Prediction and comparison of the secondary structure of legume lectins |
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Authors: | M Joginadha Swamy M Venkata Krishna Sastry Avadhesha Surolia |
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Institution: | (1) Molecular Biophysics Unit, Indian Institute of Science, 560012 Bangalore, India |
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Abstract: | Secondary structure prediction for the 4 legume lectins: Concanavalin A, soybean agglutinin, favabean lectin and lentil lectin,
was done by the method of Chou and Fasman. This prediction shows that these four lectins fall into a structurally distinct
class of proteins, containing high amounts of β-sheet and β-turns. There is a notable similarity in the gross structure of
these proteins; all four of them contain about 40–50% of β-sheet, 35–45 % β-turn and 0–10% of α-helix. When the secondary
structure of corresponding residues in each pair of these lectins was compared, there was a striking similarity in the Concanavalin
A-soybean agglutinin and favabean lectin-lentil lectin pairs, and considerably less similarity in the other pairs, suggesting
that these legume lectins have probably evolved in a divergent manner from a common ancestor. A comparison of the predicted
potential β-turn sites also supports the hypothesis of divergent evolution in this class of lectins. |
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Keywords: | Secondary structure prediction legume lectins divergent evolution β -turns |
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