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ArticleBiomacromolecules2026

Structural and Positional Effects of Peptoid Residues on Triple Helix Stability.

Pahweenvaj Ratnatilaka Na Bhuket, James R B Eastwood, Zhao Qin, Julian L Kessler, Yang Li, Dana Katz, Frank G Whitby, Christopher P Hill, Kent Kirshenbaum, S Michael Yu

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Pahweenvaj Ratnatilaka Na BhuketDepartment of Molecular Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-9506-4477
James R B EastwoodDepartment of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3895-5227
Zhao QinDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5696-8553
Julian L KesslerDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4497-235X
Yang LiGuangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center of Molecular Imaging, the Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Zhuhai, Guangdong 519000, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4729-7860
Dana KatzDepartment of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States.
Frank G WhitbyDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States.
Christopher P HillDepartment of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, United States.
Kent KirshenbaumDepartment of Chemistry, New York University, New York, New York 10003, United States.
S Michael YuDepartment of Molecular Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-5171-2644

Funding

Targeting Collagen Mechanical Damage using Collagen Hybridizing PeptidesR01AR071358 · NIAMS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI WEISS, JEFFREY A., YU, MICHAEL S · 2018 to 2022
$1.9M
Localization of Antibody Drugs to Arthritic Joints via Collagen HybridizationR01AR084689 · NIAMS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Michael S Yu · 2024 to 2026
$1.1M
X-ray Diffraction SystemS10OD030326 · OD · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HILL, CHRISTOPHER P. · 2021 to 2021
$597k
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR071358NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR084689NIH HHS S10 OD030326
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The collagen triple helix, composed of three protein strands with a repeating GlyXaaYaa sequence, achieves maximum stability with proline (Pro) and hydroxyproline (Hyp) at the Xaa and Yaa positions. Previously, we demonstrated that peptoid residues (N-substituted glycines, N-Glys) at the Xaa position significantly enhance the triple helix stability. Here, we show that N-Glys at the Yaa position also stabilize the triple helix, with stability influenced by the N-Gly's position and side chain structure. Over 22 N-Glys with various natural and unnatural side chains were investigated using CD spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and computational simulations. The results show that N-Glys at the Yaa position support triple helical folding and are more stabilizing than their corresponding amino acids but less so than Hyp due to suboptimal ϕ-ψ angles. Metadynamics simulations revealed that N-Glys at the Yaa position have a broader conformational space due to minimal steric hindrance from neighboring glycine residues. N-Glys' side chain bulkiness influenced stability only at the Xaa position and not the Yaa position. Additionally, only

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CollagenPeptoidsCrystallography, X-RayHydroxyprolineMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein FoldingProtein StabilityProtein Structure, SecondaryCollagenHydroxyprolinePeptoids

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PMID41931485
PMCPMC13337148

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