An NMR and molecular dynamics investigation of the avian prion hexarepeat conformational features in solution(607 views) Pietropaolo A, Raiola L, Muccioli L, Tiberio G, Zannoni C, Fattorusso R, Isernia C, La Mendola D, Pappalardo G, Rizzarelli E
Chem Phys Lett (ISSN: 0009-2614), 2007 Jul 6; 442(1-3): 110-118.
Dipartimento di Chimica Fisica e Inorganica, Università di Bologna, INSTM, v.le Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali, Seconda Università di Napoli, via Vivaldi 43, 81100 Caserta, Italy
CNR-Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini Catania, v.le A. Doria 6, 95125 Catania, Italy
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An NMR and molecular dynamics investigation of the avian prion hexarepeat conformational features in solution
The prion protein is a copper binding glycoprotein that in mammals can misfold into a pathogenic isoform leading to prion diseases, as opposed, surprisingly, to avians. The avian prion N-terminal tandem repeat is richer in prolines than the mammal one, and understanding their effect on conformation is of great biological importance. Here we succeeded in investigating the conformations of a single avian hexarepeat by means of NMR and molecular dynamics techniques. We found a high flexibility and a strong conformational dependence on pH: local turns are present at acidic and neutral pH, while unordered regions dominate at basic conditions. (C) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
An NMR and molecular dynamics investigation of the avian prion hexarepeat conformational features in solution
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