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Dependence of folding dynamics and structural stability on the location of a hydrophobic pair in beta-hairpins

, и . PROTEINS-STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND BIOINFORMATICS, 63 (3): 555-570 (мая 2006)
DOI: {10.1002/prot.20846}

Аннотация

We study the dependence of folding time, nucleation site, and stability of a model beta-hairpin on the location of a cross-strand hydrophobic pair, using a coarse-grained off-lattice model with the aid of Monte Carlo simulations. Our simulations have produced 6500 independent folding trajectories dynamically, forming the basis for extensive statistical analysis. Four folding pathways, zipping-out, middle-out, zipping-in, and reptation, have been closely monitored and discussed in all seven sequences studied. A hydrophobic pair placed near the beta-turn or in the middle section effectively speed up folding; a hydrophobic pair placed close to the terminal ends or next to the beta-turn encourages stability of the entire chain.

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