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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-6-25
pubmed:abstractText
Protein structural features are usually determined by defining regularities in a large population of homogeneous molecules. However, irregular features such as structural variation and flexibility are likely to be missed, despite their vital role for their biological function. In this paper, we report the observation of striking irregularities in the flexibility of the coiled-coil region of the human Rad50 DNA repair protein. Existing methods to quantitatively analyze flexibility are applicable to homogeneous polymers only. Because protein coiled-coils cannot be assumed to be homogeneous, we develop a method to quantify the local flexibility from high-resolution atomic force microscopy images. Indeed, in Rad50 coiled-coils, two positions of increased flexibility are observed. We discuss how this dynamic structural feature is integral to Rad50 function.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0027-8424
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
7581-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
The coiled-coil of the human Rad50 DNA repair protein contains specific segments of increased flexibility.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nanoscience and Delft Institute of Microelectronics and Submicrontechnology, Delft University of Technology, Lorentzweg 1, 2628 CJ Delft, The Netherlands. noort@mb.tn.tudelft.nl
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't