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Characterization of protein unfolding by fast cross-linking mass spectrometry using di-ortho-phthalaldehyde cross-linkers. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1468. [PMID: 35304446 PMCID: PMC8933431 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28879-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Chemical cross-linking of proteins coupled with mass spectrometry is widely used in protein structural analysis. In this study we develop a class of non-hydrolyzable amine-selective di-ortho-phthalaldehyde (DOPA) cross-linkers, one of which is called DOPA2. Cross-linking of proteins with DOPA2 is 60-120 times faster than that with the N-hydroxysuccinimide ester cross-linker DSS. Compared with DSS cross-links, DOPA2 cross-links show better agreement with the crystal structures of tested proteins. More importantly, DOPA2 has unique advantages when working at low pH, low temperature, or in the presence of denaturants. Using staphylococcal nuclease, bovine serum albumin, and bovine pancreatic ribonuclease A, we demonstrate that DOPA2 cross-linking provides abundant spatial information about the conformations of progressively denatured forms of these proteins. Furthermore, DOPA2 cross-linking allows time-course analysis of protein conformational changes during denaturant-induced unfolding.
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Belcher Dufrisne M, Swope N, Kieber M, Yang JY, Han J, Li J, Moremen KW, Prestegard JH, Columbus L. Human CEACAM1 N-domain dimerization is independent from glycan modifications. Structure 2022; 30:658-670.e5. [PMID: 35219398 PMCID: PMC9081242 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2022.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Carcinoembryonic cellular adhesion molecules (CEACAMs) serve diverse roles in cell signaling, proliferation, and survival and are made up of one or several immunoglobulin (Ig)-like ectodomains glycosylated in vivo. The physiological oligomeric state and how it contributes to protein function are central to understanding CEACAMs. Two putative dimer conformations involving different CEACAM1 N-terminal Ig-like domain (CCM1) protein faces (ABED and GFCC'C″) were identified from crystal structures. GFCC'C″ was identified as the dominant CCM1 solution dimer, but ambiguity regarding the effect of glycosylation on dimer formation calls its physiological relevance into question. We present the first crystal structure of minimally glycosylated CCM1 in the GFCC'C″ dimer conformation and characterization in solution by continuous-wave and double electron-electron resonance electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Our results suggest the GFCC'C″ dimer is dominant in solution with different levels of glycosylation, and structural conservation and co-evolved residues support that the GFCC'C″ dimer is conserved across CEACAMs.
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Lindemann WR, Mijalis AJ, Alonso JL, Borbat PP, Freed JH, Arnaout MA, Pentelute BL, Ortony JH. Conformational Dynamics in Extended RGD-Containing Peptides. Biomacromolecules 2020; 21:2786-2794. [PMID: 32469507 PMCID: PMC7388056 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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RGD is a prolific example of a tripeptide used in biomaterials for cell adhesion, but the potency of free or surface-bound RGD tripeptide is orders-of-magnitude less than the RGD domain within natural proteins. We designed a set of peptides with varying lengths, composed of fragments of fibronectin protein whose central three residues are RGD, in order to vary their conformational behavior without changing the binding site's chemical environment. With these peptides, we measure the conformational dynamics and transient structure of the active site. Our studies reveal how flanking residues affect conformational behavior and integrin binding. We find that disorder of the binding site is important to the potency of RGD peptides and that transient hydrogen bonding near the RGD site affects both the energy landscape roughness of the peptides and peptide binding. This phenomenon is independent of longer-range folding interactions and helps explain why short binding sequences, including RGD itself, do not fully replicate the integrin-targeting properties of extracellular matrix proteins. Our studies reinforce that peptide binding is a holistic event and fragments larger than those directly involved in binding should be considered in the design of peptide epitopes for functional biomaterials.
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- William R Lindemann
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Leukocyte Biology and Inflammation Program, Division of Nephrology and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, United States
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- Leukocyte Biology and Inflammation Program, Division of Nephrology and Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, 149 13th Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, United States
- Harvard Medical School, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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Lindemann WR, Evans ED, Mijalis AJ, Saouaf OM, Pentelute BL, Ortony JH. Quantifying residue-specific conformational dynamics of a highly reactive 29-mer peptide. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2597. [PMID: 32054898 PMCID: PMC7018720 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59047-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Understanding structural transitions within macromolecules remains an important challenge in biochemistry, with important implications for drug development and medicine. Insight into molecular behavior often requires residue-specific dynamics measurement at micromolar concentrations. We studied MP01-Gen4, a library peptide selected to rapidly undergo bioconjugation, by using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) to measure conformational dynamics. We mapped the dynamics of MP01-Gen4 with residue-specificity and identified the regions involved in a structural transformation related to the conjugation reaction. Upon reaction, the conformational dynamics of residues near the termini slow significantly more than central residues, indicating that the reaction induces a structural transition far from the reaction site. Arrhenius analysis demonstrates a nearly threefold decrease in the activation energy of conformational diffusion upon reaction (8.0 kBT to 3.4 kBT), which occurs across the entire peptide, independently of residue position. This novel approach to EPR spectral analysis provides insight into the positional extent of disorder and the nature of the energy landscape of a highly reactive, intrinsically disordered library peptide before and after conjugation.
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- William R Lindemann
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
- Department of Biological Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
- Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University, 496 Lomita Mall, Stanford, California, 94305, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02139, United States.
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Izmailov SA, Rabdano SO, Hasanbasri Z, Podkorytov IS, Saxena S, Skrynnikov NR. Structural and dynamic origins of ESR lineshapes in spin-labeled GB1 domain: the insights from spin dynamics simulations based on long MD trajectories. Sci Rep 2020; 10:957. [PMID: 31969574 PMCID: PMC6976580 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56750-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Site-directed spin labeling (SDSL) ESR is a valuable tool to probe protein systems that are not amenable to characterization by x-ray crystallography, NMR or EM. While general principles that govern the shape of SDSL ESR spectra are known, its precise relationship with protein structure and dynamics is still not fully understood. To address this problem, we designed seven variants of GB1 domain bearing R1 spin label and recorded the corresponding MD trajectories (combined length 180 μs). The MD data were subsequently used to calculate time evolution of the relevant spin density matrix and thus predict the ESR spectra. The simulated spectra proved to be in good agreement with the experiment. Further analysis confirmed that the spectral shape primarily reflects the degree of steric confinement of the R1 tag and, for the well-folded protein such as GB1, offers little information on local backbone dynamics. The rotameric preferences of R1 side chain are determined by the type of the secondary structure at the attachment site. The rotameric jumps involving dihedral angles χ1 and χ2 are sufficiently fast to directly influence the ESR lineshapes. However, the jumps involving multiple dihedral angles tend to occur in (anti)correlated manner, causing smaller-than-expected movements of the R1 proxyl ring. Of interest, ESR spectra of GB1 domain with solvent-exposed spin label can be accurately reproduced by means of Redfield theory. In particular, the asymmetric character of the spectra is attributable to Redfield-type cross-correlations. We envisage that the current MD-based, experimentally validated approach should lead to a more definitive, accurate picture of SDSL ESR experiments.
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- Sergei A Izmailov
- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 15260, USA
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- Laboratory of Biomolecular NMR, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034, Russia.
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Krzyminiewski R, Dobosz B, Schroeder G, Kurczewska J. ESR as a monitoring method of the interactions between TEMPO-functionalized magnetic nanoparticles and yeast cells. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18733. [PMID: 31822759 PMCID: PMC6904674 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55335-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/20/2019] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Potential application of magnetic nanoparticles as drug carriers in medical treatment requires prior determination of their effects on cells. In this work different spin labels and magnetic nanoparticles functionalized with spin labels as well as their interaction with yeast cells were investigated using electron spin resonance (ESR) method. ESR was demonstrated to be a suitable method for monitoring of magnetic core and attached spin labels. Particular emphasis was placed on characterization of endocytosis and redox processes running inside the cell, resulting in recombination of spin labels. Such data could only be obtained at reduced temperature of ESR measurements.
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- Ryszard Krzyminiewski
- Medical Physics Division, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Medical Physics Division, Faculty of Physics, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 2, 61-614, Poznań, Poland.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614, Poznań, Poland
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Schirò G, Weik M. Role of hydration water in the onset of protein structural dynamics. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2019; 31:463002. [PMID: 31382251 DOI: 10.1088/1361-648x/ab388a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Proteins are the molecular workhorses in a living organism. Their 3D structures are animated by a multitude of equilibrium fluctuations and specific out-of-equilibrium motions that are required for proteins to be biologically active. When studied as a function of temperature, functionally relevant dynamics are observed at and above the so-called protein dynamical transition (~240 K) in hydrated, but not in dry proteins. In this review we present and discuss the main experimental and computational results that provided evidence for the dynamical transition, with a focus on the role of hydration water dynamics in sustaining functional protein dynamics. The coupling and mutual influence of hydration water dynamics and protein dynamics are discussed and the hypotheses illustrated that have been put forward to explain the physical origin of their onsets.
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- Giorgio Schirò
- Institut de Biologie Structurale, Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Grenoble, France
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Degueldre M, Wielant A, Girot E, Burkitt W, O'Hara J, Debauve G, Gervais A, Jone C. Native peptide mapping - A simple method to routinely monitor higher order structure changes and relation to functional activity. MAbs 2019; 11:1391-1401. [PMID: 31223055 PMCID: PMC6816347 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2019.1634460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In the biopharmaceutical environment, controlling the Critical Quality Attributes (CQA) of a product is essential to prevent changes that affect its safety or efficacy. Physico-chemical techniques and bioassays are used to screen and monitor these CQAs. The higher order structure (HOS) is a CQA that is typically studied using techniques that are not commonly considered amenable to quality control laboratories. Here, we propose a peptide mapping-based method, named native peptide mapping, which could be considered as straightforward for HOS analysis and applicable for IgG4 and IgG1 antibodies. The method was demonstrated to be fit-for-purpose as a stability-indicating assay by showing differences at the peptide level between stressed and unstressed material. The unfolding pathway induced by a heat stress was also studied via native peptide mapping assay. Furthermore, we demonstrated the structure–activity relationship between HOS and biological activity by analyzing different types of stressed samples with a cell-based assay and the native peptide mapping. The correlation between both sets of results was highlighted by monitoring peptides located in the complementary-determining regions and the relative potency of the biotherapeutic product. This relationship represents a useful approach to interrogate the criticality of HOS as a CQA of a drug.
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- Michel Degueldre
- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Braine L'Alleud , Belgium
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Braine L'Alleud , Belgium
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Braine L'Alleud , Belgium
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Slough , UK
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Slough , UK
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Braine L'Alleud , Belgium
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Braine L'Alleud , Belgium
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- Department of Analytical Science Biologicals, UCB , Braine L'Alleud , Belgium
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Savich Y, Binder BP, Thompson AR, Thomas DD. Myosin lever arm orientation in muscle determined with high angular resolution using bifunctional spin labels. J Gen Physiol 2019; 151:1007-1016. [PMID: 31227551 PMCID: PMC6683674 DOI: 10.1085/jgp.201812210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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High-resolution structural information is invaluable for understanding muscle function. Savich et al. use bifunctional spin labeling to determine the orientation of the myosin lever arm in muscle fibers at high resolution under ambient conditions, augmenting previous insights obtained from fluorescence and EM. Despite advances in x-ray crystallography, cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), and fluorescence polarization, none of these techniques provide high-resolution structural information about the myosin light chain domain (LCD; lever arm) under ambient conditions in vertebrate muscle. Here, we measure the orientation of LCD elements in demembranated muscle fibers by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) using a bifunctional spin label (BSL) with an angular resolution of 4°. To achieve stereoselective site-directed labeling with BSL, we engineered a pair of cysteines in the myosin regulatory light chain (RLC), either on helix E or helix B, which are roughly parallel or perpendicular to the myosin lever arm, respectively. By exchanging BSL-labeled RLC onto oriented muscle fibers, we obtain EPR spectra from which the angular distributions of BSL, and thus the lever arm, can be determined with high resolution relative to the muscle fiber axis. In the absence of ATP (rigor), each of the two labeled helices exhibits both ordered (σ ∼9–11°) and disordered (σ > 38°) populations. Using these angles to determine the orientation of the lever arm (LCD combined with converter subdomain), we observe that the oriented population corresponds to a lever arm that is perpendicular to the muscle fiber axis and that the addition of ATP in the absence of Ca2+ (inducing relaxation) shifts the orientation to a much more disordered orientational distribution. Although the detected orientation of the myosin light chain lever arm is ∼33° different than predicted from a standard “lever arm down” model based on cryo-EM of actin decorated with isolated myosin heads, it is compatible with, and thus augments and clarifies, fluorescence polarization, x-ray interference, and EM data obtained from muscle fibers. These results establish feasibility for high-resolution detection of myosin LCD rotation during muscle contraction.
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- Yahor Savich
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.,School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.,Department of Chemistry, Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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Prior C, Oganesyan VS. Prediction of EPR Spectra of Lyotropic Liquid Crystals using a Combination of Molecular Dynamics Simulations and the Model-Free Approach. Chemistry 2017; 23:13192-13204. [PMID: 28741312 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201702682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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We report the first application of fully atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to the prediction of the motional electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectra of lyotropic liquid crystals in different aggregation states doped with a paramagnetic spin probe. The purpose of this study is twofold. First, given that EPR spectra are highly sensitive to the motions and order of the spin probes doped within lyotropic aggregates, simulation of EPR line shapes from the results of MD modelling provides an ultimate test bed for the force fields currently employed to model such systems. Second, the EPR line shapes are simulated using the motional parameters extracted from MD trajectories using the Model-Free (MF) approach. Thus a combined MD-EPR methodology allowed us to test directly the validity of the application of the MF approach to systems with multi-component molecular motions. All-atom MD simulations using the General AMBER Force Field (GAFF) have been performed on sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and dodecyltrimethylammonium chloride (DTAC) liquid crystals. The resulting MD trajectories were used to predict and interpret the EPR spectra of pre-micellar, micellar, rod and lamellar aggregates. The predicted EPR spectra demonstrate good agreement with most of experimental line shapes thus confirming the validity of both the force fields employed and the MF approach for the studied systems. At the same time simulation results confirm that GAFF tends to overestimate the packing and the order of the carbonyl chains of the surfactant molecules.
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- Christopher Prior
- School of Chemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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Chaperonin GroEL accelerates protofibril formation and decorates fibrils of the Het-s prion protein. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2017; 114:9104-9109. [PMID: 28784759 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1711645114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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We have studied the interaction of the prototypical chaperonin GroEL with the prion domain of the Het-s protein using solution and solid-state NMR, electron and atomic force microscopies, and EPR. While GroEL accelerates Het-s protofibril formation by several orders of magnitude, the rate of appearance of fibrils is reduced. GroEL remains bound to Het-s throughout the aggregation process and densely decorates the fibrils at a regular spacing of ∼200 Å. GroEL binds to the Het-s fibrils via its apical domain located at the top of the large open ring. Thus, apo GroEL and bullet-shaped GroEL/GroES complexes in which only a single ring is capped by GroES interact with the Het-s fibrils; no evidence is seen for any interaction with football-shaped GroEL/GroES complexes in which both rings are capped by GroES. EPR spectroscopy shows that rotational motion of a nitroxide spin label, placed at the N-terminal end of the first β-strand of Het-s fibrils, is significantly reduced in both Het-s/GroEL aggregates and Het-s fibrils, but virtually completely eliminated in Het-s/GroEL fibrils, suggesting that in the latter, GroEL may come into close proximity to the nitroxide label. Solid-state NMR measurements indicate that GroEL binds to the mobile regions of the Het-s fibril comprising the N-terminal tail and a loop connecting β-strands 4 and 5, consistent with interactions involving GroEL binding consensus sequences located therein.
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Shi X, Rienstra CM. Site-Specific Internal Motions in GB1 Protein Microcrystals Revealed by 3D ²H-¹³C-¹³C Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:4105-19. [PMID: 26849428 PMCID: PMC4819898 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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(2)H quadrupolar line shapes deliver rich information about protein dynamics. A newly designed 3D (2)H-(13)C-(13)C solid-state NMR magic angle spinning (MAS) experiment is presented and demonstrated on the microcrystalline β1 immunoglobulin binding domain of protein G (GB1). The implementation of (2)H-(13)C adiabatic rotor-echo-short-pulse-irradiation cross-polarization (RESPIRATION CP) ensures the accuracy of the extracted line shapes and provides enhanced sensitivity relative to conventional CP methods. The 3D (2)H-(13)C-(13)C spectrum reveals (2)H line shapes for 140 resolved aliphatic deuterium sites. Motional-averaged (2)H quadrupolar parameters obtained from the line-shape fitting identify side-chain motions. Restricted side-chain dynamics are observed for a number of polar residues including K13, D22, E27, K31, D36, N37, D46, D47, K50, and E56, which we attribute to the effects of salt bridges and hydrogen bonds. In contrast, we observe significantly enhanced side-chain flexibility for Q2, K4, K10, E15, E19, N35, N40, and E42, due to solvent exposure and low packing density. T11, T16, and T17 side chains exhibit motions with larger amplitudes than other Thr residues due to solvent interactions. The side chains of L5, V54, and V29 are highly rigid because they are packed in the core of the protein. High correlations were demonstrated between GB1 side-chain dynamics and its biological function. Large-amplitude side-chain motions are observed for regions contacting and interacting with immunoglobulin G (IgG). In contrast, rigid side chains are primarily found for residues in the structural core of the protein that are absent from protein binding and interactions.
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- Xiangyan Shi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana−Champaign, 600 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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Ion channels open and close in response to diverse stimuli, and the molecular events underlying these processes are extensively modulated by ligands of both endogenous and exogenous origin. In the past decade, high-resolution structures of several channel types have been solved, providing unprecedented details of the molecular architecture of these membrane proteins. Intrinsic conformational flexibility of ion channels critically governs their functions. However, the dynamics underlying gating mechanisms and modulations are obscured in the information from crystal structures. While nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopic methods allow direct measurements of protein dynamics, they are limited by the large size of these membrane protein assemblies in detergent micelles or lipid membranes. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy has emerged as a key biophysical tool to characterize structural dynamics of ion channels and to determine stimulus-driven conformational transition between functional states in a physiological environment. This review will provide an overview of the recent advances in the field of voltage- and ligand-gated channels and highlight some of the challenges and controversies surrounding the structural information available. It will discuss general methods used in site-directed spin labeling and EPR spectroscopy and illustrate how findings from these studies have narrowed the gap between high-resolution structures and gating mechanisms in membranes, and have thereby helped reconcile seemingly disparate models of ion channel function.
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Calmodulin (CaM) is a highly conserved calcium-binding protein consisting of two homologous domains, each of which contains two EF-hands, that is known to bind well over 300 proteins and peptides. In most cases the (Ca(2+))(4-)form of CaM leads to the activation of a key regulatory enzyme or protein in a myriad of biological processes. Using the nitroxide spin-labeling reagent, 3-(2-iodoacetamido)-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-1-pyrrolidinyl oxyl, bovine brain CaM was modified at 2-3 methionines with retention of activity as judged by the activation of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase. X-band electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy was used to measure the spectral changes upon addition of Ca(2+) to the apo-form of spin-labeled protein. A significant loss of spectral intensity, arising primarily from reductions in the heights of the low, intermediate, and high field peaks, accompanied Ca(2+) binding. The midpoint of the Ca(2+)-mediated transition determined by EPR occurred at a higher Ca(2+) concentration than that measured with circular dichroic spectroscopy and enzyme activation. Recent data have indicated that the transition from the apo-state of CaM to the fully saturated form, [(Ca(2+))(4-)CaM], contains a compact intermediate corresponding to [(Ca(2+))(2-)CaM], and the present results suggest that the spin probes are reporting on Ca(2+) binding to the last two sites in the N-terminal domain, i.e. for the [(Ca(2+))(2)-CaM] → [(Ca(2+))(4-)CaM] transition in which the compact structure becomes more extended. EPR of CaM, spin-labeled at methionines, offers a different approach for studying Ca(2+)-mediated conformational changes and may emerge as a useful technique for monitoring interactions with target proteins.
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- Paula B Bowman
- Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA
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Różycki B, Boura E. Large, dynamic, multi-protein complexes: a challenge for structural biology. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2014; 26:463103. [PMID: 25335513 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/46/463103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Structural biology elucidates atomic structures of macromolecules such as proteins, DNA, RNA, and their complexes to understand the basic mechanisms of their functions. Among proteins that pose the most difficult problems to current efforts are those which have several large domains connected by long, flexible polypeptide segments. Although abundant and critically important in biological cells, such proteins have proven intractable by conventional techniques. This gap has recently led to the advancement of hybrid methods that use state-of-the-art computational tools to combine complementary data from various high- and low-resolution experiments. In this review, we briefly discuss the individual experimental techniques to illustrate their strengths and limitations, and then focus on the use of hybrid methods in structural biology. We describe how representative structures of dynamic multi-protein complexes are obtained utilizing the EROS hybrid method that we have co-developed.
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- Bartosz Różycki
- Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland
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Podlipec R, Gorgieva S, Jurašin D, Urbančič I, Kokol V, Strancar J. Molecular mobility of scaffolds' biopolymers influences cell growth. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:15980-15990. [PMID: 25153341 DOI: 10.1021/am5037719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Understanding biocompatibility of materials and scaffolds is one of the main challenges in the field of tissue engineering and regeneration. The complex nature of cell-biomaterial interaction requires extensive preclinical functionality testing by studying specific cell responses to different biomaterial properties, from morphology and mechanics to surface characteristics at the molecular level. Despite constant improvements, a more general picture of biocompatibility is still lacking and tailormade scaffolds are not yet available. The scope of our study was thus the investigation of the correlation of fibroblast cell growth on different gelatin scaffolds with their morphological, mechanical as well as surface molecular properties. The latter were thoroughly investigated via polymer molecular mobility studied by site-directed spin labeling and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy (EPR) for the first time. Anisotropy of the rotational motion of the gelatin side chain mobility was identified as the most correlated quantity with cell growth in the first days after adhesion, while weaker correlations were found with scaffold viscoelasticity and no correlations with scaffold morphology. Namely, the scaffolds with highly mobile or unrestricted polymers identified with the cell growth being five times less efficient (N(cells) = 60 ± 25 mm(-2)) as compared to cell growth on the scaffolds with considerable part of polymers with the restricted rotational motion (N(cells) = 290 ± 25 mm(-2)). This suggests that molecular mobility of scaffold components could play an important role in cell response to medical devices, reflecting a new aspect of the biocompatibility concept.
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- Rok Podlipec
- Centre of Excellence NAMASTE , Jamova cesta 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Engelhard C, Raffelberg S, Tang Y, Diensthuber RP, Möglich A, Losi A, Gärtner W, Bittl R. A structural model for the full-length blue light-sensing protein YtvA from Bacillus subtilis, based on EPR spectroscopy. Photochem Photobiol Sci 2014; 12:1855-63. [PMID: 23900620 DOI: 10.1039/c3pp50128k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A model for the full-length structure of the blue light-sensing protein YtvA from Bacillus subtilis has been determined by EPR spectroscopy, performed on spin labels selectively inserted at amino acid positions 54, 80, 117 and 179. Our data indicate that YtvA forms a dimer in solution and enable us, based on the known structures of the individual domains and modelling, to propose a three-dimensional model for the full length protein. Most importantly, this includes the YtvA N-terminus that has so far not been identified in any structural model. We show that our data are in agreement with the crystal structure of an engineered LOV-domain protein, YF1, that shows the N-terminus of the protein to be helical and to fold back in between the β-sheets of the two LOV domains, and argue for an identical arrangement in YtvA. While we could not detect any structural changes upon blue-light activation of the protein, this structural model now forms an ideal basis for identifying residues as targets for further spin labelling studies to detect potential conformational changes upon irradiation of the protein.
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Hubbell WL, López CJ, Altenbach C, Yang Z. Technological advances in site-directed spin labeling of proteins. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2013; 23:725-33. [PMID: 23850140 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2013.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 231] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Molecular flexibility over a wide time range is of central importance to the function of many proteins, both soluble and membrane. Revealing the modes of flexibility, their amplitudes, and time scales under physiological conditions is the challenge for spectroscopic methods, one of which is site-directed spin labeling EPR (SDSL-EPR). Here we provide an overview of some recent technological advances in SDSL-EPR related to investigation of structure, structural heterogeneity, and dynamics of proteins. These include new classes of spin labels, advances in measurement of long range distances and distance distributions, methods for identifying backbone and conformational fluctuations, and new strategies for determining the kinetics of protein motion.
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- Wayne L Hubbell
- Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, United States.
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Warshaviak DT, Khramtzov VV, Cascio D, Altenbach C, Hubbell WL. Structure and dynamics of an imidazoline nitroxide side chain with strongly hindered internal motion in proteins. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2013; 232:53-61. [PMID: 23694751 PMCID: PMC3758229 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2013.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2013] [Revised: 04/19/2013] [Accepted: 04/21/2013] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A disulfide-linked imidazoline nitroxide side chain (V1) has a similar and highly constrained internal motion at diverse topological sites in a protein, unlike that for the disulfide-linked pyrroline nitroxide side chain (R1) widely used in site directed spin labeling EPR. Crystal structures of V1 at two positions in a helix of T4 Lysozyme and quantum mechanical calculations suggest the source of the constraints as intra-side chain interactions of the disulfide sulfur atoms with both the protein backbone and the 3-nitrogen in the imidazoline ring. These interactions apparently limit the conformation of the side chain to one of only three possible rotamers, two of which are observed in the crystal structure. An inter-spin distance measurement in frozen solution using double electron-electron resonance (DEER) gives a value essentially identical to that determined from the crystal structure of the protein containing two copies of V1, indicating that lattice forces do not dictate the rotamers observed. Collectively, the results suggest the possibility of predetermining a unique rotamer of V1 in helical structures. In general, the reduced rotameric space of V1 compared to R1 should simplify interpretation of inter-spin distance information in terms of protein structure, while the highly constrained internal motion is expected to extend the dynamic range for characterizing large amplitude nanosecond backbone fluctuations.
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- Dora Toledo Warshaviak
- Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, The Department of Internal Medicine, The Ohio State University, 473 West 12th Ave., room 201, Columbus, Ohio 43210
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- UCLA-DOE Institute of Genomics and Proteomics, UCLA, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
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- Jules Stein Eye Institute and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095
- Corresponding author , Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, 100 Stein Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, 310-206-8830
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Grubišić S, Brancato G, Pedone A, Barone V. Extension of the AMBER force field to cyclic α,α dialkylated peptides. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2012; 14:15308-20. [DOI: 10.1039/c2cp42713c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Atomic-level characterization of the activation mechanism of SERCA by calcium. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26936. [PMID: 22046418 PMCID: PMC3203174 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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We have performed molecular dynamics (MD) simulations to elucidate, in atomic detail, the mechanism by which the sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+-ATPase (SERCA) is activated by Ca2+. Crystal structures suggest that activation of SERCA occurs when the cytoplasmic head-piece, in an open (E1) conformation stabilized by Ca2+, undergoes a large-scale open-to-closed (E1 to E2) transition that is induced by ATP binding. However, spectroscopic measurements in solution suggest that these structural states (E1 and E2) are not tightly coupled to biochemical states (defined by bound ligands); the closed E2 state predominates even in the absence of ATP, in both the presence and absence of Ca2+. How is this loose coupling consistent with the high efficiency of energy transduction in the Ca2+-ATPase? To provide insight into this question, we performed long (500 ns) all-atom MD simulations starting from the open crystal structure, including a lipid bilayer and water. In both the presence and absence of Ca2+, we observed a large-scale open-to-closed conformational transition within 400 ns, supporting the weak coupling between structural and biochemical states. However, upon closer inspection, it is clear that Ca2+ is necessary and sufficient for SERCA to reach the precise geometrical arrangement necessary for activation of ATP hydrolysis. Contrary to suggestions from crystal structures, but in agreement with solution spectroscopy, the presence of ATP is not required for this activating transition. Principal component analysis showed that Ca2+ reshapes the free energy landscape of SERCA to create a path between the open conformation and the activated closed conformation. Thus the malleability of the free energy landscape is essential for SERCA efficiency, ensuring that ATP hydrolysis is tightly coupled to Ca2+ transport. These results demonstrate the importance of real-time dynamics in the formation of catalytically competent conformations of SERCA, with broad implications for understanding enzymatic catalysis in atomic detail.
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Lee J, Goodey NM. Catalytic contributions from remote regions of enzyme structure. Chem Rev 2011; 111:7595-624. [PMID: 21923192 DOI: 10.1021/cr100042n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Jeeyeon Lee
- Department of Chemistry, 413 Wartik Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, USA.
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