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Tibble RW, Gross JD. A call to order: Examining structured domains in biomolecular condensates. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2023; 346:107318. [PMID: 36657879 PMCID: PMC10878105 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2022.107318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
Diverse cellular processes have been observed or predicted to occur in biomolecular condensates, which are comprised of proteins and nucleic acids that undergo liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS). Protein-driven LLPS often involves weak, multivalent interactions between intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs). Due to their inherent lack of defined tertiary structures, NMR has been a powerful resource for studying the behavior and interactions of IDRs in condensates. While IDRs in proteins are necessary for phase separation, core proteins enriched in condensates often contain structured domains that are essential for their function and contribute to phase separation. How phase separation can affect the structure and conformational dynamics of structured domains is critical for understanding how biochemical reactions can be effectively regulated in cellular condensates. In this perspective, we discuss the consequences phase separation can have on structured domains and outline NMR observables we believe are useful for assessing protein structure and dynamics in condensates.
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- Ryan W Tibble
- Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, San Francisco, United States; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, United States
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- Program in Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of California, San Francisco, United States; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California, San Francisco, United States.
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Thanks to recent
improvements in NMR spectrometer hardware and
pulse sequence design, modern 13C NMR has become a useful
tool for biomolecular applications. The complete assignment of a protein
can be accomplished by using 13C detected multinuclear
experiments and it can provide unique information relevant for the
study of a variety of different biomolecules including paramagnetic
proteins and intrinsically disordered proteins. A wide range of NMR
observables can be measured, concurring to the structural and dynamic
characterization of a protein in isolation, as part of a larger complex,
or even inside a living cell. We present the different properties
of 13C with respect to 1H, which provide the
rationale for the experiments developed and their application, the
technical aspects that need to be faced, and the many experimental
variants designed to address different cases. Application areas where
these experiments successfully complement proton NMR are also described.
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- Isabella C Felli
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" and Magnetic Resonance Center, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff" and Magnetic Resonance Center, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
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Vincenzi M, Mercurio FA, Leone M. NMR Spectroscopy in the Conformational Analysis of Peptides: An Overview. Curr Med Chem 2021; 28:2729-2782. [PMID: 32614739 DOI: 10.2174/0929867327666200702131032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 05/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND NMR spectroscopy is one of the most powerful tools to study the structure and interaction properties of peptides and proteins from a dynamic perspective. Knowing the bioactive conformations of peptides is crucial in the drug discovery field to design more efficient analogue ligands and inhibitors of protein-protein interactions targeting therapeutically relevant systems. OBJECTIVE This review provides a toolkit to investigate peptide conformational properties by NMR. METHODS Articles cited herein, related to NMR studies of peptides and proteins were mainly searched through PubMed and the web. More recent and old books on NMR spectroscopy written by eminent scientists in the field were consulted as well. RESULTS The review is mainly focused on NMR tools to gain the 3D structure of small unlabeled peptides. It is more application-oriented as it is beyond its goal to deliver a profound theoretical background. However, the basic principles of 2D homonuclear and heteronuclear experiments are briefly described. Protocols to obtain isotopically labeled peptides and principal triple resonance experiments needed to study them, are discussed as well. CONCLUSION NMR is a leading technique in the study of conformational preferences of small flexible peptides whose structure can be often only described by an ensemble of conformations. Although NMR studies of peptides can be easily and fast performed by canonical protocols established a few decades ago, more recently we have assisted to tremendous improvements of NMR spectroscopy to investigate instead large systems and overcome its molecular weight limit.
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- Marian Vincenzi
- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council of Italy, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council of Italy, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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- Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, National Research Council of Italy, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Naples, Italy
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Schiavina M, Salladini E, Murrali MG, Tria G, Felli IC, Pierattelli R, Longhi S. Ensemble description of the intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain of the Nipah virus P/V protein from combined NMR and SAXS. Sci Rep 2020; 10:19574. [PMID: 33177626 PMCID: PMC7658984 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-76522-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Using SAXS and NMR spectroscopy, we herein provide a high-resolution description of the intrinsically disordered N-terminal domain (PNT, aa 1-406) shared by the Nipah virus (NiV) phosphoprotein (P) and V protein, two key players in viral genome replication and in evasion of the host innate immune response, respectively. The use of multidimensional NMR spectroscopy allowed us to assign as much as 91% of the residues of this intrinsically disordered domain whose size constitutes a technical challenge for NMR studies. Chemical shifts and nuclear relaxation measurements provide the picture of a highly flexible protein. The combination of SAXS and NMR information enabled the description of the conformational ensemble of the protein in solution. The present results, beyond providing an overall description of the conformational behavior of this intrinsically disordered region, also constitute an asset for obtaining atomistic information in future interaction studies with viral and/or cellular partners. The present study can thus be regarded as the starting point towards the design of inhibitors that by targeting crucial protein-protein interactions involving PNT might be instrumental to combat this deadly virus.
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- Marco Schiavina
- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Lab. Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), UMR 7257, Aix-Marseille University and CNRS, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, Marseille, France
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Florence Center for Electron Nanoscopy (FloCEN), University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Magnetic Resonance Center (CERM), University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della Lastruccia 3-13, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
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- Lab. Architecture et Fonction des Macromolécules Biologiques (AFMB), UMR 7257, Aix-Marseille University and CNRS, 163 Avenue de Luminy, Case 932, Marseille, France.
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Bodor A, Haller JD, Bouguechtouli C, Theillet FX, Nyitray L, Luy B. Power of Pure Shift HαCα Correlations: A Way to Characterize Biomolecules under Physiological Conditions. Anal Chem 2020; 92:12423-12428. [PMID: 32786451 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) constitute an important class of biomolecules with high flexibility. Atomic-resolution studies for these molecules are essentially limited to NMR spectroscopy, which should be performed under physiological pH and temperature to populate relevant conformational ensembles. In this context, however, fundamental problems arise with established triple resonance NMR experiments: high solvent accessibility of IDPs promotes water exchange, which disfavors classical amide 1H-detection, while 13C-detection suffers from significantly reduced sensitivity. A favorable alternative, the conventional detection of nonexchangeable 1Hα, so far resulted in broad signals with insufficient resolution and sensitivity. To overcome this, we introduce here a selective Hα,Cα-correlating pure shift detection scheme, the selective Hα,Cα-HSQC (SHACA-HSQC), using extensive hetero- and homonuclear decoupling applicable to aqueous samples (≥90% H2O) and tested on small molecules and proteins. SHACA-HSQC spectra acquired on IDPs provide uncompromised resolution and sensitivity (up to fivefold increased S/N compared to the standard 1H,13C-HSQC), as shown for resonance distinction and unambiguous assignment on the disordered transactivation domain of the tumor suppressor p53, α-synuclein, and folded ubiquitin. The detection scheme can be implemented in any 1Hα-detected triple resonance experiment and may also form the basis for the detection of isotope-labeled markers in biological studies or compound libraries.
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- Andrea Bodor
- Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Institut für Organische Chemie and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen 4-Magnetische Resonanz, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, Karlsruhe 76133, Germany
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- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell, UMR9198, CNRS/CEA/ University of Paris Saclay, Gif-Sur-Yvette 911991, France
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- Institute of Integrative Biology of the Cell, UMR9198, CNRS/CEA/ University of Paris Saclay, Gif-Sur-Yvette 911991, France
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- Department of Biochemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, Budapest 1117, Hungary
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- Institut für Organische Chemie and Institut für Biologische Grenzflächen 4-Magnetische Resonanz, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT), Fritz-Haber-Weg 6, Karlsruhe 76133, Germany
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Salient Features of Monomeric Alpha-Synuclein Revealed by NMR Spectroscopy. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10030428. [PMID: 32164323 PMCID: PMC7175124 DOI: 10.3390/biom10030428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Elucidating the structural details of proteins is highly valuable and important for the proper understanding of protein function. In the case of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), however, obtaining the structural details is quite challenging, as the traditional structural biology tools have only limited use. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a unique experimental tool that provides ensemble conformations of IDPs at atomic resolution, and when studying IDPs, a slightly different experimental strategy needs to be employed than the one used for globular proteins. We address this point by reviewing many NMR investigations carried out on the α-synuclein protein, the aggregation of which is strongly correlated with Parkinson’s disease.
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Orton HW, Stanek J, Schubeis T, Foucaudeau D, Ollier C, Draney AW, Le Marchand T, Cala‐De Paepe D, Felli IC, Pierattelli R, Hiller S, Bermel W, Pintacuda G. Protein‐NMR‐Resonanzzuordnung ohne Spektralanalyse: automatisierte Festkörper‐Projektionsspektroskopie in 5D (SO‐APSY). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201912211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Henry W. Orton
- Research School of ChemistryAustralian National University Canberra ACT 2601 Australien
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Warsaw 02089 Warsaw Polen
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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- CERM and Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florence 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italien
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- CERM and Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florence 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italien
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbH Silberstreifen 76287 Rheinstetten Deutschland
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne Frankreich
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Orton HW, Stanek J, Schubeis T, Foucaudeau D, Ollier C, Draney AW, Le Marchand T, Cala‐De Paepe D, Felli IC, Pierattelli R, Hiller S, Bermel W, Pintacuda G. Protein NMR Resonance Assignment without Spectral Analysis: 5D SOlid‐State Automated Projection SpectroscopY (SO‐APSY). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:2380-2384. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201912211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Henry W. Orton
- Research School of ChemistryAustralian National University Canberra ACT 2601 Australia
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
- Faculty of ChemistryUniversity of Warsaw 02089 Warsaw Poland
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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- CERM and Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florence 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- CERM and Department of ChemistryUniversity of Florence 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Italy
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbH Silberstreifen 76287 Rheinstetten Germany
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- Centre de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très Hauts Champs (FRE 2034 CNRS, UCBL, ENS Lyon)Université de Lyon 69100 Villeurbanne France
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Wong LE, Kim TH, Muhandiram DR, Forman-Kay JD, Kay LE. NMR Experiments for Studies of Dilute and Condensed Protein Phases: Application to the Phase-Separating Protein CAPRIN1. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2471-2489. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Leo E. Wong
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Hospital for Sick Children, Program in Molecular Medicine, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Hospital for Sick Children, Program in Molecular Medicine, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A8, Canada
- Hospital for Sick Children, Program in Molecular Medicine, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8, Canada
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Hansen DF. Using Deep Neural Networks to Reconstruct Non-uniformly Sampled NMR Spectra. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2019; 73:577-585. [PMID: 31292846 PMCID: PMC6859195 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-019-00265-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/25/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Non-uniform and sparse sampling of multi-dimensional NMR spectra has over the last decade become an important tool to allow for fast acquisition of multi-dimensional NMR spectra with high resolution. The success of non-uniform sampling NMR hinge on both the development of algorithms to accurately reconstruct the sparsely sampled spectra and the design of sampling schedules that maximise the information contained in the sampled data. Traditionally, the reconstruction tools and algorithms have aimed at reconstructing the full spectrum and thus 'fill out the missing points' in the time-domain spectrum, although other techniques are based on multi-dimensional decomposition and extraction of multi-dimensional shapes. Also over the last decade, machine learning, deep neural networks, and artificial intelligence have seen new applications in an enormous range of sciences, including analysis of MRI spectra. As a proof-of-principle, it is shown here that simple deep neural networks can be trained to reconstruct sparsely sampled NMR spectra. For the reconstruction of two-dimensional NMR spectra, reconstruction using a deep neural network performs as well, if not better than, the currently and widely used techniques. It is therefore anticipated that deep neural networks provide a very valuable tool for the reconstruction of sparsely sampled NMR spectra in the future to come.
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- D Flemming Hansen
- Division of Biosciences, Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, WC1E 6BT, UK.
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Dong C, Garen CR, Mercier P, Petersen NO, Woodside MT. Characterizing the inhibition of α-synuclein oligomerization by a pharmacological chaperone that prevents prion formation by the protein PrP. Protein Sci 2019; 28:1690-1702. [PMID: 31306510 DOI: 10.1002/pro.3684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
Aggregation of the disordered protein α-synuclein into amyloid fibrils is a central feature of synucleinopathies, neurodegenerative disorders that include Parkinson's disease. Small, pre-fibrillar oligomers of misfolded α-synuclein are thought to be the key toxic entities, and α-synuclein misfolding can propagate in a prion-like way. We explored whether a compound with anti-prion activity that can bind to unfolded parts of the protein PrP, the cyclic tetrapyrrole Fe-TMPyP, was also active against α-synuclein aggregation. Observing the initial stages of aggregation via fluorescence cross-correlation spectroscopy, we found that Fe-TMPyP inhibited small oligomer formation in a dose-dependent manner. Fe-TMPyP also inhibited the formation of mature amyloid fibrils in vitro, as detected by thioflavin T fluorescence. Isothermal titration calorimetry indicated Fe-TMPyP bound to monomeric α-synuclein with a stoichiometry of 2, and two-dimensional heteronuclear single quantum coherence NMR spectra revealed significant interactions between Fe-TMPyP and the C-terminus of the protein. These results suggest commonalities among aggregation mechanisms for α-synuclein and the prion protein may exist that can be exploited as therapeutic targets.
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- Chunhua Dong
- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- National High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre (NANUC), Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Schiavina M, Murrali MG, Pontoriero L, Sainati V, Kümmerle R, Bermel W, Pierattelli R, Felli IC. Taking Simultaneous Snapshots of Intrinsically Disordered Proteins in Action. Biophys J 2019; 117:46-55. [PMID: 31176511 PMCID: PMC6626832 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2019.05.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) as well as intrinsically disordered regions (IDRs) of complex protein machineries have recently been recognized as key players in many cellular functions. NMR represents a unique tool to access atomic resolution structural and dynamic information on highly flexible IDPs/IDRs. Improvements in instrumental sensitivity made heteronuclear direct detection possible for biomolecular NMR applications. The CON experiment has become one of the most useful NMR experiments to get a snapshot of an IDP/IDR in conditions approaching physiological ones. The availability of NMR spectrometers equipped with multiple receivers now enables the acquisition of several experiments simultaneously instead of one after the other. Here, we propose several variants of the CON experiment in which, during the recovery delay, a second two-dimensional experiment is acquired, either based on 1H detection (CON//HN) or on 15N detection (CON//btNH, CON//(H)CAN). The possibility to collect simultaneous snapshots of an IDP/IDR through different two-dimensional spectra provides a novel tool to follow chemical reactions, such as the occurrence of posttranslational modifications, as well as to study samples of limited lifetime such as cell lysates or whole cells.
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- Marco Schiavina
- Magnetic Resonance Center and Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center and Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center and Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center and Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center and Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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- Magnetic Resonance Center and Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff," University of Florence, Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy.
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Fredriksson J, Bermel W, Billeter M. Complete protein assignment from sets of spectra recorded overnight. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2019; 73:59-70. [PMID: 30771052 PMCID: PMC6441399 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-019-00226-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A flexible and scalable approach for protein NMR is introduced that builds on rapid data collection via projection spectroscopy and analysis of the spectral input data via joint decomposition. Input data may originate from various types of spectra, depending on the ultimate goal: these may result from experiments based on triple-resonance pulse sequences, or on TOCSY or NOESY sequences, or mixtures thereof. Flexible refers to the free choice of spectra for the joint decompositions depending on the purpose: assignments, structure, dynamics, interactions. Scalable means that the approach is open to the addition of similar or different experiments, e.g. larger proteins may require a wider selection of triple-resonance based experiments. Central to the proposed approach is the mutual support among the different spectra during the spectral analysis: for example, sparser triple-resonance spectra may help decomposing (separating) spin systems in a TOCSY or identifying unique NOEs. In the example presented, backbone plus side chain assignments of ubiquitin were obtained from the combination of either two or three of the following projection experiments: a 4D HCCCONH, a 4D HNCACO and a 3D HNCACB. In all cases, TOCSY data (4D HCCCONH) proved crucial not only for the side chain assignments, but also for the sequential assignment. Even when total recording time was reduced to about 10 h, nearly complete assignments were obtained, with very few missing assignments and even fewer differences to a reference.
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- Jonas Fredriksson
- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, 40530, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Transient Secondary Structures as General Target-Binding Motifs in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19113614. [PMID: 30445805 PMCID: PMC6275026 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19113614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Revised: 11/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are unorthodox proteins that do not form three-dimensional structures under non-denaturing conditions, but perform important biological functions. In addition, IDPs are associated with many critical diseases including cancers, neurodegenerative diseases, and viral diseases. Due to the generic name of “unstructured” proteins used for IDPs in the early days, the notion that IDPs would be completely unstructured down to the level of secondary structures has prevailed for a long time. During the last two decades, ample evidence has been accumulated showing that IDPs in their target-free state are pre-populated with transient secondary structures critical for target binding. Nevertheless, such a message did not seem to have reached with sufficient clarity to the IDP or protein science community largely because similar but different expressions were used to denote the fundamentally same phenomenon of presence of such transient secondary structures, which is not surprising for a quickly evolving field. Here, we summarize the critical roles that these transient secondary structures play for diverse functions of IDPs by describing how various expressions referring to transient secondary structures have been used in different contexts.
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Kim DH, Han KH. PreSMo Target-Binding Signatures in Intrinsically Disordered Proteins. Mol Cells 2018; 41:889-899. [PMID: 30352491 PMCID: PMC6199570 DOI: 10.14348/molcells.2018.0192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
Abstract
Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) are highly unorthodox proteins that do not form three-dimensional structures under physiological conditions. The discovery of IDPs has destroyed the classical structure-function paradigm in protein science, 3-D structure = function, because IDPs even without well-folded 3-D structures are still capable of performing important biological functions and furthermore are associated with fatal diseases such as cancers, neurodegenerative diseases and viral pandemics. Pre-structured motifs (PreSMos) refer to transient local secondary structural elements present in the target-unbound state of IDPs. During the last two decades PreSMos have been steadily acknowledged as the critical determinants for target binding in dozens of IDPs. To date, the PreSMo concept provides the most convincing structural rationale explaining the IDP-target binding behavior at an atomic resolution. Here we present a brief developmental history of PreSMos and describe their common characteristics. We also provide a list of newly discovered PreSMos along with their functional relevance.
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Affiliation(s)
- Do-Hyoung Kim
- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141,
Korea
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- Genome Editing Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 34141,
Korea
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