About 5% of the disulfide bonds (DBs) observed in the Protein Data Bank bridge two protein chains. Several of their features were comprehensively analyzed, resulting in a structural atlas of the intermolecular DBs. The analysis was performed on a very large set of data extracted from the Protein Data Bank, according to the RaSPDB procedure. It was observed that the two chains tend to have different sequences and belong to the same structural class. Intermolecular DBs tend to be more solvent accessible and less distorted from the most stable conformation than intermolecular DBs while showing similar B-factors. They tend to occur in beta strands and in mainly-beta structures. These and other data should prove useful in protein modelling and design.

Survey of the Intermolecular Disulfide Bonds Observed in Protein Crystal Structures Deposited in the Protein Data Bank

Oliviero Carugo
2022-01-01

Abstract

About 5% of the disulfide bonds (DBs) observed in the Protein Data Bank bridge two protein chains. Several of their features were comprehensively analyzed, resulting in a structural atlas of the intermolecular DBs. The analysis was performed on a very large set of data extracted from the Protein Data Bank, according to the RaSPDB procedure. It was observed that the two chains tend to have different sequences and belong to the same structural class. Intermolecular DBs tend to be more solvent accessible and less distorted from the most stable conformation than intermolecular DBs while showing similar B-factors. They tend to occur in beta strands and in mainly-beta structures. These and other data should prove useful in protein modelling and design.
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