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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
26
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies have shown differences in the biological activity and the structure of two naturally occurring tachykinin peptides, substance P (SP, RPKPQQFFGLM-NH2) and ranatachykinin C (RTKC, HNPASFIGLM-NH2). To further understand the basis for these differences, four analogs that selectively incorporate the amino acid differences between SP and RTKC have been synthesized for study. The four peptide analogs studied have the following amino acid sequences: SP2-11, also known as des-Arg SP (PKPQQFFGLM-NH2); Q5A-SP (RPKPAQFFGLM-NH2); Q6S-SP (RPKPQSFFGLM-NH2); and Q5AQ6S-SP (RPKPASFFGLM-NH2). Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular modeling calculations were performed on SP, RTKC, SP2-11, Q5A-SP, Q6S-SP, and Q5AQ6S-SP to compare their conformational differences and similarities in the presence of the membrane mimetic system sodium dodecyl sulfate. The molecular modeling data of the analogs Q5A-SP and Q6S-SP show residues 1-3 have a random conformation and residues 4-8 have a helical structure, while the C-terminus contains a poly C7 conformation that is similar to SP but different from RTKC. The molecular modeling data of the analogs SP2-11 and Q5AQ6S-SP show a continuous helix conformation for residues 4-11 at the C-terminus, which is different from SP but similar to RTKC. These structural differences are related to the functional differences of binding of the peptides at the SP receptor (NK1).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-2623
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
27
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6501-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Conformational comparisons of a series of tachykinin peptide analogs.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, USA. debbie.beard@msstate.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article