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Beck LG, Krall JB, Nichols PJ, Vicens Q, Henen MA, Vögeli B. Solution NMR backbone assignment of the N-terminal tandem Zα1-Zα2 domains of Z-DNA binding protein 1. BIOMOLECULAR NMR ASSIGNMENTS 2024:10.1007/s12104-024-10195-1. [PMID: 39215796 DOI: 10.1007/s12104-024-10195-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 08/25/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
Abstract
The detection of nucleic acids that are present in atypical conformations is a crucial trigger of the innate immune response. Human Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1) is a pattern recognition receptor that harbors two Zα domains that recognize Z-DNA and Z-RNA. ZBP1 detects this alternate nucleic acid conformation as foreign, and upon stabilization of these substrates, it triggers activation of an immune response. Here, we present the backbone chemical shift assignment of a construct encompassing the Zα1 and Zα2 domains as well as the interconnecting linker of ZBP1. These assignments can be directly transferred to the isolated Zα1 and Zα2 domains, thereby demonstrating that these domains maintain virtually identical structures in the tandem context.
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- Lily G Beck
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, Center for Nuclear Receptors and Cell Signaling, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 77204, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA.
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Zachrdla M, Turhan E, Pötzl C, Sadet A, Vasos PR, Kurzbach D. Hyperpolarized nuclear Overhauser enhancement of alanine methyl groups by doubly relayed proton exchange. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2024; 364:107727. [PMID: 38941676 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2024.107727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 06/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/30/2024]
Abstract
Hyperpolarized water in dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (dDNP) experiments has emerged as a promising method for enhancing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signals, particularly in studies of proteins and peptides. Herein, we focus on the application of "proton exchange-doubly relayed" nuclear Overhauser effects (NOE) from hyperpolarized water to achieve positive signal enhancement of methyl groups in the side chain of an alanine-glycine peptide. In particular, we show a cascade hyperpolarization transfer. Initial proton exchange between solvent and amide introduces hyperpolarization into the peptide. Subsequently, intermolecular NOE relays the hyperpolarization first to Ala-Hα and then in a second step to the Ala-CH3 moiety. Both NOEs have negative signs. Hence, the twice-relayed NOE pathway leads to a positive signal enhancement of the methyl group with respect to the thermal equilibrium magnetization. This effect might indicate a way towards hyperpolarized water-based signal enhancement for methyl groups, which are often used for NMR studies of large proteins in solution.
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- Milan Zachrdla
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria; University of Vienna, Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Währinger Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Biophysics and Biomedical Applications Laboratory and Group, LGED, Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics, "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH, Reactorului Street, No. 30, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria; Biophysics and Biomedical Applications Laboratory and Group, LGED, Extreme Light Infrastructure-Nuclear Physics, "Horia Hulubei" National Institute for Physics and Nuclear Engineering IFIN-HH, Reactorului Street, No. 30, 077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania; University of Bucharest, Interdisciplinary School for Doctoral Studies (ISDS), 36-46 Bd Kogalniceanu, RO-050107 Bucharest, Romania
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Widmalm G. Glycan Shape, Motions, and Interactions Explored by NMR Spectroscopy. JACS AU 2024; 4:20-39. [PMID: 38274261 PMCID: PMC10807006 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.3c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 12/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Glycans in the form of oligosaccharides, polysaccharides, and glycoconjugates are ubiquitous in nature, and their structures range from linear assemblies to highly branched and decorated constructs. Solution state NMR spectroscopy facilitates elucidation of preferred conformations and shapes of the saccharides, motions, and dynamic aspects related to processes over time as well as the study of transient interactions with proteins. Identification of intermolecular networks at the atomic level of detail in recognition events by carbohydrate-binding proteins known as lectins, unraveling interactions with antibodies, and revealing substrate scope and action of glycosyl transferases employed for synthesis of oligo- and polysaccharides may efficiently be analyzed by NMR spectroscopy. By utilizing NMR active nuclei present in glycans and derivatives thereof, including isotopically enriched compounds, highly detailed information can be obtained by the experiments. Subsequent analysis may be aided by quantum chemical calculations of NMR parameters, machine learning-based methodologies and artificial intelligence. Interpretation of the results from NMR experiments can be complemented by extensive molecular dynamics simulations to obtain three-dimensional dynamic models, thereby clarifying molecular recognition processes involving the glycans.
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- Göran Widmalm
- Department of Organic Chemistry,
Arrhenius Laboratory, Stockholm University, S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Negroni M, Turhan E, Kress T, Ceillier M, Jannin S, Kurzbach D. Frémy's Salt as a Low-Persistence Hyperpolarization Agent: Efficient Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Plus Rapid Radical Scavenging. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:20680-20686. [PMID: 36322908 PMCID: PMC9673139 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c07960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a key technique for molecular structure determination in solution. However, due to its low sensitivity, many efforts have been made to improve signal strengths and reduce the required substrate amounts. In this regard, dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (DDNP) is a versatile approach as signal enhancements of over 10 000-fold are achievable. Samples are signal-enhanced ex situ by transferring electronic polarization from radicals to nuclear spins before dissolving and shuttling the boosted sample to an NMR spectrometer for detection. However, the applicability of DDNP suffers from one major drawback, namely, paramagnetic relaxation enhancements (PREs) that critically reduce relaxation times due to the codissolved radicals. PREs are the primary source of polarization losses canceling the signal improvements obtained by DNP. We solve this problem by using potassium nitrosodisulfonate (Frémy's salt) as polarization agent (PA), which provides high nuclear spin polarization and allows for rapid scavenging under mild reducing conditions. We demonstrate the potential of Frémy's salt, (i) showing that both 1H and 13C polarization of ∼30% can be achieved and (ii) describing a hybrid sample shuttling system (HySSS) that can be used with any DDNP/NMR combination to remove the PA before NMR detection. This gadget mixes the hyperpolarized solution with a radical scavenger and injects it into an NMR tube, providing, within a few seconds, quantitatively radical-free, highly polarized solutions. The cost efficiency and broad availability of Frémy's salt might facilitate the use of DDNP in many fields of research.
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- Mattia Negroni
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Yusuf
Hamied Department of Chemistry, University
of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, CB2 1EW, U.K.
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- Centre
de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très
Hauts Champs (UMR 5082) Université de Lyon/CNRS/Université
Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon, 5 Rue de la Doua, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Centre
de Résonance Magnétique Nucléaire à Très
Hauts Champs (UMR 5082) Université de Lyon/CNRS/Université
Claude Bernard Lyon 1/ENS de Lyon, 5 Rue de la Doua, 69100 Villeurbanne, France
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger Straße 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Epasto LM, Honegger P, Che K, Kozak F, Jörg F, Schröder C, Kurzbach D. Nuclear Overhauser spectroscopy in hyperpolarized water - chemical vs. magnetic exchange. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:11661-11664. [PMID: 36169286 PMCID: PMC9578288 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc03735a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 09/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (dDNP) is a versatile hyperpolarization technique to boost signal intensities in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. The possibility to dissolve biomolecules in a hyperpolarized aqueous buffer under mild conditions has recently widened the scope of NMR by dDNP. The water-to-target hyperpolarization transfer mechanisms remain yet unclear, not least due to an often-encountered dilemma of dDNP experiments: The strongly enhanced signal intensities are accompanied by limited structural information as data acquisition is restricted to short time series of only one-dimensional spectra or a single correlation spectrum. Tackling this challenge, we combine dDNP with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and predictions of cross-relaxation rates to unravel the spin dynamics of magnetization flow in hyperpolarized solutions.
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- Ludovica Martina Epasto
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- University of Vienna, Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Währingerstr. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Computational Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Department of Systems Biology, Harvard Medical School, 200 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
- University of Vienna, Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Währingerstr. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), Währingerstr. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Computational Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Computational Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 17, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Department of Biological Chemistry, Währingerstr. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
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Epasto LM, Che K, Kozak F, Selimovic A, Kadeřávek P, Kurzbach D. Toward protein NMR at physiological concentrations by hyperpolarized water-Finding and mapping uncharted conformational spaces. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabq5179. [PMID: 35930648 PMCID: PMC9355353 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abq5179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a key method for determining the structural dynamics of proteins in their native solution state. However, the low sensitivity of NMR typically necessitates nonphysiologically high sample concentrations, which often limit the relevance of the recorded data. We show how to use hyperpolarized water by dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (DDNP) to acquire protein spectra at concentrations of 1 μM within seconds and with a high signal-to-noise ratio. The importance of approaching physiological concentrations is demonstrated for the vital MYC-associated factor X, which we show to switch conformations when diluted. While in vitro conditions lead to a population of the well-documented dimer, concentrations lowered by more than two orders of magnitude entail dimer dissociation and formation of a globularly folded monomer. We identified this structure by integrating DDNP with computational techniques to overcome the often-encountered constraint of DDNP of limited structural information provided by the typically detected one-dimensional spectra.
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- Ludovica M. Epasto
- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Masaryk University, CEITEC, Kamenice 5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- University of Vienna, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, Währinger Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Negroni M, Guarin D, Che K, Epasto LM, Turhan E, Selimović A, Kozak F, Cousin S, Abergel D, Bodenhausen G, Kurzbach D. Inversion of Hyperpolarized 13C NMR Signals through Cross-Correlated Cross-Relaxation in Dissolution DNP Experiments. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:4599-4610. [PMID: 35675502 PMCID: PMC9234958 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c03375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (DDNP) is a versatile tool to boost signal amplitudes in solution-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. For DDNP, nuclei are spin-hyperpolarized "ex situ" in a dedicated DNP device and then transferred to an NMR spectrometer for detection. Dramatic signal enhancements can be achieved, enabling shorter acquisition times, real-time monitoring of fast reactions, and reduced sample concentrations. Here, we show how the sample transfer in DDNP experiments can affect NMR spectra through cross-correlated cross-relaxation (CCR), especially in the case of low-field passages. Such processes can selectively invert signals of 13C spins in proton-carrying moieties. For their investigations, we use schemes for simultaneous or "parallel" detection of hyperpolarized 1H and 13C nuclei. We find that 1H → 13C CCR can invert signals of 13C spins if the proton polarization is close to 100%. We deduce that low-field passage in a DDNP experiment, a common occurrence due to the introduction of so-called "ultra-shielded" magnets, accelerates these effects due to field-dependent paramagnetic relaxation enhancements that can influence CCR. The reported effects are demonstrated for various molecules, laboratory layouts, and DDNP systems. As coupled 13C-1H spin systems are ubiquitous, we expect similar effects to be observed in various DDNP experiments. This might be exploited for selective spectroscopic labeling of hydrocarbons.
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- Mattia Negroni
- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Athinoula
A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
- Polarize
ApS, 1808 Frederiksberg, Denmark
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institut
de Chimie Radicalaire—UMR 7273, Saint-Jérôme
Campus, Av. Esc. Normandie Niemen, Aix-Marseille Université/CNRS, 13397 Marseille
Cedex 20, France
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- Laboratoire
des Biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, École
Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université,
CNRS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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- Laboratoire
des Biomolécules, LBM, Département de chimie, École
Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Sorbonne Université,
CNRS, 24 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris, France
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Institute of Biological Chemistry, University Vienna, Währinger
Str. 38, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Lhoste C, Lorandel B, Praud C, Marchand A, Mishra R, Dey A, Bernard A, Dumez JN, Giraudeau P. Ultrafast 2D NMR for the analysis of complex mixtures. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 130-131:1-46. [PMID: 36113916 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2022.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
2D NMR is extensively used in many different fields, and its potential for the study of complex biochemical or chemical mixtures has been widely demonstrated. 2D NMR gives the ability to resolve peaks that overlap in 1D spectra, while providing both structural and quantitative information. However, complex mixtures are often analysed in situations where the data acquisition time is a crucial limitation, due to an ongoing chemical reaction or a moving sample from a hyphenated technique, or to the high-throughput requirement associated with large sample collections. Among the great diversity of available fast 2D methods, ultrafast (or single-scan) 2D NMR is probably the most general and versatile approach for complex mixture analysis. Indeed, ultrafast NMR has undergone an impressive number of methodological developments that have helped turn it into an efficient analytical tool, and numerous applications to the analysis of mixtures have been reported. This review first summarizes the main concepts, features and practical limitations of ultrafast 2D NMR, as well as the methodological developments that improved its analytical potential. Then, a detailed description of the main applications of ultrafast 2D NMR to mixture analysis is given. The two major application fields of ultrafast 2D NMR are first covered, i.e., reaction/process monitoring and metabolomics. Then, the potential of ultrafast 2D NMR for the analysis of hyperpolarized mixtures is described, as well as recent developments in oriented media. This review focuses on high-resolution liquid-state 2D experiments (including benchtop NMR) that include at least one spectroscopic dimension (i.e., 2D spectroscopy and DOSY) but does not cover in depth applications without spectral resolution and/or in inhomogeneous fields.
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- Célia Lhoste
- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes F-44000, France
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- Nantes Université, CNRS, CEISAM UMR 6230, Nantes F-44000, France
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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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Hilty C, Kurzbach D, Frydman L. Hyperpolarized water as universal sensitivity booster in biomolecular NMR. Nat Protoc 2022; 17:1621-1657. [PMID: 35546640 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-022-00693-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Abstract
NMR spectroscopy is the only method to access the structural dynamics of biomolecules at high (atomistic) resolution in their native solution state. However, this method's low sensitivity has two important consequences: (i) typically experiments have to be performed at high concentrations that increase sensitivity but are not physiological, and (ii) signals have to be accumulated over long periods, complicating the determination of interaction kinetics on the order of seconds and impeding studies of unstable systems. Both limitations are of equal, fundamental relevance: non-native conditions are of limited pharmacological relevance, and the function of proteins, enzymes and nucleic acids often relies on their interaction kinetics. To overcome these limitations, we have developed applications that involve 'hyperpolarized water' to boost signal intensities in NMR of proteins and nucleic acids. The technique includes four stages: (i) preparation of the biomolecule in partially deuterated buffers, (ii) preparation of 'hyperpolarized' water featuring enhanced 1H NMR signals via cryogenic dynamic nuclear polarization, (iii) sudden melting of the cryogenic pellet and dissolution of the protein or nucleic acid in the hyperpolarized water (enabling spontaneous exchanges of protons between water and target) and (iv) recording signal-amplified NMR spectra targeting either labile 1H or neighboring 15N/13C nuclei in the biomolecule. Water in the ensuing experiments is used as a universal 'hyperpolarization' agent, rendering the approach versatile and applicable to any biomolecule possessing labile hydrogens. Thus, questions can be addressed, ranging from protein and RNA folding problems to resolving structure-function relationships of intrinsically disordered proteins to investigating membrane interactions.
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- Christian Hilty
- Chemistry Department, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Institute for Biological Chemistry, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel.
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Dai D, Wang X, Liu Y, Yang XL, Glaubitz C, Denysenkov V, He X, Prisner T, Mao J. Room-temperature dynamic nuclear polarization enhanced NMR spectroscopy of small biological molecules in water. Nat Commun 2021; 12:6880. [PMID: 34824218 PMCID: PMC8616939 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27067-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a powerful and popular technique for probing the molecular structures, dynamics and chemical properties. However the conventional NMR spectroscopy is bottlenecked by its low sensitivity. Dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) boosts NMR sensitivity by orders of magnitude and resolves this limitation. In liquid-state this revolutionizing technique has been restricted to a few specific non-biological model molecules in organic solvents. Here we show that the carbon polarization in small biological molecules, including carbohydrates and amino acids, can be enhanced sizably by in situ Overhauser DNP (ODNP) in water at room temperature and at high magnetic field. An observed connection between ODNP 13C enhancement factor and paramagnetic 13C NMR shift has led to the exploration of biologically relevant heterocyclic compound indole. The QM/MM MD simulation underscores the dynamics of intermolecular hydrogen bonds as the driving force for the scalar ODNP in a long-living radical-substrate complex. Our work reconciles results obtained by DNP spectroscopy, paramagnetic NMR and computational chemistry and provides new mechanistic insights into the high-field scalar ODNP.
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- Danhua Dai
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
- College of Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310023, China
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
- NYU-ECNU Center for Computational Chemistry at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai, 200062, China.
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60438, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Residue-resolved monitoring of protein hyperpolarization at sub-second time resolution. Commun Chem 2021; 4:147. [PMID: 36697662 PMCID: PMC9814832 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-021-00587-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Signal-enhancement techniques for NMR spectroscopy are important to amplify the weak resonances provided by nuclear spins. Recently, 'hyperpolarization' techniques have been intensively investigated. These provide nuclear spin states far from equilibrium yielding strong signal boosts up to four orders of magnitude. Here we propose a method for real-time NMR of 'hyperpolarized' proteins at residue resolution. The approach is based on dissolution dynamic nuclear polarization (d-DNP), which enables the use of hyperpolarized buffers that selectively boost NMR signals of solvent-exposed protein residues. The resulting spectral sparseness and signal enhancements enable recording of residue-resolved spectra at a 2 Hz sampling rate. Thus, we monitor the hyperpolarization level of different protein residues simultaneously under near-physiological conditions. We aim to address two points: 1) NMR experiments are often performed under conditions that increase sensitivity but are physiologically irrelevant; 2) long signal accumulation impedes fast real-time monitoring. Both limitations are of fundamental relevance to ascertain pharmacological relevance and study protein kinetics.
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Felli IC, Bermel W, Pierattelli R. Exclusively heteronuclear NMR experiments for the investigation of intrinsically disordered proteins: focusing on proline residues. MAGNETIC RESONANCE (GOTTINGEN, GERMANY) 2021; 2:511-522. [PMID: 37904768 PMCID: PMC10539766 DOI: 10.5194/mr-2-511-2021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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NMR represents a key spectroscopic technique that contributes to the emerging field of highly flexible, intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) or protein regions (IDRs) that lack a stable three-dimensional structure. A set of exclusively heteronuclear NMR experiments tailored for proline residues, highly abundant in IDPs/IDRs, are presented here. They provide a valuable complement to the widely used approach based on amide proton detection, filling the gap introduced by the lack of amide protons in proline residues within polypeptide chains. The novel experiments have very interesting properties for the investigations of IDPs/IDRs of increasing complexity.
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Affiliation(s)
- Isabella C. Felli
- CERM and Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbH, Silberstreifen 4, 76287 Rheinstetten, Germany
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- CERM and Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Florence, Italy
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Structural Constraint of Osteopontin Facilitates Efficient Binding to CD44. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11060813. [PMID: 34070790 PMCID: PMC8228714 DOI: 10.3390/biom11060813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Since the original description in 1996, the interaction between the cytokine osteopontin (OPN) and the homing receptor CD44 has been extensively studied in cancer, inflammation, bone remodeling, and various other conditions. Alternative splicing and extensive posttranslational modifications by both binding partners, as well as the possibility for lateral recruitment of additional membrane receptors or soluble co-ligands into a complex have left the exact molecular requirements for high-affinity OPN-CD44 binding unresolved. We now report that there is a moderate engagement between the unmodified molecules, which results in curved double-reciprocal plots for OPN titration, suggesting the existence of two binding sites or two binding conformations. Structural constraint of OPN, by immobilization or by addition of heparin, is required for its strong ligation of CD44. Prior literature provides evidence that heparin binding to OPN prompts the unfolding of a core element in the protein. This conformational adjustment may be essential for efficient CD44 interaction. The integrin α9β1 seems to compete with the OPN-CD44 engagement, while the integrin αVβ3 reflects additive binding, suggesting that the CD44 contact sites on OPN are downstream of the RGD motif but overlap with the SVVYGLR domain. Hyaluronate has no effect, placing the relevant domain on CD44 downstream of the N-terminus.
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