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Agenda 12/14 • Protein Warm Up • Protein/Nucleic Acids Notes • Protein Folding Model • Homework: Protein Video and Notes, Finish biomolecules WS, quick protein quiz tomorrow! • Turn in: Video Notes 1 Warm Up • In your notes, name five different specific functions or classes of proteins 2 The Structure and Function of Macromolecules Part II: Proteins & Nucleic Acids The FOUR Classes of Large Biomolecules • All living things are made up of four classes of large biological molecules: • • • • Carbohydrates Lipids Protein Nucleic Acids • Macromolecules are large molecules composed of thousands of covalently bonded atoms • Molecular structure and function are inseparable 4 Proteins Come In Many Varieties! • Proteins include a diversity of structures, resulting in a wide range of functions • Proteins account for more than 50% of the dry mass of most cells • Protein functions include structural support, storage, transport, cellular communications, movement, and defense against foreign substances 5 Amino Acids: Yet Another Monomer • Amino acids are organic molecules with carboxyl and amino groups • Amino acids differ in their properties due to differing side chains, called R groups Side chain (R group) carbon Amino group Carboxyl group 6 Polypeptides • Polypeptides are unbranched polymers built from the same set of 20 amino acids • A protein is a biologically functional molecule that consists of one or more polypeptides 7 Hydrophobic: Therefore retreat from water! Nonpolar side chains; hydrophobic Side chain Glycine (Gly or G) Methionine (Met or M) Alanine (Ala or A) Valine (Val or V) Phenylalanine (Phe or F) Leucine (Leu or L) Tryptophan (Trp or W) Isoleucine (Ile or I) Proline (Pro or P) Hydrophilic: Therefore Are Attracted to Water 9 Hydrophilic: But Electrically Charged! 10 Peptide Bonds • Amino acids are linked by peptide bonds • A polypeptide is a polymer of amino acids • Polypeptides range in length from a few to more than a thousand monomers (Yikes!) • Each polypeptide has a unique linear sequence of amino acids, with a carboxyl end (C-terminus) and an amino end (N-terminus) 11 Peptide Bonds 12 Peptide Bonds 13 Protein Structure & Function • At first, all we have is a string of AA’s bound with peptide bonds. • Once the string of AA’s interacts with itself and its environment (often aqueous), then we have a functional protein that consists of one or more polypeptides precisely twisted, folded, and coiled into a unique shape • The sequence of amino acids determines a protein’s three-dimensional structure • A protein’s structure determines its function 14 Protein Structure: 4 Levels • Primary structure consists of its unique sequence of amino acids • Secondary structure, found in most proteins, consists of coils and folds in the polypeptide chain • Tertiary structure is determined by interactions among various side chains (R groups) • Quaternary structure results when a protein consists of multiple polypeptide chains 15 Primary Structure • Primary structure, the sequence of amino acids in a protein, is like the order of letters in a long word • Primary structure is determined by inherited genetic information • (Like the letters of the alphabet) Secondary Structure • The coils and folds of secondary structure result from hydrogen bonds between repeating constituents of the polypeptide backbone • Typical secondary structures are a coil called an helix and a folded structure called a pleated sheet • (Like letters forming words) 17 Secondary Structure Tertiary Structure • Tertiary structure is determined by interactions between R groups, rather than interactions between backbone constituents • These interactions between R groups include actual ionic bonds and strong covalent bonds called disulfide bridges which may reinforce the protein’s structure. • (Like words forming sentences) 19 Tertiary Structure 20 Quaternary Structure • Quaternary structure results when two or more polypeptide chains form one macromolecule • Collagen is a fibrous protein consisting of three polypeptides coiled like a rope • (Like sentences forming a full-functioning story) 21 Quaternary Structure • Hemoglobin is a globular protein consisting of four polypeptides: two alpha and two beta chains 22 Four Levels of Protein Structure Revisited 23 Sickle-Cell Disease: A change in Primary Structure • A slight change in primary structure can affect a protein’s structure and ability to function • Sickle-cell disease, an inherited blood disorder, results from a single amino acid substitution in the protein hemoglobin “Normal” Red Blood Cells 24 Sickle-Cell Disease: A change in Primary Structure • A slight change in primary structure can affect a protein’s structure and ability to function • Sickle-cell disease, an inherited blood disorder, results from a single amino acid substitution in the protein hemoglobin 25 Sickle-Cell Disease: A change in Primary Structure 26 What Determines Protein Structure? • In addition to primary structure, physical and chemical conditions can affect structure • Alterations in pH, salt concentration, temperature, or other environmental factors can cause a protein to unravel • This loss of a protein’s native structure is called denaturation • A denatured protein is biologically inactive 27 Denature: Break Bonds or Disrupt IMFs 28 Nucleic Acids • Nucleic acids store, transmit, and help express hereditary information • The amino acid sequence of a polypeptide is programmed by a unit of inheritance called a gene • Genes are made of DNA, a nucleic acid made of monomers called nucleotides 29 Two Types of Nucleic Acids • There are two types of nucleic acids – Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) – Ribonucleic acid (RNA) • DNA provides directions for its own replication • DNA directs synthesis of messenger RNA (mRNA) and, through mRNA, controls protein synthesis • Protein synthesis occurs on ribosomes 30 The Components of Nucleic Acids • Each nucleic acid is made of monomers called nucleotides • Each nucleotide consists of a nitrogenous base, a pentose sugar, and one or more phosphate groups 31 Figure 5.26ab Sugar-phosphate backbone 5 end 5C 3C Nucleoside Nitrogenous base 5C 1C 5C 3C 3 end (a) Polynucleotide, or nucleic acid Phosphate group (b) Nucleotide 3C Sugar (pentose) The Devil is in the Details • There are two families of nitrogenous bases – Pyrimidines (cytosine, thymine, and uracil) have a single six-membered ring – Purines (adenine and guanine) have a sixmembered ring fused to a five-membered ring • In DNA, the sugar is deoxyribose; in RNA, the sugar is ribose 33 Link to Evolution • The linear sequences of nucleotides in DNA molecules are passed from parents to offspring • Two closely related species are more similar in DNA than are more distantly related species • Molecular biology can be used to assess evolutionary kinship 34 Could Prove Useful 35 Protein Models • Each level of protein structure modeled with bonds labeled • A sketch of each level of protein structure and on overall picture of quaternary structure with all bonds labeled – Bonds you need to include: peptide bonds, hydrogen, ionic, covalent, hydrophobic interactions, disulfide 36 Exit Ticket • Make a table of all four classes of biomolecules. Include: – The basic structure of each – Monomers and Polymers – Biological Function 37