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Protein Science, Vol 3, Issue 9 1537-1546, Copyright © 1994 by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

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Structure comparison of the pheromones Er-1, Er-10, and Er-2 from Euplotes raikovi

P. LUGINBUHL, M. OTTIGER, S. MRONGA and K. WUTHRICH
Institut fur Molekularbiologie und Biophysik, Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule-Honggerberg, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland

The NMR structures of the homologous pheromones Er-1, Er-10, and Er-2 from the ciliated protozoan Euplotes raikovi are compared. For all 3 proteins the molecular architecture is made up of an antiparallel 3-helix bundle. The preservation of the core part of the structure is directly manifested by similar patterns of slowed backbone amide proton exchange rates, hydrogen bond formation, and relative solvent accessibility. To align the 6 half-cystine residues in the individual sequences within the preserved 3-dimensional core structure, several deletions and insertions had to be introduced that differ from those previously proposed on the basis of the primary structures. Of special interest is a deletion in the second helix of Er-2, which is accommodated by a transition from an {alpha}-helix in Er-1 and Er-10 to a 3(10)-helix in Er-2. The most significant structural differences are located in the C-terminal part of the proteins, which may have an important role in specific receptor recognition.
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