Interruption of a 310-helix by a single Gly residue in a poly-Aib motif: A crystallographic study

Jordi Solà, Madeleine Helliwell, Jonathan Clayden

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    Abstract

    The structural influence of a single Gly residue inserted into an Aib16 homooligomer was studied in the solid state by X-ray crystallography. The peptides N3Aib8GlyAib8PheNH2 (1) and CbzPheAib8GlyAib8 (2) were found to adopt well-defined helical structures, which are broadly 310 helical. Indeed, 2 is the longest crystallographic 310 helix thus far reported. However, in the region of the central Gly residue, a loosening of the 310 structure is observed in both peptides, with 1 clearly showing local adoption of an α-helical structure in the region of residues 7-9. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Biopolymers 95: 62-69, 2011.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)62-69
    Number of pages7
    JournalBiopolymers
    Volume95
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2011

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