title: [Conformational analysis of N-terminal O-glycopeptide sequences of interleukin-2].
abstract: The preferred conformations of eight O-glycopeptide sequences from the N-terminus of interleukin-2 containing two to ten amino acids, monoglycosylated at Thr3 with a 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl group, were determined by means of n.m.r. spectroscopic methods. The preferred conformation of the N-terminal sequence, L-Ala-L-Pro-[alpha-D-GalpNAc-(1----3)]-L-Thr-L-Ser, including the O-glycosidically linked 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl group is not substantially influenced by the linkage of additional amino acids at the C-terminal end. Extended conformations were observed for all peptide units. Measurements of the relaxation times of the 13C atoms showed that the 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-D-galactose bound to the central amino acids has the lowest mobility, whereas the terminal amino acid residues and peptide side-chains are flexible. Calculations with the force-field program AMBER yielded conformations of minimized energies that were in good agreement with the n.m.r. spectroscopic data. This was only true when n.m.r. parameters that can be used as starting values for the calculations were available. Comparison with a nonglycosylated, N-terminal tetrapeptide sequence analog did not suggest changes in the peptide conformation when Thr3 is glycosylated with a 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-alpha-D-galactopyranosyl group.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie der Universität Hamburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Paulsen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pollex-Krüger
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sinnwell
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000737:chemistry; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D006020:Glycopeptides; D007376:Interleukin-2
vernacular_title: Konformationsanalytische Untersuchungen von N-terminalen O-glycopeptidsequenzen des Interleukin-2.