Conformational dynamics of human alpha-fetoprotein-derived heptapeptide LDSYQCT analogs

Conformational dynamics of a biologically active fragment of alpha-fetoprotein, the heptapeptide LDSYQCT, and its analogs obtained by site-directed substitutions of amino acid residues were studied. The conformational dynamics of the peptide were conservative under the substitutions Y17F, Y17S, and...

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Published in:Biochemistry (Moscow) 2007-05, Vol.72 (5), p.529-539
Main Authors: Moldogazieva, N T, Terentiev, A A, Kazimirsky, A N, Antonov, M Yu, Shaitan, K V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
alpha-Fetoproteins - chemistry
alpha-Fetoproteins - genetics
Amino Acid Sequence
Amino Acid Substitution
Animals
Cysteine - chemistry
Cysteine - genetics
Dimerization
Disulfides - chemistry
Humans
Models, Molecular
Oligopeptides - chemistry
Oligopeptides - genetics
Peptide Fragments - chemistry
Peptide Fragments - genetics
Protein Conformation
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Summary:Conformational dynamics of a biologically active fragment of alpha-fetoprotein, the heptapeptide LDSYQCT, and its analogs obtained by site-directed substitutions of amino acid residues were studied. The conformational dynamics of the peptide were conservative under the substitutions Y17F, Y17S, and D15E. Substitutions C19A and S16V resulted only in local changes in the dynamic behavior of the peptide. Chemical modification of cysteine (C19) or dimerization of the peptide by producing a disulfide bond between cysteine residues of two parallel peptide chains, as well as the substitutions C19G, C19S, Q18E, and D15N changed a set of possible conformations and dynamic behavior of all amino acid residues. The most significant changes were caused by substitution of uncharged amino acid residues by charged ones, and vice versa.
ISSN:0006-2979
1608-3040
DOI:10.1134/S0006297907050094