Molecular chaperones, also known as heat shock proteins, are a set of highly conserved proteins which help to avoid the formation of misfolded proteins as well as the aggregation of newly synthesised unfolded proteins with other unfolded proteins within the cell (Hartl 1996). These misfolded/unfolded proteins usually have their hydrophobic residues at their surface as opposed to correctly folded proteins which have a hydrophobic core and hydrophilic residues at their surface. As a result, these surface hydrophobic residues within these misfolded/unfolded proteins are exposed to the solvent within the cell and may interact with other misfolded/unfolded proteins. Molecular chaperones are therefore fundamental proteins as they bind to the misfolded/unfolded protein at its solvent-exposed hydrophobic residues and, since molecular chaperones are ATPases, they catalyse the hydrolysis of ATP through which they facilitate the correct folding of the protein into its native state. The binding of molecular chaperones to the hydrophobic residues of the protein prevents protein aggregation. One class which belongs to the molecular chaperones is known as the chaperonins which form large, multisubunit cagelike structures in eubacteria, mitochondria, chloroplasts, and in the eukaryotic cytosol. The bacterial chaperonin is known as GroEL (L for large) and it performs its function along with its co-chaperonin GroES (S for small). Both of these are expressed from the GroE operon in Escherichia coli. In eukaryotes, the heat shock proteins Hsp60 and Hsp10 are homologous to GroEL and GroES, respectively, as they are almost identical in structure and function. The first high-resolution structure of GroEL was solved in 1994 at a resolution of 2.8 Å. T... ... middle of paper ... ...bic, they are able to bind to the exposed hydrophobic surface of the non-native polypeptide. Mutations which substitute these non-polar amino acids with polar residues result in the abolition of polypeptide binding. The second phase involves the binding of the GroES co-chaperonin along with seven molecules of ATP in the presence of Mg2+ to a GroEL ring. Binding of GroES is dependent on the binding of ATP to the nucleotide-binding sites in the cis ring of GroEL. When these sites are fully saturated, the ATP molecules are free to enter and exit them without any steric obstruction. Weak binding of ATP to GroEL is sufficient to trigger a swift conformational change that allows rapid associated of GroES. The binding of GroES causes the residues of helices F and M of the intermediate domain to clamp onto the equatorial domain and close the binding sites in the cis ring.
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G-protein-linked receptors are protein receptors, located in the plasma membrane of a cell, that work with G-proteins to activate a cell-signaling pathway. These receptors are structured similarly in most organisms, with seven α helices and specific loops for binding sites for signal molecules and G-proteins. When a signal molecule from the extracellular fluid attaches to the signal-binding site it activates the G-protein-linked receptor by changing its shape. When this happens, the G-protein, loosely attached to the cytoplasmic side of the cellular membrane, attaches to its binding side on the receptor protein. The inactive G-protein becomes activated when GDP is displaced by GTP, a molecule similar to ATP. When the signal molecule is released, the G-protein diffuses along the cell membrane and attaches to an inactive enzyme. This newly activated enzyme triggers the cellular response. When the protein detaches itself from the enzyme, it releases a phosphate group turning GTP back into GDP, making the G-protein inactive once again.
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CP consists of a single domain with high α-helical content [4]. The N-terminal part this domain is surface exposed whereas the C-terminal region buried in the virion. Several experiments indicate the CP is an O-glycoprotein. Equal amounts of galactose and fructose residues are O-linked to an acetylated serine residue at the N-terminal region [2]. This mediates the formation of a structured...
Once binding has occurred, a cascade of signalling reactions will initiate, with Rho guanosine-5'-triphosphate (Rho GTPases) such as rho-asso...
Sequence and structural proteomics involve the large scale analysis of protein structure. Comparison among the sequence and structure of the protein enable the identification on the function of newly discovered genes (Proteoconsult, n.d.). It consists of two parallel goals which one of the goals is to determine three-dimensional structures of proteins. Determine the structure of the protein help to modeled many other structures by using computational techniques (Christendat et al., 2000). This approach is useful in phylogenetic distribution of folds and structural features of proteins (Christendat et al., 2000). Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is one of the techniques that provide experimental data for those initiatives. It is best applied to proteins which are smaller than 250 amino acids (Yee et al., 2001). Although it is limited by size constraints and also lengthy data collection and analysis time, it is still recommended as it can deliver strong results. There are two types of NMR which are one-dimensional NMR and two-dimensional NMR. One-dimensional NMR provides enough information for assessing the folding properties of proteins (Rehm, Huber & Holak, 2002). It also helps to identify a mixture of folded and unfolded protein by observing both signal dispersion and prominent peak. Observation in one-dimensional spectrum also obtains information on molecular weight and aggregation of molecule under investigation. In spite of this, two-dimensional NMR are used for screening that reveal structural include binding, properties of proteins. It also provides important information for optimizing conditions for protein constructs that are amenable to structural studies (Rehm et al., 2002). NMR is a powerful tool which it w...
“This knowledge will help us design drugs that mimic the viral effects on these proteins to either activate a host’s immune response or shut it down,” said Dr. Michael Gale, associate ...
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Hydrogen peroxide is an oxidizing agent. If the bacteria cannot break down this oxygen barrier it will not grow. It kills bacteria that cannot decompose hydrogen peroxide. If you interrupt the TSA-1 gene it would lead to the yeast being sensitive to hydrogen peroxide. We then noticed that this gene did not grow, it was knocked out on hydrogen peroxide which indicates the gene is involved in the function of hydrogen peroxide. An important takeaway from this experiment is that the protein must be involved in protein folding, an experiment that can not be done in an undergraduate genetics
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A polypeptide chain is a series of amino acids that are joined by the peptide bonds. Each amino acid in a polypeptide chain is called a residue. It also has polarity because its ends are different. The backbone or main chain is the part of the polypeptide chain that is made up of a regularly repeating part and is rich with the potential for hydrogen-bonding. There is also a variable part, which comprises the distinct side chain. Each residue of the chain has a carbonyl group, which is good hydrogen-bond acceptor, and an NH group, which is a good hydrogen-bond donor. The groups interact with the functional groups of the side chains and each other to stabilize structures. Proteins are polypeptide chains that have 500 to 2,000 amino acid residues. Oligopeptides, or peptides, are made up of small numbers of amino acids. Each protein has a precisely defined, unique amino acid sequence, referred to as its primary structure. The amino acid sequences of proteins are determined by the nucleotide sequences of genes because nucleotides in DNA specify a complimentary sequence in RNA, which specifies the amino acid sequence. Amino acid sequences determine the 3D structures of proteins. An alteration in the amino acid sequence can produce disease and abnormal function. All of the different ways
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