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. 1991 Jan 1;88(1):68–71. doi: 10.1073/pnas.88.1.68

Scanning tunneling microscopy of a wheat seed storage protein reveals details of an unusual supersecondary structure.

M J Miles 1, H J Carr 1, T C McMaster 1, K J I'Anson 1, P S Belton 1, V J Morris 1, J M Field 1, P R Shewry 1, A S Tatham 1
PMCID: PMC50749  PMID: 11607142

Abstract

Scanning tunneling microscopy has been used to demonstrate that a spiral structure based on beta-reverse turns is adopted by the repeat sequences present in a group of wheat gluten proteins. This structure is similar to the beta-spiral formed by a synthetic polypentapeptide based on a repeat sequence present in elastin. Wheat gluten and elastin are both elastomeric and it is possible that the spiral structure contributes to this property.

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