These authors contributed equally.
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Detection and Analysis of Chimeric Tertiary Structures by Backbone Thioester Exchange: Packing of an α Helix against an α/β-Peptide Helix†
Article first published online: 3 DEC 2009
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200904714
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How to Cite
Price, Joshua L., Hadley, Erik B., Steinkruger, Jay D. and Gellman, Samuel H. (2010), Detection and Analysis of Chimeric Tertiary Structures by Backbone Thioester Exchange: Packing of an α Helix against an α/β-Peptide Helix. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 49: 368–371. doi: 10.1002/anie.200904714
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This research was supported by the NIH Grant GM-61238. J.L.P. was supported in part by an NIH Chemical Biology Training Grant (T32 GM008505). We thank Dr. Darrell McCaslin for assistance with AU experiments, and Peptech for providing β3-amino acids at a discounted price.
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These authors contributed equally.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 28 DEC 2009
- Article first published online: 3 DEC 2009
- Manuscript Received: 24 AUG 2009
Funded by
- NIH. Grant Numbers: GM-61238, T32 GM008505
Keywords:
- biophysics;
- foldamers;
- peptides;
- protein folding;
- thioesters
Backbone thioester exchange is used to explore a fundamental type of protein–foldamer packing motif, the association of an α helix and an α/β-peptide foldameric helix, which is analogous to an antiparallel coiled-coil tertiary structure in a pure α-residue backbone. Side-chain packing preferences at this chimeric tertiary interface are comparable to those that determine pairing propensities among antiparallel α helices.