1pef

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1pef, resolution 1.5Å

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PEPTIDE F (EQLLKALEFLLKELLEKL), AMPHIPHILIC OCTADECAPEPTIDE

Overview

X-ray diffraction analysis at 1.5 A resolution has confirmed the helical conformation of a de novo designed 18-residue peptide. However, the crystal structure reveals the formation of continuous molecular layers of parallel-packed amphiphilic helices as a result of much more extensive helix-helix interactions than predicted. The crystal packing arrangement, by virtue of distinct antiparallel packing interactions, segregates the polar and apolar surfaces of the helices into discrete and well-defined interfacial regions. An extensive "ridges-into-grooves" interdigitation characterizes the hydrophobic interface, whereas an extensive network of salt bridges and hydrogen bonds dominates the corresponding hydrophilic interface.

About this Structure

1PEF is a Protein complex structure of sequences from [1]. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

Reference

A novel, multilayer structure of a helical peptide., Taylor KS, Lou MZ, Chin TM, Yang NC, Garavito RM, Protein Sci. 1996 Mar;5(3):414-21. PMID:8868477

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