The polymorphic differences may or may not be large; polymorphism can be expressed in altered β-strands arrangements, altered turn conformations, altered sheet−sheet registrations, differences in the locations and fragment sizes of regions that are disordered, different sheet organizations, and different supramolecular packing.
Parallel β-sheet organization will create electrostatic repulsion destabilizing the fibril, whereas an antiparallel β-sheet organization simultaneously juxtaposes the central hydrophobic segment and minimizes the electrostatic energy.
The increase came mainly at the expense of apparent β-sheet organization.
Parallel β-sheet organization juxtaposes the hydrophobic segments of neighboring peptide chains, while an antiparallel organization does not.
Under these circumstances, ssNMR has been the method of choice for structural determination, providing insight into the nature of β-sheet organization.
Depending on the pH, the model peptide can shift the registration of residues and still keep an antiparallel β-sheet organization.
The ssNMR structure(150) of a 22 amino acid Ser20-Lys411) region (the so-called K3) that may have a role in amyloid formation of β2M was investigated using a series of peptides obtained by cleaving with Achromobacter protease I. (151) Interestingly, K3 also shares similar U-turn shape in the β-sheet organization with a parallel orientation.
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The 'tower' is positioned on the top of the CAP-like domain and has largely α-helical and β-sheet structural organization.
Overall, the mutational analysis of the channel activity performed in this work tests the proposition that the channels consist of a β-sheet rich organization, with the charged/polar central strand containing the mutation sites lining the pore, and the C-terminal strands facing the hydrophobic lipid tails.
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