which they occur and according to their appearance within the same of sequentially separated secondary structures. The role of short-range hydrogen bonds in the formation and stabilization of a secondary structure and the importance of long-range hydrogen bonds as a cohesive force for different structural segments were also examined. It was found that the N terminus of alpha-helices is characterized by recurring sch:mch and sch:sch bonds with elements of the preceding coil segment, while at the C terminus a frequent intra-helix sch:mch hydrogen bond was frequently observed. The residues at or near the beta-strand termini often cross-linked, through hydrogen-bonding, non-sequential coil segments. Coil structures were characterized by recurring, internal sch:mch hydrogen bonding involving small polar side-chain groups situated at or near their N termini (coil N-capping). The significance of hydrogen bonds as formers and stabilizers of a protein fold and the association of its secondary structural units was also considered through an examination of bond density and distribution throughout the protein tertiary structure.
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- Bordo, D., & Argos, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Genoa (IT)
- European Molecular Biology Laboratory (IT)
- Venue
- Journal of Molecular Biology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1994-10
- Volume
- 243
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 504-519
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- 0022-2836 (ISSN-L)
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- 1.39
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Physical and Theoretical Chemistry › Crystallography and molecular interactions
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Structural Biology › Enzyme Structure and Function
- Keywords
- protein secondary structure, alpha-helix, beta-strand, coil regions, hydrogen bond density, protein tertiary structure
- MeSH terms
- Amino Acids, Hydrogen Bonding, Proteins, Molecular Structure, Protein Structure, Secondary, Protein Folding
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