Bhandari D G, Levine B A, Trayer I P, Yeadon M E
Eur J Biochem. 1986 Oct 15;160(2):349-56. doi: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1986.tb09978.x.
Analysis by 1H-NMR spectroscopic techniques of the conformation of the N-terminal segment of the LC1 alkali light chain of rabbit skeletal muscle has shown that this portion of the molecule adopts a well-defined elongated configuration. This rod-like feature is a consequence of the Ala/Pro-rich composition and the functional aspects of such conformational preference in this and similar segments in other proteins are discussed.