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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-7-13
pubmed:abstractText
The solution structure of trypsin modulating oostatic factor (TMOF), a decapeptide (H-YDPAPPPPPP-OH) hormone that signals the termination of trypsin-like biosynthesis in mosquito midgut epithelial cells, was determined by 2-D 1H nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and molecular modeling. The peptide forms a rod-shaped left-handed helix about 30 A long. No evidence was found to support a poly-L-proline beta-turn model. Hydrophobic contacts between the rings of tyrosine 1 and proline 3 may enhance the stability of the N-terminal segment. This peptide provides an interesting exception to the normal chemical shift index (csi) rules. Our results suggest that a sequence of positive csi indices, normally expected for a beta-strand structure, could also describe a left-handed poly-L-proline-like helix.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
193
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
688-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-2-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Solution structure of trypsin modulating oostatic factor is a left-handed helix.
pubmed:affiliation
Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Alabama, Birmingham 35294.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't