A regular pattern of two types of 100-residue motif in the sequence of titin

@article{Labeit1990ARP,
  title={A regular pattern of two types of 100-residue motif in the sequence of titin},
  author={Siegfried Labeit and Denise P. Barlow and Mathias Gautel and Toby J. Gibson and John C. Holt and C. L. Hsieh and Uta Francke and Kevin R. Leonard and John Wardale and A. Whiting and J. Trinick},
  journal={Nature},
  year={1990},
  volume={345},
  pages={273-276}
}
TITIN is the largest polypeptide yet described (relative molecular mass ˜3xl06; refs 1,2) and an abundant protein of striated muscle3. Its molecules are string-like4 and in vivo span from the M to Z-lines5,6. I-band regions of titin are thought to make elastic connections between the thick filament and the Z-line5–7, thereby forming a third type of sarcomere filament8,9. These would centre the A-band in the sarcomere and provide structural continuity in relaxed myofibrils10. The A-band region… 
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Tertiary structure of an immunoglobulin-like domain from the giant muscle protein titin: a new member of the I set.
Dissecting titin into its structural motifs: identification of an alpha-helix motif near the titin N-terminus.
TLDR
A study of a stretch located in the titin N-terminus and part of a linker between two modules is presented, drawn toward this region because it shows 100% probability to form a coiled coil when analyzed by a prediction program.
The Axial Alignment of Titin on the Muscle Thick Filament Supports Its Role as a Molecular Ruler
Modularity and homology: modelling of the titin type I modules and their interfaces.
TLDR
Results from homology modelling the whole family of Fn3 domains in titin suggest residues that contribute to the fold stability and allow us to distinguish these from residues likely to have functional importance and suggest putative surfaces of interaction with other proteins.
Immunoglobulin-like modules from titin I-band: extensible components of muscle elasticity.
1H and 15N NMR resonance assignments and secondary structure of titin type I domains
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It is shown that the type I domains of titin have the Fn3 fold as proposed, consisting of a three- and a four-stranded β-sheet, and 8 out of 10 prolines are found on the sameside of the molecule and form an exposed hydrophobic patch.
Stability and folding rates of domains spanning the large A-band super-repeat of titin.
The assembly of immunoglobulin-like modules in titin: implications for muscle elasticity.
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By a combined approach making use of small angle X-ray scattering and nuclear magnetic resonance techniques, the questions of what are the average mutual orientation of poly-Igs and the degree of flexibility around the domain interfaces are addressed and titin behaves as a row of beads connected by rigid hinges.
Immunoglobulin-type domains of titin: same fold, different stability?
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The stability of the modules over a range of conditions was investigated by measuring key thermodynamic parameters for both thermal and chemical denaturation and by monitoring amide proton exchange as a function of time.
The globular head domain of titin extends into the center of the sarcomeric M band. cDNA cloning, epitope mapping and immunoelectron microscopy of two titin-associated proteins.
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By monoclonal antibodies, cDNA cloning and immunoelectron microscopy the two titin-associated proteins (190 and 165 kDa proteins), which seem responsible for the formation of a head structure on one end of the 0.9 micron long titin string, are characterized.
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