Nascent helix in the multiphosphorylated peptide alphaS2-casein(2-20). |
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Authors: | N Laila Huq Keith J Cross Eric C Reynolds |
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Institution: | School of Dental Science, The University of Melbourne, 711 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, 3000, Victoria, Australia. |
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Abstract: | Sequence-specific nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) assignments have been determined for the peptide alphaS2-CN(2-20) containing the multiphosphorylated motif-8Ser(P)-Ser(P)-Ser(P)-Glu-Glu12- in the presence of molar excess Ca2+. The secondary structure of the peptide was characterized by sequential (i,i + 1), medium-range (i,i + 2/3/4) nOes and H alpha chemical shifts. Molecular modelling of the peptide based on these constraints suggests a nascent helix for residues Ser(P)9 to Glu12. The spectral data for alphaS2-CN(2-20) were compared with those of other casein phosphopeptides beta-CN(1-25) and alphaS1-CN(59-79) that also contain the multiphosphorylated motif. This comparison revealed a similar pattern of secondary amide chemical shifts in the multiphosphorylated motif. However, the patterns of medium-range nOe connectivities in the three peptides suggests they have distinctly different conformations in the presence of Ca2+ despite having a high degree of sequential similarity. |
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Keywords: | casein phosphopeptide αS2‐CN(2–20) 1H NMR structure |
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