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  • Title: The dimeric and tetrameric octarepeat fragments of prion protein behave differently to its monomeric unit.
    Author: Valensin D, Luczkowski M, Mancini FM, Legowska A, Gaggelli E, Valensin G, Rolka K, Kozlowski H.
    Journal: Dalton Trans; 2004 May 07; (9):1284-93. PubMed ID: 15252619.
    Abstract:
    Potentiometric and spectroscopic data have shown that octarepeat dimer and tetramer are much more effective ligands for Cu(II) ions than simple octapeptide. Thus, the whole N-terminal segment of prion protein due to cooperative effects, could be more effective in binding of Cu(II) than simple peptides containing a His residue. The gain of the Cu(II) binding by longer octarepeat peptides derives from the involvement of up to four imidazoles in the coordination of the first Cu(II) ion. This type of binding increases the order of the peptide structure, which allows successive metal ions for easier coordination.
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