- P-ISSN 1225-0163
- E-ISSN 2288-8985
A 21-residue peptide corresponding to amino acids 84-104 of <TEX>$p16^{INK4A}$</TEX>, the tumor suppressor, has been synthesized and its structure was studied by Circular Dichroism, <TEX>$^1H$</TEX> NMR spectroscopy and molecular modeling. A p16-derived peptide (84-104 amino acids) forming stable complex with CDK4 and CDK6 inhibits the ability of CDK4/6 to phosphorylate pRb in vitro, and blocks cell-cycle progression through G1/S phase as shown in the function of the full-length p16. Its NMR spectral data including NOEs, <TEX>$^3J_{NH-H{\alpha}}$</TEX> coupling constants, <TEX>$C_{\alpha}H$</TEX> chemical shift, the average amplitude of amide chemical shift oscillation and temperature coefficients indicate that the secondary structure of a p16-derived peptide is similar to that of the same region of full-length p16, which consists of helix-turn-helix structure. The 3-D distance geometry structure based on NOE-hased distance and torsion angle restraints is characterized by <TEX>${\gamma}$</TEX>-turn conformation between residues <TEX>$Gly^{89}-Leu^{91}$</TEX>(<TEX>${\varphi}_{i+1}