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Based on circular dichroism (CD) and the sequence-predictive method, the opioid-binding cell adhesion molecule (OBCAM) consisted of one half β-sheets and one fourth α-helices. This is consistent with significant sequence homology of the protein to several members of the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily, particularly cell adhesion molecules, which are rich in β-sheets. Hydropathy analysis suggests that hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions were evenly distributed along the sequence, but the NH2- and COOH-termini were hydrophobic. Hydrophobic moments and Fourier-transform amphipathic analyses further suggest that residues 23–30 and 83–93 were amphiphathie β-sheets. The overall conformation of OBCAM was unaltered by adding linoleic acid, which is required for opioid ligand binding.
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Wu, CS.C., Hasegawa, J., Smith, A.P. et al. Opioid-binding protein (OBCAM) is rich in β-sheets. J Protein Chem 9, 3–7 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01024977
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