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Van Raad D, Otting G, Huber T. Cell-free synthesis of proteins with selectively 13C-labelled methyl groups from inexpensive precursors. MAGNETIC RESONANCE (GOTTINGEN, GERMANY) 2023; 4:187-197. [PMID: 37904855 PMCID: PMC10583297 DOI: 10.5194/mr-4-187-2023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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The novel eCell system maintains the activity of the entire repertoire of metabolic Escherichia coli enzymes in cell-free protein synthesis. We show that this can be harnessed to produce proteins with selectively 13 C-labelled amino acids from inexpensive 13 C-labelled precursors. The system is demonstrated with selective 13 C labelling of methyl groups in the proteins ubiquitin and peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase B. Starting from 3-13 C-pyruvate, 13 C-HSQC cross-peaks are obtained devoid of one-bond 13 C-13 C scalar couplings. Starting from 2-13 C-methyl-acetolactate, single methyl groups of valine and leucine are labelled. Labelling efficiencies are 70 % or higher, and the method allows us to produce perdeuterated proteins with protonated methyl groups in a residue-selective manner. The system uses the isotope-labelled precursors sparingly and is readily scalable.
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- Damian Van Raad
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
- ARC Centre of Excellence for Innovations in Peptide & Protein
Science, Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University,
Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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Adiram-Filiba N, Ohaion E, Verner G, Schremer A, Nadav-Tsubery M, Lublin-Tennenbaum T, Keinan-Adamsky K, Lucci M, Luchinat C, Ravera E, Goobes G. Structure and Dynamics Perturbations in Ubiquitin Adsorbed or Entrapped in Silica Materials Are Related to Disparate Surface Chemistries Resolved by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. Biomacromolecules 2021; 22:3718-3730. [PMID: 34333966 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.1c00495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Protein immobilization on material surfaces is emerging as a powerful tool in the design of devices and active materials for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications as well as for catalysis. Preservation of the protein's biological functionality is crucial to the design process and is dependent on the ability to maintain its structural and dynamical integrity while removed from the natural surroundings. The scientific techniques to validate the structure of immobilized proteins are scarce and usually provide limited information as a result of poor resolution. In this work, we benchmarked the ability of standard solid-state NMR techniques to resolve the effects of binding to dissimilar silica materials on a model protein. In particular, the interactions between ubiquitin and the surfaces of MCM41, SBA15, and silica formed in situ were tested for their influence on the structure and dynamics of the protein. It is shown that the protein's globular fold in the free state is only slightly perturbed in the three silica materials. Local motions on a residue level that are quenched by immobilization or, conversely, that arise from the process are also detailed. NMR measurements show that these perturbations are unique to each silica material and can serve as reporters of the characteristic surface chemistry.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Center for Magnetic Resonance (CERM), University of Florence, Via L. Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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Malär A, Völker LA, Cadalbert R, Lecoq L, Ernst M, Böckmann A, Meier BH, Wiegand T. Temperature-Dependent Solid-State NMR Proton Chemical-Shift Values and Hydrogen Bonding. J Phys Chem B 2021; 125:6222-6230. [PMID: 34097409 PMCID: PMC8215646 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.1c04061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Revised: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Temperature-dependent NMR experiments are often complicated by rather long magnetic-field equilibration times, for example, occurring upon a change of sample temperature. We demonstrate that the fast temporal stabilization of a magnetic field can be achieved by actively stabilizing the temperature of the magnet bore, which allows quantification of the weak temperature dependence of a proton chemical shift, which can be diagnostic for the presence of hydrogen bonds. Hydrogen bonding plays a central role in molecular recognition events from both fields, chemistry and biology. Their direct detection by standard structure-determination techniques, such as X-ray crystallography or cryo-electron microscopy, remains challenging due to the difficulties of approaching the required resolution, on the order of 1 Å. We, herein, explore a spectroscopic approach using solid-state NMR to identify protons engaged in hydrogen bonds and explore the measurement of proton chemical-shift temperature coefficients. Using the examples of a phosphorylated amino acid and the protein ubiquitin, we show that fast magic-angle spinning (MAS) experiments at 100 kHz yield sufficient resolution in proton-detected spectra to quantify the rather small chemical-shift changes upon temperature variations.
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- Molecular
Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, Labex Ecofect, UMR 5086 CNRS/Université de Lyon, 69367 Lyon, France
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- Physical
Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Molecular
Microbiology and Structural Biochemistry, Labex Ecofect, UMR 5086 CNRS/Université de Lyon, 69367 Lyon, France
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- Physical
Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Physical
Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Kaur H, Grahl A, Hartmann JB, Hiller S. Sample Preparation and Technical Setup for NMR Spectroscopy with Integral Membrane Proteins. Methods Mol Biol 2020; 2127:373-396. [PMID: 32112334 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0373-4_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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NMR spectroscopy is a method of choice to characterize structure, function, and dynamics of integral membrane proteins at atomic resolution. Here, we describe protocols for sample preparation and characterization by NMR spectroscopy of two integral membrane proteins with different architecture, the α-helical membrane protein MsbA and the β-barrel membrane protein BamA. The protocols describe recombinant expression in E. coli, protein refolding, purification, and reconstitution in suitable membrane mimetics, as well as key setup steps for basic NMR experiments. These include experiments on protein samples in the solid state under magic angle spinning (MAS) conditions and experiments on protein samples in aqueous solution. Since MsbA and BamA are typical examples of their respective architectural classes, the protocols presented here can also serve as a reference for other integral membrane proteins.
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- Hundeep Kaur
- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Malär AA, Smith-Penzel S, Camenisch GM, Wiegand T, Samoson A, Böckmann A, Ernst M, Meier BH. Quantifying proton NMR coherent linewidth in proteins under fast MAS conditions: a second moment approach. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:18850-18865. [PMID: 31432055 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03414e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Proton detected solid-state NMR under fast magic-angle-spinning (MAS) conditions is currently redefining the applications of solid-state NMR, in particular in structural biology. Understanding the contributions to the spectral linewidth is thereby of paramount importance. When disregarding the sample-dependent inhomogeneous contributions, the NMR proton linewidth is defined by homogeneous broadening, which has incoherent and coherent contributions. Understanding and disentangling these different contributions in multi-spin systems like proteins is still an open issue. The coherent contribution is mainly caused by the dipolar interaction under MAS and is determined by the molecular structure and the proton chemical shifts. Numerical simulation approaches based on numerically exact direct integration of the Liouville-von Neumann equation can give valuable information about the lineshape, but are limited to small spin systems (<12 spins). We present an alternative simulation method for the coherent contributions based on the rapid and partially analytic calculation of the second moments of large spin systems. We first validate the method on a simple system by predicting the 19F linewidth in CaF2 under MAS. We compare simulation results to experimental data for microcrystalline ubiquitin (deuterated 100% back-exchanged at 110 kHz and fully-protonated at 125 kHz). Our results quantitatively explain the observed linewidth per-residue basis for the vast majority of residues.
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- Alexander A Malär
- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- School of Information Technologies, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia. and NMR Institute MTÜ, Tallinn, Estonia
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- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, Labex Ecofect, UMR 5086 CNRS, Université de Lyon, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367 Lyon, France.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Penzel S, Oss A, Org ML, Samoson A, Böckmann A, Ernst M, Meier BH. Spinning faster: protein NMR at MAS frequencies up to 126 kHz. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2019; 73:19-29. [PMID: 30680507 PMCID: PMC6441448 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-018-0219-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Accepted: 12/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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We report linewidth and proton T1, T1ρ and T2' relaxation data of the model protein ubiquitin acquired at MAS frequencies up to 126 kHz. We find a predominantly linear improvement in linewidths and coherence decay times of protons with increasing spinning frequency in the range from 93 to 126 kHz. We further attempt to gain insight into the different contributions to the linewidth at fast MAS using site-specific analysis of proton relaxation parameters and present bulk relaxation times as a function of the MAS frequency. For microcrystalline fully-protonated ubiquitin, inhomogeneous contributions are only a minor part of the proton linewidth, and at 126 kHz MAS coherent effects are still dominating. We furthermore present site-specific proton relaxation rate constants during a spinlock at 126 kHz MAS, as well as MAS-dependent bulk T1ρ (1HN).
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- Susanne Penzel
- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland
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- NMR Instituut, Tartu Teaduspark, Tehnomeedikum, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15a, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia
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- NMR Instituut, Tartu Teaduspark, Tehnomeedikum, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15a, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia
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- NMR Instituut, Tartu Teaduspark, Tehnomeedikum, Tallinn University of Technology, Akadeemia tee 15a, 19086, Tallinn, Estonia.
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- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, UMR 5086 CNRS/Université de Lyon 1, Labex ECOFECT, 7, Passage du Vercors, 69367, Lyon, France.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Lakomek NA, Penzel S, Lends A, Cadalbert R, Ernst M, Meier BH. Microsecond Dynamics in Ubiquitin Probed by Solid-State 15
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Relaxation Experiments under Fast MAS (60-110 kHz). Chemistry 2017; 23:9425-9433. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701738] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Nils-Alexander Lakomek
- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry; ETH Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog Weg 2 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry; ETH Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog Weg 2 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry; ETH Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog Weg 2 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry; ETH Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog Weg 2 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry; ETH Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog Weg 2 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Physical Chemistry; ETH Zurich; Vladimir-Prelog Weg 2 8093 Zurich Switzerland
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Adiram-Filiba N, Schremer A, Ohaion E, Nadav-Tsubery M, Lublin-Tennenbaum T, Keinan-Adamsky K, Goobes G. Ubiquitin immobilized on mesoporous MCM41 silica surfaces - Analysis by solid-state NMR with biophysical and surface characterization. Biointerphases 2017; 12:02D414. [PMID: 28565916 PMCID: PMC5451314 DOI: 10.1116/1.4983273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Deriving the conformation of adsorbed proteins is important in the assessment of their functional activity when immobilized. This has particularly important bearings on the design of contemporary and new encapsulated enzyme-based drugs, biosensors, and other bioanalytical devices. Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) measurements can expand our molecular view of proteins in this state and of the molecular interactions governing protein immobilization on popular biocompatible surfaces such as silica. Here, the authors study the immobilization of ubiquitin on the mesoporous silica MCM41 by NMR and other techniques. Protein molecules are shown to bind efficiently at pH 5 through electrostatic interactions to individual MCM41 particles, causing their agglutination. The strong attraction of ubiquitin to MCM41 surface is given molecular context through evidence of proximity of basic, carbonyl and polar groups on the protein to groups on the silica surface using NMR measurements. The immobilized protein exhibits broad peaks in two-dimensional 13C dipolar-assisted rotational resonance spectra, an indication of structural multiplicity. At the same time, cross-peaks related to Tyr and Phe sidechains are missing due to motional averaging. Overall, the favorable adsorption of ubiquitin to MCM41 is accompanied by conformational heterogeneity and by a major loss of motional degrees of freedom as inferred from the marked entropy decrease. Nevertheless, local motions of the aromatic rings are retained in the immobilized state.
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel
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Smith AA, Ravotti F, Testori E, Cadalbert R, Ernst M, Böckmann A, Meier BH. Partially-deuterated samples of HET-s(218-289) fibrils: assignment and deuterium isotope effect. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2017; 67:109-119. [PMID: 28074361 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-016-0087-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/25/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Fast magic-angle spinning and partial sample deuteration allows direct detection of 1H in solid-state NMR, yielding significant gains in mass sensitivity. In order to further analyze the spectra, 1H detection requires assignment of the 1H resonances. In this work, resonance assignments of backbone HN and Hα are presented for HET-s(218-289) fibrils, based on the existing assignment of Cα, Cβ, C', and N resonances. The samples used are partially deuterated for higher spectral resolution, and the shifts in resonance frequencies of Cα and Cβ due to the deuterium isotope effect are investigated. It is shown that the deuterium isotope effect can be estimated and used for assigning resonances of deuterated samples in solid-state NMR, based on known resonances of the protonated protein.
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- Albert A Smith
- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
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- Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, Bases Moléculaires et Structurales des Systèmes Infectieux, Labex Ecofect, UMR 5086 CNRS, Université de Lyon, 7 passage du Vercors, 69367, Lyon, France.
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Vladimir-Prelog-Weg 2, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland.
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Mance D, Sinnige T, Kaplan M, Narasimhan S, Daniëls M, Houben K, Baldus M, Weingarth M. An Efficient Labelling Approach to Harness Backbone and Side-Chain Protons in (1) H-Detected Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:15799-803. [PMID: 26555653 PMCID: PMC4691318 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201509170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
(1) H-detection can greatly improve spectral sensitivity in biological solid-state NMR (ssNMR), thus allowing the study of larger and more complex proteins. However, the general requirement to perdeuterate proteins critically curtails the potential of (1) H-detection by the loss of aliphatic side-chain protons, which are important probes for protein structure and function. Introduced herein is a labelling scheme for (1) H-detected ssNMR, and it gives high quality spectra for both side-chain and backbone protons, and allows quantitative assignments and aids in probing interresidual contacts. Excellent (1) H resolution in membrane proteins is obtained, the topology and dynamics of an ion channel were studied. This labelling scheme will open new avenues for the study of challenging proteins by ssNMR.
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- Deni Mance
- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
- Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW (UK)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands).
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands).
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Mance D, Sinnige T, Kaplan M, Narasimhan S, Daniëls M, Houben K, Baldus M, Weingarth M. An Efficient Labelling Approach to Harness Backbone and Side‐Chain Protons in
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H‐Detected Solid‐State NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201509170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Deni Mance
- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
- Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW (UK)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht (The Netherlands)
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Daubner GM, Brümmer A, Tocchini C, Gerhardy S, Ciosk R, Zavolan M, Allain FHT. Structural and functional implications of the QUA2 domain on RNA recognition by GLD-1. Nucleic Acids Res 2014; 42:8092-105. [PMID: 24838563 PMCID: PMC4081071 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2014] [Revised: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
Abstract
The STAR family comprises ribonucleic acid (RNA)-binding proteins that play key roles in RNA-regulatory processes. RNA recognition is achieved by a KH domain with an additional α-helix (QUA2) that seems to extend the RNA-binding surface to six nucleotides for SF1 (Homo sapiens) and seven nucleotides for GLD-1 (Caenorhabditis elegans). To understand the structural basis of this probable difference in specificity, we determined the solution structure of GLD-1 KH-QUA2 with the complete consensus sequence identified in the tra-2 gene. Compared to SF1, the GLD-1 KH-QUA2 interface adopts a different conformation resulting indeed in an additional sequence-specific binding pocket for a uracil at the 5'end. The functional relevance of this binding pocket is emphasized by our bioinformatics analysis showing that GLD-1 binding sites with this 5'end uracil are more predictive for the functional response of the messenger RNAs to gld-1 knockout. We further reveal the importance of the KH-QUA2 interface in vitro and that its alteration in vivo affects the level of translational repression dependent on the sequence of the GLD-1 binding motif. In conclusion, we demonstrate that the QUA2 domain distinguishes GLD-1 from other members of the STAR family and contributes more generally to the modulation of RNA-binding affinity and specificity of KH domain containing proteins.
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- Gerrit M Daubner
- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Biozentrum, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH) Zürich, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Shi C, Fasshuber HK, Chevelkov V, Xiang S, Habenstein B, Vasa SK, Becker S, Lange A. BSH-CP based 3D solid-state NMR experiments for protein resonance assignment. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2014; 59:15-22. [PMID: 24584701 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-014-9820-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 01/20/2014] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
Abstract
We have recently presented band-selective homonuclear cross-polarization (BSH-CP) as an efficient method for CO-CA transfer in deuterated as well as protonated solid proteins. Here we show how the BSH-CP CO-CA transfer block can be incorporated in a set of three-dimensional (3D) solid-state NMR (ssNMR) pulse schemes tailored for resonance assignment of proteins at high static magnetic fields and moderate magic-angle spinning rates. Due to the achieved excellent transfer efficiency of 33 % for BSH-CP, a complete set of 3D spectra needed for unambiguous resonance assignment could be rapidly recorded within 1 week for the model protein ubiquitin. Thus we expect that BSH-CP could replace the typically used CO-CA transfer schemes in well-established 3D ssNMR approaches for resonance assignment of solid biomolecules.
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- Chaowei Shi
- Department of NMR-based Structural Biology, Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Am Fassberg 11, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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Sinnige T, Daniëls M, Baldus M, Weingarth M. Proton clouds to measure long-range contacts between nonexchangeable side chain protons in solid-state NMR. J Am Chem Soc 2014; 136:4452-5. [PMID: 24467345 DOI: 10.1021/ja412870m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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We show that selective labeling of proteins with protonated amino acids embedded in a perdeuterated matrix, dubbed 'proton clouds', provides general access to long-range contacts between nonexchangeable side chain protons in proton-detected solid-state NMR, which is important to study protein tertiary structure. Proton-cloud labeling significantly improves spectral resolution by simultaneously reducing proton line width and spectral crowding despite a high local proton density in clouds. The approach is amenable to almost all canonical amino acids. Our method is demonstrated on ubiquitin and the β-barrel membrane protein BamA.
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- Tessa Sinnige
- NMR Spectroscopy, Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University , 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Agarwal V, Sardo M, Scholz I, Böckmann A, Ernst M, Meier BH. PAIN with and without PAR: variants for third-spin assisted heteronuclear polarization transfer. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2013; 56:365-377. [PMID: 23807391 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-013-9756-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this article, we describe third-spin assisted heteronuclear recoupling experiments, which play an increasingly important role in measuring long-range heteronuclear couplings, in particular (15)N-(13)C, in proteins. In the proton-assisted insensitive nuclei cross polarization (PAIN-CP) experiment (de Paëpe et al. in J Chem Phys 134:095101, 2011), heteronuclear polarization transfer is always accompanied by homonuclear transfer of the proton-assisted recoupling (PAR) type. We present a phase-alternating experiment that promotes heteronuclear (e.g. (15)N → (13)C) polarization transfer while simultaneously minimizing homonuclear (e.g.(13)C → (13)C) transfer (PAIN without PAR). This minimization of homonuclear polarization transfer is based on the principle of the resonant second-order transfer (RESORT) recoupling scheme where the passive proton spins are irradiated by a phase-alternating sequence and the modulation frequency is matched to an integer multiple of the spinning frequency. The similarities and differences between the PAIN-CP and this het-RESORT experiment are discussed here.
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- Vipin Agarwal
- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Lv G, Faßhuber HK, Loquet A, Demers JP, Vijayan V, Giller K, Becker S, Lange A. A straightforward method for stereospecific assignment of val and leu prochiral methyl groups by solid-state NMR: Scrambling in the [2-13C]Glucose labeling scheme. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2013; 228:45-49. [PMID: 23354009 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 12/19/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The unambiguous stereospecific assignment of the prochiral methyl groups in Val and Leu plays an important role in the structural investigation of proteins by NMR. Here, we present a straightforward method for their stereospecific solid-state NMR assignment based on [2-(13)C]Glucose ([2-(13)C]Glc) as the sole carbon source during protein expression. The approach is fundamentally based on the stereo-selective biosynthetic pathway of Val and Leu, and the co-presence of [2-(13)C]pyruvate produced mainly by glycolysis and [3-(13)C]/[1,3-(13)C]pyruvate most probably formed through scrambling in the pentose phosphate pathway. As a consequence, the isotope spin pairs (13)Cβ-(13)Cγ2 and (13)Cα-(13)Cγ1 in Val, and (13)Cγ-(13)Cδ2 and (13)Cβ-(13)Cδ1 in Leu are obtained. The approach is successfully demonstrated with the stereospecific assignment of the methyl groups of Val and Leu of type 3 secretion system PrgI needles and microcrystalline ubiquitin.
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- Guohua Lv
- Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, Department of NMR-based Structural Biology, Am Fassberg 11, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
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Ikeda K, Egawa A, Fujiwara T. Secondary structural analysis of proteins based on (13)C chemical shift assignments in unresolved solid-state NMR spectra enhanced by fragmented structure database. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2013; 55:189-200. [PMID: 23271376 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-012-9701-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2012] [Accepted: 12/21/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Magic-angle-spinning solid-state (13)C NMR spectroscopy is useful for structural analysis of non-crystalline proteins. However, the signal assignments and structural analysis are often hampered by the signal overlaps primarily due to minor structural heterogeneities, especially for uniformly-(13)C,(15)N labeled samples. To overcome this problem, we present a method for assigning (13)C chemical shifts and secondary structures from unresolved two-dimensional (13)C-(13)C MAS NMR spectra by spectral fitting, named reconstruction of spectra using protein local structures (RESPLS). The spectral fitting was conducted using databases of protein fragmented structures related to (13)C(α), (13)C(β), and (13)C' chemical shifts and cross-peak intensities. The experimental (13)C-(13)C inter- and intra-residue correlation spectra of uniformly isotope-labeled ubiquitin in the lyophilized state had a few broad peaks. The fitting analysis for these spectra provided sequence-specific C(α), C(β), and C' chemical shifts with an accuracy of about 1.5 ppm, which enabled the assignment of the secondary structures with an accuracy of 79 %. The structural heterogeneity of the lyophilized ubiquitin is revealed from the results. Test of RESPLS analysis for simulated spectra of five different types of proteins indicated that the method allowed the secondary structure determination with accuracy of about 80 % for the 50-200 residue proteins. These results demonstrate that the RESPLS approach expands the applicability of the NMR to non-crystalline proteins exhibiting unresolved (13)C NMR spectra, such as lyophilized proteins, amyloids, membrane proteins and proteins in living cells.
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- Keisuke Ikeda
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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How to investigate interactions between membrane proteins and ligands by solid-state NMR. Methods Mol Biol 2013; 914:65-86. [PMID: 22976023 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-023-6_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Solid-state NMR is an established method for biophysical studies of membrane proteins within the lipid bilayers and an emerging technique for structural biology in general. In particular magic angle sample spinning has been found to be very useful for the investigation of large membrane proteins and their interaction with small molecules within the lipid bilayer. Using a number of examples, we illustrate and discuss in this chapter, which information can be gained and which experimental parameters need to be considered when planning such experiments. We focus especially on the interaction of diffusive ligands with membrane proteins.
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Huang W, Bardaro MF, Varani G, Drobny GP. Preparation of RNA samples with narrow line widths for solid state NMR investigations. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2012; 223:51-54. [PMID: 22967888 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2012] [Revised: 07/19/2012] [Accepted: 07/22/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Solid state NMR can provide detailed structural and dynamic information on biological systems that cannot be studied under solution conditions, and can investigate motions which occur with rates that cannot be fully studied by solution NMR. This approach has successfully been used to study proteins, but the application of multidimensional solid state NMR to RNA has been limited because reported line widths have been too broad to execute most multidimensional experiments successfully. A reliable method to generate spectra with narrow line widths is necessary to apply the full range of solid state NMR spectroscopic approaches to RNA. Using the HIV-1 transactivation response (TAR) RNA as a model, we present an approach based on precipitation with polyethylene glycol that improves the line width of (13)C signals in TAR from >6 ppm to about 1 ppm, making solid state 2D NMR studies of selectively enriched RNAs feasible at ambient temperature.
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- Wei Huang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Box 351700, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
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Gopinath T, Veglia G. 3D DUMAS: simultaneous acquisition of three-dimensional magic angle spinning solid-state NMR experiments of proteins. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2012; 220:79-84. [PMID: 22698806 PMCID: PMC3487463 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2012.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Using the DUMAS (Dual acquisition Magic Angle Spinning) solid-state NMR approach, we created new pulse schemes that enable the simultaneous acquisition of three dimensional (3D) experiments on uniformly (13)C, (15)N labeled proteins. These new experiments exploit the simultaneous cross-polarization (SIM-CP) from (1)H to (13)C and (15)N to acquire two 3D experiments simultaneously. This is made possible by bidirectional polarization transfer between (13)C and (15)N and the long living (15)N z-polarization in solid state NMR. To demonstrate the power of this approach, four 3D pulse sequences (NCACX, CANCO, NCOCX, CON(CA)CX) are combined into two pulse sequences (3D DUMAS-NCACX-CANCO, 3D DUMAS-NCOCX-CON(CA)CX) that allow simultaneous acquisition of these experiments, reducing the experimental time by approximately half. Importantly, the 3D DUMAS-NCACX-CANCO experiment alone makes it possible to obtain the majority of the backbone sequential resonance assignments for microcrystalline U-(13)C,(15)N ubiquitin. The DUMAS approach is general and applicable to many 3D experiments, nearly doubling the performance of NMR spectrometers.
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- T. Gopinath
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455
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Banigan JR, Traaseth NJ. Utilizing afterglow magnetization from cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy to obtain simultaneous heteronuclear multidimensional spectra. J Phys Chem B 2012; 116:7138-44. [PMID: 22582831 PMCID: PMC3418334 DOI: 10.1021/jp303269m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The time required for data acquisition and subsequent spectral assignment are limiting factors for determining biomolecular structure and dynamics using solid-state NMR spectroscopy. While strong magnetic dipolar couplings give rise to relatively broad spectra lines, the couplings also mediate the coherent magnetization transfer via the Hartmann-Hahn cross-polarization (HH-CP) experiment. This mechanism is used in nearly all backbone assignment experiments for carrying out polarization transfer between (1)H, (15)N, and (13)C. In this Article, we describe a general spectroscopic approach to use the residual or "afterglow" magnetization from the (15)N to (13)C selective HH-CP experiment to collect a second multidimensional heteronuclear data set. This approach allowed for the collection of two commonly used sequential assignment experiments (2D NCA and NCO or 3D NCACX and NCOCX) at the same time. Our "afterglow" technique was demonstrated with uniformly [(13)C,(15)N] and [1,3-(13)C] glycerol-labeled ubiquitin using instrumentation available on all standard solid-state NMR spectrometers configured for magic-angle-spinning. This method is compatible with several other sensitivity enhancement experiments and can be used as an isotopic filtering tool to reduce the spectral complexity and decrease the time needed for assignment.
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- James R. Banigan
- Department of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003
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Sun S, Han Y, Paramasivam S, Yan S, Siglin AE, Williams JC, Byeon IJL, Ahn J, Gronenborn AM, Polenova T. Solid-state NMR spectroscopy of protein complexes. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 831:303-31. [PMID: 22167681 PMCID: PMC4890720 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-480-3_17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Protein-protein interactions are vital for many biological processes. These interactions often result in the formation of protein assemblies that are large in size, insoluble, and difficult to crystallize, and therefore are challenging to study by structure biology techniques, such as single crystal X-ray diffraction and solution NMR spectroscopy. Solid-state NMR (SSNMR) spectroscopy is emerging as a promising technique for studies of such protein assemblies because it is not limited by molecular size, solubility, or lack of long-range order. In the past several years, we have applied magic angle spinning SSNMR-based methods to study several protein complexes. In this chapter, we discuss the general SSNMR methodologies employed for structural and dynamics analyses of protein complexes with specific examples from our work on thioredoxin reassemblies, HIV-1 capsid protein assemblies, and microtubule-associated protein assemblies. We present protocols for sample preparation and characterization, pulse sequences, SSNMR spectra collection, and data analysis.
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- Shangjin Sun
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, USA
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Structural basis of pre-let-7 miRNA recognition by the zinc knuckles of pluripotency factor Lin28. Nat Struct Mol Biol 2011; 19:84-9. [PMID: 22157959 DOI: 10.1038/nsmb.2202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Accepted: 11/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lin28 inhibits the biogenesis of let-7 miRNAs through a direct interaction with the terminal loop of pre-let-7. This interaction requires the zinc-knuckle domains of Lin28. We show that the zinc knuckle domains of Lin28 are sufficient to provide binding selectivity for pre-let-7 miRNAs and present the NMR structure of human Lin28 zinc knuckles bound to the short sequence 5'-AGGAGAU-3'. The structure reveals that each zinc knuckle recognizes an AG dinucleotide separated by a single nucleotide spacer. This defines a new 5'-NGNNG-3' consensus motif that explains how Lin28 selectively recognizes pre-let-7 family members. Binding assays in cell lysates and functional assays in cultured cells demonstrate that the interactions observed in the solution structure also occur between the full-length protein and members of the pre-let-7 family. The consensus sequence explains several seemingly disparate previously published observations on the binding properties of Lin28.
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Lalli D, Schanda P, Chowdhury A, Retel J, Hiller M, Higman VA, Handel L, Agarwal V, Reif B, van Rossum B, Akbey U, Oschkinat H. Three-dimensional deuterium-carbon correlation experiments for high-resolution solid-state MAS NMR spectroscopy of large proteins. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2011; 51:477-485. [PMID: 22038621 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-011-9578-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Accepted: 09/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Well-resolved (2)H-(13)C correlation spectra, reminiscent of (1)H-(13)C correlations, are obtained for perdeuterated ubiquitin and for perdeuterated outer-membrane protein G (OmpG) from E. coli by exploiting the favorable lifetime of (2)H double-quantum (DQ) states. Sufficient signal-to-noise was achieved due to the short deuterium T (1), allowing for high repetition rates and enabling 3D experiments with a (2)H-(13)C transfer step in a reasonable time. Well-resolved 3D (2)H(DQ)-(13)C-(13)C correlations of ubiquitin and OmpG were recorded within 3.5 days each. An essentially complete assignment of (2)H(DQα) shifts and of a substantial fraction of (2)H(DQβ) shifts were obtained for ubiquitin. In the case of OmpG, (2)H(DQα) and (2)H(DQβ) chemical shifts of a considerable number of threonine, serine and leucine residues were assigned. This approach provides the basis for a general heteronuclear 3D MAS NMR assignment concept utilizing pulse sequences with (2)H(DQ)-(13)C transfer steps and evolution of deuterium double-quantum chemical shifts.
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- Daniela Lalli
- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Berlin, Germany
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Huang KY, Amodeo GA, Tong L, McDermott A. The structure of human ubiquitin in 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol: a new conformational switch. Protein Sci 2011; 20:630-9. [PMID: 21432937 PMCID: PMC3064841 DOI: 10.1002/pro.584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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A new crystal structure of human ubiquitin is reported at 1.8 Å resolution. Compared with the other known crystal structure or the solution NMR structure of monomeric human ubiquitin, this new structure is similar in its overall fold but differs with respect to the conformation of the backbone in a surface-exposed region. The conformation reported here resembles conformations previously seen in complex with deubiquinating enzymes, wherein the Asp52/Gly53 main chain and Glu24 side chain move. This movement exposes the backbone carbonyl of Asp52 to the exterior of the molecule, making it possible to engage in hydrogen-bond contacts with neighboring molecules, rather than in an internal hydrogen bond with the backbone of Glu24. This particular crystal form of ubiquitin has been used in a large number of solid state NMR studies. The structure described here elucidates the origin of many of the chemical shift differences comparing solution and solid state studies.
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- Kuo Ying Huang
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia UniversityNew York, New York 10027
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- Department of Biological Science, Columbia UniversityNew York, New York 10027
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- Department of Biological Science, Columbia UniversityNew York, New York 10027
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia UniversityNew York, New York 10027,*Correspondence to: Ann McDermott, Columbia University, Department of Chemistry, MC3113, New York, NY 10027. E-mail:
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Huber M, Hiller S, Schanda P, Ernst M, Böckmann A, Verel R, Meier BH. A Proton-Detected 4D Solid-State NMR Experiment for Protein Structure Determination. Chemphyschem 2011; 12:915-8. [DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201100062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Hefke F, Bagaria A, Reckel S, Ullrich SJ, Dötsch V, Glaubitz C, Güntert P. Optimization of amino acid type-specific 13C and 15N labeling for the backbone assignment of membrane proteins by solution- and solid-state NMR with the UPLABEL algorithm. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2011; 49:75-84. [PMID: 21170670 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-010-9462-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2010] [Accepted: 12/01/2010] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We present a computational method for finding optimal labeling patterns for the backbone assignment of membrane proteins and other large proteins that cannot be assigned by conventional strategies. Following the approach of Kainosho and Tsuji (Biochemistry 21:6273-6279 (1982)), types of amino acids are labeled with (13)C or/and (15)N such that cross peaks between (13)CO(i - 1) and (15)NH(i) result only for pairs of sequentially adjacent amino acids of which the first is labeled with (13)C and the second with (15)N. In this way, unambiguous sequence-specific assignments can be obtained for unique pairs of amino acids that occur exactly once in the sequence of the protein. To be practical, it is crucial to limit the number of differently labeled protein samples that have to be prepared while obtaining an optimal extent of labeled unique amino acid pairs. Our computer algorithm UPLABEL for optimal unique pair labeling, implemented in the program CYANA and in a standalone program, and also available through a web portal, uses combinatorial optimization to find for a given amino acid sequence labeling patterns that maximize the number of unique pair assignments with a minimal number of differently labeled protein samples. Various auxiliary conditions, including labeled amino acid availability and price, previously known partial assignments, and sequence regions of particular interest can be taken into account when determining optimal amino acid type-specific labeling patterns. The method is illustrated for the assignment of the human G-protein coupled receptor bradykinin B2 (B(2)R) and applied as a starting point for the backbone assignment of the membrane protein proteorhodopsin.
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- Frederik Hefke
- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str. 9, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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Schanda P, Meier BH, Ernst M. Quantitative Analysis of Protein Backbone Dynamics in Microcrystalline Ubiquitin by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2010; 132:15957-67. [PMID: 20977205 DOI: 10.1021/ja100726a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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- Paul Schanda
- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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- ETH Zürich, Physical Chemistry, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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Higman VA, Flinders J, Hiller M, Jehle S, Markovic S, Fiedler S, van Rossum BJ, Oschkinat H. Assigning large proteins in the solid state: a MAS NMR resonance assignment strategy using selectively and extensively 13C-labelled proteins. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2009; 44:245-60. [PMID: 19609683 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-009-9338-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2009] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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In recent years, solid-state magic-angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MAS NMR) has been growing into an important technique to study the structure of membrane proteins, amyloid fibrils and other protein preparations which do not form crystals or are insoluble. Currently, a key bottleneck is the assignment process due to the absence of the resolving power of proton chemical shifts. Particularly for large proteins (approximately >150 residues) it is difficult to obtain a full set of resonance assignments. In order to address this problem, we present an assignment method based upon samples prepared using [1,3-13C]- and [2-13C]-glycerol as the sole carbon source in the bacterial growth medium (so-called selectively and extensively labelled protein). Such samples give rise to higher quality spectra than uniformly [13C]-labelled protein samples, and have previously been used to obtain long-range restraints for use in structure calculations. Our method exploits the characteristic cross-peak patterns observed for the different amino acid types in 13C-13C correlation and 3D NCACX and NCOCX spectra. An in-depth analysis of the patterns and how they can be used to aid assignment is presented, using spectra of the chicken alpha-spectrin SH3 domain (62 residues), alphaB-crystallin (175 residues) and outer membrane protein G (OmpG, 281 residues) as examples. Using this procedure, over 90% of the Calpha, Cbeta, C' and N resonances in the core domain of alphaB-crystallin and around 73% in the flanking domains could be assigned (excluding 24 residues at the extreme termini of the protein).
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- Victoria A Higman
- Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany
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Agarwal V, Xue Y, Reif B, Skrynnikov NR. Protein Side-Chain Dynamics As Observed by Solution- and Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy: A Similarity Revealed. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:16611-21. [PMID: 19049457 DOI: 10.1021/ja804275p] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Vipin Agarwal
- Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany, and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
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- Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany, and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
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- Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany, and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
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- Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Robert-Rössle-Str. 10, 13125 Berlin, Germany, and Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, 560 Oval Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2084
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Scholz I, Huber M, Manolikas T, Meier BH, Ernst M. MIRROR recoupling and its application to spin diffusion under fast magic-angle spinning. Chem Phys Lett 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2008.05.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Helmus JJ, Nadaud PS, Höfer N, Jaroniec CP. Determination of methyl 13C-15N dipolar couplings in peptides and proteins by three-dimensional and four-dimensional magic-angle spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy. J Chem Phys 2008; 128:052314. [PMID: 18266431 DOI: 10.1063/1.2817638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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We describe three- and four-dimensional semiconstant-time transferred echo double resonance (SCT-TEDOR) magic-angle spinning solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments for the simultaneous measurement of multiple long-range (15)N-(13)C(methyl) dipolar couplings in uniformly (13)C, (15)N-enriched peptides and proteins with high resolution and sensitivity. The methods take advantage of (13)C spin topologies characteristic of the side-chain methyl groups in amino acids alanine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, threonine, and valine to encode up to three distinct frequencies ((15)N-(13)C(methyl) dipolar coupling, (15)N chemical shift, and (13)C(methyl) chemical shift) within a single SCT evolution period of initial duration approximately 1(1)J(CC) (where (1)J(CC) approximately 35 Hz, is the one-bond (13)C(methyl)-(13)C J-coupling) while concurrently suppressing the modulation of NMR coherences due to (13)C-(13)C and (15)N-(13)C J-couplings and transverse relaxation. The SCT-TEDOR schemes offer several important advantages over previous methods of this type. First, significant (approximately twofold to threefold) gains in experimental sensitivity can be realized for weak (15)N-(13)C(methyl) dipolar couplings (corresponding to structurally interesting, approximately 3.5 A or longer, distances) and typical (13)C(methyl) transverse relaxation rates. Second, the entire SCT evolution period can be used for (13)C(methyl) and/or (15)N frequency encoding, leading to increased spectral resolution with minimal additional coherence decay. Third, the experiments are inherently "methyl selective," which results in simplified NMR spectra and obviates the use of frequency-selective pulses or other spectral filtering techniques. Finally, the (15)N-(13)C cross-peak buildup trajectories are purely dipolar in nature (i.e., not influenced by J-couplings or relaxation), which enables the straightforward extraction of (15)N-(13)C(methyl) distances using an analytical model. The SCT-TEDOR experiments are demonstrated on a uniformly (13)C, (15)N-labeled peptide, N-acetyl-valine, and a 56 amino acid protein, B1 immunoglobulin-binding domain of protein G (GB1), where the measured (15)N-(13)C(methyl) dipolar couplings provide site-specific information about side-chain dihedral angles and the packing of protein molecules in the crystal lattice.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jonathan J Helmus
- Department of Chemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Manolikas T, Herrmann T, Meier BH. Protein Structure Determination from 13C Spin-Diffusion Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:3959-66. [DOI: 10.1021/ja078039s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Theofanis Manolikas
- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland, and Institute of Molecular Biology and Biophysics, ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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Verel R, Manolikas T, Siemer AB, Meier BH. Improved resolution in (13)C solid-state spectra through spin-state-selection. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2007; 184:322-9. [PMID: 17088090 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2006.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2006] [Revised: 09/21/2006] [Accepted: 09/26/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The application of a spin-state-selective coherence transfer experiment (INADEQUATE-SSS) to solid-state NMR spectroscopy is described. Two-dimensional (13)C double-quantum/single-quantum spectra without J splittings in both dimensions lead to enhanced spectral resolution. The method is demonstrated to significantly improve the spectral resolution of the crowded C'-C(alpha) region of two proteins.
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- René Verel
- Physical Chemistry, ETH Zurich, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, CH-8093 Zurich, Switzerland
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