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Reif B. Deuteration for High-Resolution Detection of Protons in Protein Magic Angle Spinning (MAS) Solid-State NMR. Chem Rev 2021; 122:10019-10035. [PMID: 34870415 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Proton detection developed in the last 20 years as the method of choice to study biomolecules in the solid state. In perdeuterated proteins, proton dipolar interactions are strongly attenuated, which allows yielding of high-resolution proton spectra. Perdeuteration and backsubstitution of exchangeable protons is essential if samples are rotated with MAS rotation frequencies below 60 kHz. Protonated samples can be investigated directly without spin dilution using proton detection methods in case the MAS frequency exceeds 110 kHz. This review summarizes labeling strategies and the spectroscopic methods to perform experiments that yield assignments, quantitative information on structure, and dynamics using perdeuterated samples. Techniques for solvent suppression, H/D exchange, and deuterium spectroscopy are discussed. Finally, experimental and theoretical results that allow estimation of the sensitivity of proton detected experiments as a function of the MAS frequency and the external B0 field in a perdeuterated environment are compiled.
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- Bernd Reif
- Bayerisches NMR Zentrum (BNMRZ) at the Department of Chemistry, Technische Universität München (TUM), Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum München (HMGU), Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt, Institute of Structural Biology (STB), Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Rößler P, Mathieu D, Gossert AD. NMR‐Studien an biologischen Makromolekülen (>100 kDa) ohne Notwendigkeit der Deuterierung: Das XL‐ALSOFAST Experiment mit verzögerter Entkopplung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Philip Rößler
- Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biophysik Department Biologie und Biomolekulare NMR Spektroskopie Plattform Department Biologie ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 5 8093 Zürich Schweiz
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbH Silberstreifen 4 76287 Rheinstetten Deutschland
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- Institut für Molekularbiologie und Biophysik Department Biologie und Biomolekulare NMR Spektroskopie Plattform Department Biologie ETH Zürich Otto-Stern-Weg 5 8093 Zürich Schweiz
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Rößler P, Mathieu D, Gossert AD. Enabling NMR Studies of High Molecular Weight Systems Without the Need for Deuteration: The XL-ALSOFAST Experiment with Delayed Decoupling. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:19329-19337. [PMID: 32743971 PMCID: PMC7589290 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Current biological research increasingly focusses on large human proteins and their complexes. Such proteins are difficult to study by NMR spectroscopy because they often can only be produced in higher eukaryotic expression systems, where deuteration is hardly feasible. Here, we present the XL-ALSOFAST-[13 C,1 H]-HMQC experiment with much improved sensitivity for fully protonated high molecular weight proteins. For the tested systems ranging from 100 to 240 kDa in size, 3-fold higher sensitivity was obtained on average for fast relaxing signals compared to current state-of-the-art experiments. In the XL-ALSOFAST approach, non-observed magnetisation is optimally exploited and transverse relaxation is minimized by the newly introduced concept of delayed decoupling. The combination of high sensitivity and superior artefact suppression makes it ideal for studying inherently unstable membrane proteins or for analysing therapeutic antibodies at natural 13 C abundance. The XL-ALSOFAST and delayed decoupling will therefore expand the range of biomolecular systems accessible to NMR spectroscopy.
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- Philip Rößler
- Institute of Molecular Biology and BiophysicsDepartment of Biology and Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy PlatformDepartment of BiologyETH ZürichOtto-Stern-Weg 58093ZürichSwitzerland
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- Bruker BioSpin GmbHSilberstreifen 476287RheinstettenGermany
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- Institute of Molecular Biology and BiophysicsDepartment of Biology and Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy PlatformDepartment of BiologyETH ZürichOtto-Stern-Weg 58093ZürichSwitzerland
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Takeuchi K, Baskaran K, Arthanari H. Structure determination using solution NMR: Is it worth the effort? JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2019; 306:195-201. [PMID: 31345771 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 07/10/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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It has been almost 40 years since solution NMR joined X-ray crystallography as a technique for determining high-resolution structures of proteins. Since then NMR derived structure has contributed in fundamental ways to our understanding of the function of biomolecules. With the already existing mature field of X-ray crystallography and the emergence of cryo-EM as techniques to tackle high-resolution structures of large protein complexes, the role of NMR in structure determination has been questioned. However, NMR has the unique ability to recapitulate the dynamic motion of proteins in their structures, while size limitations of the biomolecular systems that can be routinely studied still present challenges. The field has continually developed methodology and instrumentation since its introduction, pushing its frontiers and redefining its limits. Here we present a brief overview of NMR-based structure determination over the past 40 years. We outline the current state of the field and look ahead to the challenges that still need to be addressed to realize the future potential of NMR as a structural technique.
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- Koh Takeuchi
- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery (Molprof), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tokyo 135-0064, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 433 Babcock Dr, Madison, WI 53706, United States
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, United States; Department of Cancer Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, United States.
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Tripsianes K, Schütz U, Emmanouilidis L, Gemmecker G, Sattler M. Selective isotope labeling for NMR structure determination of proteins in complex with unlabeled ligands. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2019; 73:183-189. [PMID: 31041647 PMCID: PMC6525670 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-019-00241-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 03/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The physiological role of proteins is frequently linked to interactions with non-protein ligands or posttranslational modifications. Structural characterization of these complexes or modified proteins by NMR may be difficult as the ligands are usually not available in an isotope-labeled form and NMR spectra may suffer from signal overlap. Here, we present an optimized approach that uses specific NMR isotope-labeling schemes for overcoming both hurdles. This approach enabled the high-resolution structure determination of the farnesylated C-terminal domain of the peroxisomal protein PEX19. The approach combines specific 13C, 15N and 2H isotope labeling with tailored NMR experiments to (i) unambiguously identify the NMR frequencies and the stereochemistry of the unlabeled 15-carbon isoprenoid, (ii) resolve the NMR signals of protein methyl groups that contact the farnesyl moiety and (iii) enable the unambiguous assignment of a large number of protein-farnesyl NOEs. Protein deuteration was combined with selective isotope-labeling and protonation of amino acids and methyl groups to resolve ambiguities for key residues that contact the farnesyl group. Sidechain-labeling of leucines, isoleucines, methionines, and phenylalanines, reduced spectral overlap, facilitated assignments and yielded high quality NOE correlations to the unlabeled farnesyl. This approach was crucial to enable the first NMR structure of a farnesylated protein. The approach is readily applicable for NMR structural analysis of a wide range of protein-ligand complexes, where isotope-labeling of ligands is not well feasible.
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- Konstantinos Tripsianes
- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk University, Kamenice 5, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Chair of Biomolecular NMR, Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Chair of Biomolecular NMR, Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Chair of Biomolecular NMR, Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Institute of Structural Biology, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany.
- Center for Integrated Protein Science Munich at Chair of Biomolecular NMR, Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747, Garching, Germany.
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DeLisle CF, Mendis HB, Lorieau JL. Super resolution NOESY spectra of proteins. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2019; 73:105-116. [PMID: 31041648 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-019-00231-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2018] [Accepted: 01/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Spectral resolution remains one of the most significant limitations in the NMR study of biomolecules. We present the srNOESY (super resolution nuclear overhauser effect spectroscopy) experiment, which enhances the resolution of NOESY cross-peaks at the expense of the diagonal peak line-width. We studied two proteins, ubiquitin and the influenza hemagglutinin fusion peptide in bicelles, and we achieved average resolution enhancements of 21-47% and individual peak enhancements as large as ca. 450%. New peaks were observed over the conventional NOESY experiment in both proteins as a result of these improvements, and the final structures generated from the calculated restraints matched published models. We discuss the impact of the experimental parameters, spin diffusion and the information content of the srNOESY lineshape.
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- Charles F DeLisle
- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, 845 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL, 60607, USA.
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Hoffmann B, Löhr F, Laguerre A, Bernhard F, Dötsch V. Protein labeling strategies for liquid-state NMR spectroscopy using cell-free synthesis. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 105:1-22. [PMID: 29548364 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2017.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Preparation of a protein sample for liquid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy analysis requires optimization of many parameters. This review describes labeling strategies for obtaining assignments of protein resonances. Particular emphasis is placed on the advantages of cell-free protein production, which enables exclusive labeling of the protein of interest, thereby simplifying downstream processing steps and increasing the availability of different labeling strategies for a target protein. Furthermore, proteins can be synthesized in milligram yields, and the open nature of the cell-free system allows the addition of stabilizers, scrambling inhibitors or hydrophobic solubilization environments directly during the protein synthesis, which is especially beneficial for membrane proteins. Selective amino acid labeling of the protein of interest, the possibility of addressing scrambling issues and avoiding the need for labile amino acid precursors have been key factors in enabling the introduction of new assignment strategies based on different labeling schemes as well as on new pulse sequences. Combinatorial selective labeling methods have been developed to reduce the number of protein samples necessary to achieve a complete backbone assignment. Furthermore, selective labeling helps to decrease spectral overlap and overcome size limitations for solution NMR analysis of larger complexes, oligomers, intrinsically disordered proteins and membrane proteins.
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- Beate Hoffmann
- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Biophysical Chemistry and Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University, Max-von-Laue Str. 9, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.
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Collier KA, Sengupta S, Espinosa CA, Kelly JE, Kelz JI, Martin RW. Design and construction of a quadruple-resonance MAS NMR probe for investigation of extensively deuterated biomolecules. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2017; 285:8-17. [PMID: 29059553 PMCID: PMC6317732 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/06/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Extensive deuteration is frequently used in solid-state NMR studies of biomolecules because it dramatically reduces both homonuclear (1H-1H) and heteronuclear (1H-13C and 1H-15N) dipolar interactions. This approach greatly improves resolution, enables low-power rf decoupling, and facilitates 1H-detected experiments even in rigid solids at moderate MAS rates. However, the resolution enhancement is obtained at some cost due the reduced abundance of protons available for polarization transfer. Although deuterium is a useful spin-1 NMR nucleus, in typical experiments the deuterons are not directly utilized because the available probes are usually triple-tuned to 1H,13C and 15N. Here we describe a 1H/13C/2H/15N MAS ssNMR probe designed for solid-state NMR of extensively deuterated biomolecules. The probe utilizes coaxial coils, with a modified Alderman-Grant resonator for the 1H channel, and a multiply resonant solenoid for 13C/2H/15N. A coaxial tuning-tube design is used for all four channels in order to efficiently utilize the constrained physical space available inside the magnet bore. Isolation among the channels is likewise achieved using short, adjustable transmission line elements. We present benchmarks illustrating the tuning of each channel and isolation among them and the magnetic field profiles at each frequency of interest. Finally, representative NMR data are shown demonstrating the performance of both the detection and decoupling circuits.
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- Kelsey A Collier
- Department of Physics & Astronomy, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-4575, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, United States; Department of Molecular Biology & Biochemistry, UC Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-3900, United States.
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Schörghuber J, Geist L, Platzer G, Konrat R, Lichtenecker RJ. Highly Selective Stable Isotope Labeling of Histidine Residues by Using a Novel Precursor in E. coli-Based Overexpression Systems. Chembiochem 2017; 18:1487-1491. [PMID: 28489326 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201700192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The importance of NMR spectroscopy in unraveling the structural and dynamic properties of proteins is ever-expanding owing to progress in experimental techniques, hardware development, and novel labeling approaches. Multiple sophisticated methods of aliphatic residue labeling can be found in the literature, whereas the selective incorporation of NMR active isotopes into other amino acids still holds the potential for improvement. In order to close this methodological gap, we present a novel metabolic precursor for cell-based protein overexpression to assemble 13 C/2 H isotope patterns in the peptide backbone, as well as in side chain positions of a mechanistically distinguished histidine residue.
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- Julia Schörghuber
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstrasse 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for High-Content Structural Biology, and Biotechnology/Department of Structural and Computational Biology, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for High-Content Structural Biology, and Biotechnology/Department of Structural and Computational Biology, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Christian Doppler Laboratory for High-Content Structural Biology, and Biotechnology/Department of Structural and Computational Biology, University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währingerstrasse 38, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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Takeuchi K, Arthanari H, Wagner G. Perspective: revisiting the field dependence of TROSY sensitivity. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2016; 66:221-225. [PMID: 27866370 PMCID: PMC5218892 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-016-0075-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2016] [Accepted: 11/01/2016] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The discovery of the TROSY effect (Pervushin et al. in Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94:12366-12371, 1997) for reducing transverse relaxation and line sharpening through selecting pathways in which dipole-dipole and CSA Hamiltonians partially cancel each other had a tremendous impact on solution NMR studies of macromolecules. Together with the methyl TROSY (Tugarinov and Kay in J Biomol NMR 28:165-172, 2004) it enabled structural and functional studies of significantly larger systems. The optimal field strengths for TROSY have been estimated to be on spectrometers operating around 900 MHz (21.14 T) for the 1HN TROSY (Pervushin et al. in Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 94:12366-12371, 1997) while the aromatic 13C (13Caro) TROSY is posited to be optimal at around 600 MHz (14.09 T) (Pervushin et al. in J Am Chem Soc 120:6394-6400, 1998b; Pervushin in Q Rev Biophys 33:161-197, 2000). The initial rational was based on the consideration of where the quadratic B0 field dependences of the TROSY relaxation rates reach a minimum. For sensitivity consideration, however, it is interesting to estimate which field strengths yield the tallest peaks. Recent studies of 15N-detected TROSYs suggested that maximal peak heights are expected at 1.15 GHz (27.01 T) although the slowest relaxation rates or longest transverse relaxation times T2 are indeed expected around 900 MHz (21.14 T) (Takeuchi in J Biomol NMR 63:323-331, 2015; Takeuchi et al. in J Biomol NMR 64:143-151, 2016). This was based on the fact that the heights of Lorentzian lines are proportional to B o3/2 * T2 (Bo). Thus, multiplying the parabolic T2(Bo) dependence with the increasing function of B o3/2 shifts the maxima of peak-height field dependence from the T2 maximum at 900 MHz to higher fields. Moreover, besides shifting the peak height maximum for 15N TROSY, this analysis yields estimates for optimal peak heights for 1HN detected TROSY to 1.5 GHz, and to 900 MHz for 13C-detected 13CaroTROSY as is detailed below. To our knowledge, this aspect of field dependence of TROSY sensitivity has not been in the attention of the NMR community but may affect perspectives of NMR at ultra-high fields.
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- Koh Takeuchi
- Molecular Profiling Research Center for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Tokyo, 135-0064, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Gossert AD, Jahnke W. NMR in drug discovery: A practical guide to identification and validation of ligands interacting with biological macromolecules. PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY 2016; 97:82-125. [PMID: 27888841 DOI: 10.1016/j.pnmrs.2016.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Protein-ligand interactions are at the heart of drug discovery research. NMR spectroscopy is an excellent technology to identify and validate protein-ligand interactions. A plethora of NMR methods are available which are powerful, robust and information-rich, but also have pitfalls and limitations. In this review, we will focus on how to choose between different experiments, and assess their strengths and liabilities. We introduce the concept of the validation cross, which helps to categorize experiments according to their information content and to simplify the choice of the right experiment in order to address a specific question. Additionally, we will provide the framework for drawing correct conclusions from experimental results in order to accurately evaluate such interactions. Out of scope for this review are methods for subsequent characterization of the interaction such as quantitative KD determination, binding mode analysis, or structure determination.
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- Alvar D Gossert
- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Campus, 4002 Basel, Switzerland.
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- Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Campus, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
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Milbradt AG, Arthanari H, Takeuchi K, Boeszoermenyi A, Hagn F, Wagner G. Increased resolution of aromatic cross peaks using alternate 13C labeling and TROSY. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2015; 62:291-301. [PMID: 25957757 PMCID: PMC4782774 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-015-9944-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Accepted: 05/02/2015] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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For typical globular proteins, contacts involving aromatic side chains would constitute the largest number of distance constraints that could be used to define the structure of proteins and protein complexes based on NOE contacts. However, the (1)H NMR signals of aromatic side chains are often heavily overlapped, which hampers extensive use of aromatic NOE cross peaks. Some of this overlap can be overcome by recording (13)C-dispersed NOESY spectra. However, the resolution in the carbon dimension is rather low due to the narrow dispersion of the carbon signals, large one-bond carbon-carbon (C-C) couplings, and line broadening due to chemical shift anisotropy (CSA). Although it has been noted that the CSA of aromatic carbons could be used in TROSY experiments for enhancing resolution, this has not been used much in practice because of complications arising from large aromatic one-bond C-C couplings, and 3D or 4D carbon dispersed NOESY are typically recorded at low resolution hampering straightforward peak assignments. Here we show that the aromatic TROSY effect can optimally be used when employing alternate (13)C labeling using 2-(13)C glycerol, 2-(13)C pyruvate, or 3-(13)C pyruvate as the carbon source. With the elimination of the strong one-bond C-C coupling, the TROSY effect can easily be exploited. We show that (1)H-(13)C TROSY spectra of alternately (13)C labeled samples can be recorded at high resolution, and we employ 3D NOESY aromatic-TROSY spectra to obtain valuable intramolecular and intermolecular cross peaks on a protein complex.
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- Alexander G. Milbradt
- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
- Dept. of Chemistry and Institute for Advanced Study, Technische Universität München, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
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Guthertz N, Klopp J, Winterhalter A, Fernández C, Gossert AD. Auto-inducing media for uniform isotope labeling of proteins with (15)N, (13)C and (2)H. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2015; 62:169-177. [PMID: 25893498 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-015-9931-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/10/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Auto-inducing media for protein expression offer many advantages like robust reproducibility, high yields of soluble protein and much reduced workload. Here, an auto-inducing medium for uniform isotope labelling of proteins with (15)N, (13)C and/or (2)H in E. coli is presented. So far, auto-inducing media have not found widespread application in the NMR field, because of the prohibitively high cost of labeled lactose, which is an essential ingredient of such media. Here, we propose using lactose that is only selectively labeled on the glucose moiety. It can be synthesized from inexpensive and readily available substrates: labeled glucose and unlabeled activated galactose. With this approach, uniformly isotope labeled proteins were expressed in unattended auto-inducing cultures with incorporation of (13)C, (15)N of 96.6% and (2)H, (15)N of 98.8%. With the present protocol, the NMR community could profit from the many advantages that auto-inducing media offer.
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- Nicolas Guthertz
- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Bjerring M, Jain S, Paaske B, Vinther JM, Nielsen NC. Designing dipolar recoupling and decoupling experiments for biological solid-state NMR using interleaved continuous wave and RF pulse irradiation. Acc Chem Res 2013; 46:2098-107. [PMID: 23557787 DOI: 10.1021/ar300329g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Rapid developments in solid-state NMR methodology have boosted this technique into a highly versatile tool for structural biology. The invention of increasingly advanced rf pulse sequences that take advantage of better hardware and sample preparation have played an important part in these advances. In the development of these new pulse sequences, researchers have taken advantage of analytical tools, such as average Hamiltonian theory or lately numerical methods based on optimal control theory. In this Account, we focus on the interplay between these strategies in the systematic development of simple pulse sequences that combines continuous wave (CW) irradiation with short pulses to obtain improved rf pulse, recoupling, sampling, and decoupling performance. Our initial work on this problem focused on the challenges associated with the increasing use of fully or partly deuterated proteins to obtain high-resolution, liquid-state-like solid-state NMR spectra. Here we exploit the overwhelming presence of (2)H in such samples as a source of polarization and to gain structural information. The (2)H nuclei possess dominant quadrupolar couplings which complicate even the simplest operations, such as rf pulses and polarization transfer to surrounding nuclei. Using optimal control and easy analytical adaptations, we demonstrate that a series of rotor synchronized short pulses may form the basis for essentially ideal rf pulse performance. Using similar approaches, we design (2)H to (13)C polarization transfer experiments that increase the efficiency by one order of magnitude over standard cross polarization experiments. We demonstrate how we can translate advanced optimal control waveforms into simple interleaved CW and rf pulse methods that form a new cross polarization experiment. This experiment significantly improves (1)H-(15)N and (15)N-(13)C transfers, which are key elements in the vast majority of biological solid-state NMR experiments. In addition, we demonstrate how interleaved sampling of spectra exploiting polarization from (1)H and (2)H nuclei can substantially enhance the sensitivity of such experiments. Finally, we present systematic development of (1)H decoupling methods where CW irradiation of moderate amplitude is interleaved with strong rotor-synchronized refocusing pulses. We show that these sequences remove residual cross terms between dipolar coupling and chemical shielding anisotropy more effectively and improve the spectral resolution over that observed in current state-of-the-art methods.
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- Morten Bjerring
- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
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- Center for Insoluble Protein Structures (inSPIN), Interdisciplinary Nanoscience Center (iNANO) and Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Denmark
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Kocherla H, Marino J, Shao X, Graf J, Zou C, Zerbe O. Biosynthesis and spectroscopic characterization of 2-TM fragments encompassing the sequence of a human GPCR, the Y4 receptor. Chembiochem 2012; 13:818-28. [PMID: 22438305 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201100776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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This paper presents a divide-and-conquer approach towards obtaining solution structures of G protein-coupled receptors. The human Y4 receptor was dissected into two to three transmembrane helix fragments, which were individually studied by solution NMR. We systematically compared various biosynthetic routes for the expression of the fragments in Escherichia coli and discuss purification strategies. In particular, we have compared the production of transmembrane (TM) fragments as inclusion bodies by using the ΔTrp leader sequence, with membrane-directed expression by using Mistic as the fusion partner, and developed methods for enzymatic cleavage. In addition, direct expression of two-TM fragments into inclusion bodies is a successful route in some cases. With the exception of TM13, we could produce all fragments in isotope-labeled form in quantities sufficient for NMR studies. Almost complete backbone resonance assignment was obtained for the first two helices, as well as for helices 5 and 7, and a high degree was obtained for TM6, while conformational exchange processes resulted in the disappearance of many signals from TM4. In addition, complete assignments were obtained for all residues of the N-terminal domain, as well as the extracellular and cytosolic loops (with the exception of an undecapeptide segment in the second extracellular loop, EC2) and for the complete cytosolic C-terminal tail. In total, backbone resonances of 78 % of all residues were assigned for the Y4 receptor. Predictions of secondary structure based on backbone chemical shifts indicate that most residues from the TM regions adopt helical conformations, with exception of those around polar residues or prolines. However, the domain boundaries differ slightly from those predicted for homology models. We suggest that the obtained chemical shifts might be useful in assigning the full-length receptor.
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- Harsha Kocherla
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Zürich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zürich, Switzerland
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Reif B. Ultra-high resolution in MAS solid-state NMR of perdeuterated proteins: implications for structure and dynamics. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2012; 216:1-12. [PMID: 22280934 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2011.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2011] [Revised: 12/20/2011] [Accepted: 12/22/2011] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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High resolution proton spectra are obtained in MAS solid-state NMR in case samples are prepared using perdeuterated protein and D(2)O in the recrystallization buffer. Deuteration reduces drastically (1)H, (1)H dipolar interactions and allows to obtain amide proton line widths on the order of 20 Hz. Similarly, high-resolution proton spectra of aliphatic groups can be obtained if specifically labeled precursors for biosynthesis of methyl containing side chains are used, or if limited amounts of H(2)O in the bacterial growth medium is employed. This review summarizes recent spectroscopic developments to access structure and dynamics of biomacromolecules in the solid-state, and shows a number of applications to amyloid fibrils and membrane proteins.
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- Bernd Reif
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM), Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstr. 4, 85747 Garching, Germany.
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Reif B. Deuterated peptides and proteins: structure and dynamics studies by MAS solid-state NMR. Methods Mol Biol 2012; 831:279-301. [PMID: 22167680 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-480-3_16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Perdeuteration and back substitution of exchangeable protons in microcrystalline proteins, in combination with recrystallization from D(2)O-containing buffers, significantly reduce (1)H, (1)H dipolar interactions. This way, amide proton line widths on the order of 20 Hz are obtained. Aliphatic protons are accessible either via specifically protonated precursors or by using low amounts of H(2)O in the bacterial growth medium. The labeling scheme enables characterization of structure and dynamics in the solid-state without dipolar truncation artifacts.
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- Bernd Reif
- Munich Center for Integrated Protein Science (CIPSM) at Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Garching, Germany.
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Zerbe O. First solution structures of seven-transmembrane helical proteins. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 51:860-1. [PMID: 22180244 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201107639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Oliver Zerbe
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
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Rapid identification of protein-protein interfaces for the construction of a complex model based on multiple unassigned signals by using time-sharing NMR measurements. J Struct Biol 2011; 174:434-42. [PMID: 21501688 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2010] [Revised: 04/02/2011] [Accepted: 04/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Protein-protein interactions are necessary for various cellular processes, and therefore, information related to protein-protein interactions and structural information of complexes is invaluable. To identify protein-protein interfaces using NMR, resonance assignments are generally necessary to analyze the data; however, they are time consuming to collect, especially for large proteins. In this paper, we present a rapid, effective, and unbiased approach for the identification of a protein-protein interface without resonance assignments. This approach requires only a single set of 2D titration experiments of a single protein sample, labeled with a unique combination of an (15)N-labeled amino acid and several amino acids (13)C-labeled on specific atoms. To rapidly obtain high resolution data, we applied a new pulse sequence for time-shared NMR measurements that allowed simultaneous detection of a ω(1)-TROSY-type backbone (1)H-(15)N and aromatic (1)H-(13)C shift correlations together with single quantum methyl (1)H-(13)C shift correlations. We developed a structure-based computational approach, that uses our experimental data to search the protein surfaces in an unbiased manner to identify the residues involved in the protein-protein interface. Finally, we demonstrated that the obtained information of the molecular interface could be directly leveraged to support protein-protein docking studies. Such rapid construction of a complex model provides valuable information and enables more efficient biochemical characterization of a protein-protein complex, for instance, as the first step in structure-guided drug development.
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Agarwal V, Reif B. Residual methyl protonation in perdeuterated proteins for multi-dimensional correlation experiments in MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2008; 194:16-24. [PMID: 18571955 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2008.05.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2008] [Accepted: 05/19/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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NMR studies involving perdeuterated proteins focus in general on exchangeable amide protons. However, non-exchangeable sites contain as well a small amount of protons as the employed precursors for protein biosynthesis are not completely proton depleted. The degree of methyl group protonation is in the order of 9% for CD2H using >97% deuterium enriched glucose. We show in this manuscript that this small amount of residual protonation is sufficient to perform 2D and 3D MAS solid-state NMR experiments. In particular, we suggest a HCCH-TOBSY type experiment which we successfully employ to assign the methyl resonances in aliphatic side chains in a perdeuterated sample of the SH3 domain of chicken alpha-spectrin.
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- Vipin Agarwal
- Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP), Campus Berlin-Buch, Robert-Rössle-Strase 10, D-13125 Berlin, Germany
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Etezady-Esfarjani T, Hiller S, Villalba C, Wüthrich K. Cell-free protein synthesis of perdeuterated proteins for NMR studies. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2007; 39:229-38. [PMID: 17846899 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-007-9188-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2007] [Accepted: 08/17/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Cell-free protein synthesis protocols for uniformly deuterated proteins typically yield low, non-uniform deuteration levels. This paper introduces an E. coli cell-extract, D-S30, which enables efficient production of proteins with high deuteration levels for all non-labile hydrogen atom positions. Potential applications of the new protocol may include production of proteins with selective isotope-labeling of selected amino acid residues on a perdeuterated background for studies of enzyme active sites or for ligand screening in drug discovery projects, as well as the synthesis of perdeuterated polypeptides for NMR spectroscopy with large supra-molecular structures. As an illustration, it is demonstrated that the 800-kDa chaperonine GroEL synthesized with the D-S30 cell-free system had a uniform deuteration level of about 95% and assembled into its biologically active oligomeric form.
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Takeuchi K, Ng E, Malia TJ, Wagner G. 1-13C amino acid selective labeling in a 2H15N background for NMR studies of large proteins. JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR NMR 2007; 38:89-98. [PMID: 17390105 DOI: 10.1007/s10858-007-9152-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 02/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Isotope labeling by residue type (LBRT) has long been an important tool for resonance assignments at the limit where other approaches, such as triple-resonance experiments or NOESY methods do not succeed in yielding complete assignments. While LBRT has become less important for small proteins it can be the method of last resort for completing assignments of the most challenging protein systems. Here we present an approach where LBRT is achieved by adding protonated (14)N amino acids that are (13)C labeled at the carbonyl position to a medium for uniform deuteration and (15)N labeling. This has three important benefits over conventional (15)N LBRT in a deuterated back ground: (1) selective TROSY-HNCO cross peaks can be observed with high sensitivity for amino-acid pairs connected by the labeling, and the amide proton of the residue following the (13)C labeled amino acid is very sharp since its alpha position is deuterated, (2) the (13)C label at the carbonyl position is less prone to scrambling than the (15)N at the alpha-amino position, and (3) the peaks for the 1-(13)C labeled amino acids can be identified easily from the large intensity reduction in the (1)H-(15)N TROSY-HSQC spectrum for some residues that do not significantly scramble nitrogens, such as alanine and tyrosine. This approach is cost effective and has been successfully applied to proteins larger than 40 kDa.
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- Koh Takeuchi
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, 240 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Haon S, Augé S, Tropis M, Milon A, Lindley ND. Low cost production of perdeuterated biomass using methylotrophic yeasts. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm 2006. [DOI: 10.1002/jlcr.2580331108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Metal-assembled parallel helix-bundle proteins have been used to investigate electron transfer through alpha-helical structures. Fermi Golden Rule distance dependence of electron transfer rates was established in a family of designed metalloproteins, and the contribution of intrahelical hydrogen bonding to the matrix tunneling element was explored. The first steps toward the design of functional proteins using dynamic combinatorial assembly of alpha-helical structural elements are described.
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- Martin A Case
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA.
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Kennedy MA, Montelione GT, Arrowsmith CH, Markley JL. Role for NMR in structural genomics. JOURNAL OF STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS 2003; 2:155-69. [PMID: 12836706 DOI: 10.1023/a:1021261026670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The 2nd EMSL Workshop on Structural Genomics was held on 28th and 29th July 2000 at the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, WA. The workshop focused on four topics: 1. The role for NMR in structural and functional genomics; 2. The technical challenges NMR faces for structural and functional genomics; 3. The potential need for a national NMR center for structural and functional genomics in the United States; and 4. Organization of the NMR community. This report summarizes the workshop proceedings and conclusions reached regarding the role of NMR in the emerging fields of structural and functional genomics.
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- Michael A Kennedy
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory, Richland, WA 99352, USA.
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Koharudin LMI, Bonvin AMJJ, Kaptein R, Boelens R. Use of very long-distance NOEs in a fully deuterated protein: an approach for rapid protein fold determination. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2003; 163:228-235. [PMID: 12914838 DOI: 10.1016/s1090-7807(03)00149-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The high sensitivity of modern NMR instrumentation, in combination with full deuteration, enabled the measurement of long-range NOEs between amide protons in a fully deuterated protein corresponding to distances up to 8A. These are beyond the limit normally observed in protonated samples. Such long-distance NOEs could be observed using long mixing times, which became possible due to reduced spin diffusion and T1 relaxation of the amide protons in the fully deuterated sample. This information was used in combination with secondary structure restraints derived from secondary chemical shifts for structure calculations. With these backbone amide proton NOEs only, a unique fold could be obtained with positional root mean square deviations from the average of 1.30 and 2.25 A for backbone and heavy atoms, respectively. Despite the low density of restraints, no mirror image problems were observed. Addition of sidechain NOE information increased the precision of the ensemble and in particular of the core packing. The structures obtained in this way were close to the published crystal structure. NOE completeness analysis revealed that the cumulative completeness is still more than 80% for an 8.0 A cut-off distance.
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- Leonardus M I Koharudin
- Bijvoet Center for Biomolecular Research, NMR Spectroscopy, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Paliy O, Bloor D, Brockwell D, Gilbert P, Barber J. Improved methods of cultivation and production of deuteriated proteins from E. coli strains grown on fully deuteriated minimal medium. J Appl Microbiol 2003; 94:580-6. [PMID: 12631193 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.01866.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIMS The aim was to develop reliable and economical protocols for the production of fully deuteriated biomolecules by bacteria. This required the preparation of deuterium-tolerant bacterial strains and an understanding of the physiological mechanisms of acquisition of deuterium tolerance. METHODS AND RESULTS We report here improved methods for the cultivation of Escherichia coli on fully deuteriated minimal medium. A multi-stage adaptation protocol was developed; this included repeated plating and selection of colonies and resulted in highly deuterium-tolerant cell cultures. Three E. coli strains, JM109, MRE600 and MRE600Rif, were adapted to growth on deuteriated succinate medium. This is the first report of JM109 being adapted to deuteriated minimal media. The adapted strains showed good, consistent growth rates and were capable of being transformed with plasmids. Expression of heterologous proteins in these strains was reliable and yields were consistently high (100-200 mg l-1). We also show that all E. coli cells are inherently capable of growth on deuteriated media. CONCLUSIONS We have developed a new adaptation protocol that resulted in three highly deuterium-tolerant E. coli strains. Deuterium-adapted cultures produced good yields of a deuteriated recombinant protein. We suggest that E. coli cells are inherently capable of growth on deuteriated media, but that non-specific mutations enhance deuterium tolerance. Thus plating and selection of colonies leads to highly deuterium-tolerant strains. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF STUDY An understanding of the mechanism of adaptation of E. coli to growth on deuteriated media allows strategies for the development of disabled deuterium-tolerant strains suitable for high-level production of deuteriated recombinant proteins and other biomolecules. This is of particular importance for nuclear magnetic resonance and neutron scattering studies of biomolecules.
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- O Paliy
- School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester, UK
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Dalvit C, Fagerness PE, Hadden DTA, Sarver RW, Stockman BJ. Fluorine-NMR experiments for high-throughput screening: theoretical aspects, practical considerations, and range of applicability. J Am Chem Soc 2003; 125:7696-703. [PMID: 12812511 DOI: 10.1021/ja034646d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 164] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Competition ligand-based NMR screening experiments have recently been introduced to overcome most of the problems associated with traditional ligand-based NMR screening. Molecules with marginal solubility and high affinity for a given target can be easily identified in a high-throughput manner by screening chemical mixtures against the target in the presence of a weak- to medium-affinity ligand of known binding constant. While the original competition-based approaches utilized (1)H detection, significant advantages are obtained using (19)F detection. The absence of spectral overlap permits the screening of large chemical mixtures and allows for automated analysis of the spectra, even in the presence of protonated buffers, solvents, and detergents. The large chemical shift anisotropy of fluorine and the significant exchange contribution allow for the selection of a weak-affinity spy molecule, thus resulting in a lower binding affinity threshold for the identified NMR hits. The method, labeled FAXS (fluorine chemical shift anisotropy and exchange for screening) is rapid and requires only a limited amount of protein and, therefore, compares favorably with the other established non-NMR techniques used in high-throughput screening. Herein the theoretical aspects of this powerful (19)F-based approach are presented and discussed in detail. The experimental conditions together with the detection limits and binding constant measurements are investigated using human serum albumin as the target.
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- Claudio Dalvit
- Chemistry Department, Pharmacia, Viale Pasteur 10, 20014 Nerviano (MI), Italy.
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Hong M. Determination of multiple ***φ***-torsion angles in proteins by selective and extensive (13)C labeling and two-dimensional solid-state NMR. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 1999; 139:389-401. [PMID: 10423377 DOI: 10.1006/jmre.1999.1805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We describe an approach to efficiently determine the backbone conformation of solid proteins that utilizes selective and extensive (13)C labeling in conjunction with two-dimensional magic-angle-spinning NMR. The selective (13)C labeling approach aims to reduce line broadening and other multispin complications encountered in solid-state NMR of uniformly labeled proteins while still enhancing the sensitivity of NMR spectra. It is achieved by using specifically labeled glucose or glycerol as the sole carbon source in the protein expression medium. For amino acids synthesized in the linear part of the biosynthetic pathways, [1-(13)C]glucose preferentially labels the ends of the side chains, while [2-(13)C]glycerol labels the C(alpha) of these residues. Amino acids produced from the citric-acid cycle are labeled in a more complex manner. Information on the secondary structure of such a labeled protein was obtained by measuring multiple backbone torsion angles phi; simultaneously, using an isotropic-anisotropic 2D correlation technique, the HNCH experiment. Initial experiments for resonance assignment of a selectively (13)C labeled protein were performed using (15)N-(13)C 2D correlation spectroscopy. From the time dependence of the (15)N-(13)C dipolar coherence transfer, both intraresidue and interresidue connectivities can be observed, thus yielding partial sequential assignment. We demonstrate the selective (13)C labeling and these 2D NMR experiments on a 8.5-kDa model protein, ubiquitin. This isotope-edited NMR approach is expected to facilitate the structure determination of proteins in the solid state.
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- M Hong
- Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA
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Gardner KH, Kay LE. The use of 2H, 13C, 15N multidimensional NMR to study the structure and dynamics of proteins. ANNUAL REVIEW OF BIOPHYSICS AND BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE 1998; 27:357-406. [PMID: 9646872 DOI: 10.1146/annurev.biophys.27.1.357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 510] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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During the past thirty years, deuterium labeling has been used to improve the resolution and sensitivity of protein NMR spectra used in a wide variety of applications. Most recently, the combination of triple resonance experiments and 2H, 13C, 15N labeled samples has been critical to the solution structure determination of several proteins with molecular weights on the order of 30 kDa. Here we review the developments in isotopic labeling strategies, NMR pulse sequences, and structure-determination protocols that have facilitated this advance and hold promise for future NMR-based structural studies of even larger systems. As well, we detail recent progress in the use of solution 2H NMR methods to probe the dynamics of protein sidechains.
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- K H Gardner
- Protein Engineering Network Centres of Excellence, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Zhou L, Rajabzadeh M, Traficante DD, Cho BP. Conformational Heterogeneity of Arylamine-Modified DNA: 19F NMR Evidence. J Am Chem Soc 1997. [DOI: 10.1021/ja9632771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Li Zhou
- Contribution from the Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
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- Contribution from the Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
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- Contribution from the Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
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- Contribution from the Departments of Biomedical Sciences and Chemistry, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island 02881
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Duewel H, Daub E, Robinson V, Honek JF. Incorporation of trifluoromethionine into a phage lysozyme: implications and a new marker for use in protein 19F NMR. Biochemistry 1997; 36:3404-16. [PMID: 9116020 DOI: 10.1021/bi9617973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Much interest is currently focused on understanding the detailed contribution that particular amino acid residues make in protein structure and function. Although the use of site-directed mutagenesis has greatly contributed to this goal, the approach is limited to the standard repertoire of twenty amino acids. Fluorinated amino acids have been utilized successfully to probe protein structure and dynamics as well as point to the importance of specific residues to biological function. In our continuing investigations on the importance of the amino acid methionine in biological systems, the successful incorporation of L-S-(trifluoromethyl)homocysteine (L-trifluoromethionine; L-TFM) into bacteriophage lambda lysozyme (LaL), an enzyme containing three methionine residues, is reported. The L isomer of TFM was synthesized in an overall yield of 33% from N-acetyl-D,L-homocysteine thiolactone and trifluoromethyl iodide. An expression plasmid giving strong overproduction of LaL was prepared and transformed into an Escherichia coli strain auxotrophic for methionine permitting the expression of LaL in the presence of L-TFM. The analogue would not support growth of the auxotroph and was found to be inhibitory to cell growth. However, cells that were initially grown in a Met-rich media followed by protein induction under careful control of the respective concentrations of L-Met and L-TFM in the media, were able to overexpress TFM-labeled LaL (TFM-LaL) at both high (70%) and low (31%) levels of TFM incorporation. TFM-LaL at both levels of incorporation exhibited analogous activity to the wild type enzyme and were inhibited by chitooligosaccharides indicating that incorporation of the analogue did not hinder enzyme function. Interestingly, the 19F solution NMR spectra of the TFM-labeled enzymes consisted of four sharp resonances spanning a chemical shift range of 0.9 ppm, with three of the resonances showing very modest shielding changes on binding of chitopentaose. The 19F NMR analysis of TFM-LaL at both high and low levels of incorporation suggested that one of the methionine positions gives rise to two separate resonances. The intensities of these two resonances were influenced by the extent of incorporation which was interpreted as an indication that subtle conformational changes in protein structure are induced by incorporated TFM. The similarities and differences between Met and TFM were analyzed using ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The methodology presented offers promise as a new approach to the study of protein-ligand interactions as well as for future investigations into the functional importance of methionine in proteins.
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- H Duewel
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Batey RT, Cloutier N, Mao H, Williamson JR. Improved large scale culture of Methylophilus methylotrophus for 13C/15N labeling and random fractional deuteration of ribonucleotides. Nucleic Acids Res 1996; 24:4836-7. [PMID: 8972874 PMCID: PMC146305 DOI: 10.1093/nar/24.23.4836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Isotopic labeling of RNA with 13C and 15N has become a routine procedure in structural studies by NMR spectroscopy. The methodology in this paper describes the random fractional deuteration of RNA using the obligate methylotropic bacterium, Methylophilus methylotrophus. This bacterium was grown using a non-deuterated carbon source in 52:48 D20/H20 and we have shown that all protons in the ribonucleotides except for the ribose H1 become 52% randomly fractionally deuterated. Improved growth conditions for this organism are also described that yield higher cell densities in liquid culture, which is applicable for all labeling procedures.
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- R T Batey
- Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139, USA
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Tropis M, Bardou F, Bersch B, Daffé M, Milon A. Composition and phase behaviour of polar lipids isolated from Spirulina maxima cells grown in a perdeuterated medium. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1996; 1284:196-202. [PMID: 8914584 DOI: 10.1016/s0005-2736(96)00129-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The lipid composition of Spirulina maxima cells grown in a perdeuterated medium was determined by using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, fast atom-bombardment-mass spectrometry, gas chromatography-mass spectrometry as well as conventional chemical methods. The extent of deuteration was determined by mass spectrometry and was superior to 97.5%. The major lipids identified in the strain were: non-polar lipids (9%), monogalactosyldiacylglycerol (5%), digalactosyldiacylglycerol (22%), phosphatidylglycerol (31%), sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol (32%), phosphatidylinositol (traces). The major fatty acids were 16:0 (80%) and 18:1 (15%). These results demonstrate that the adaptation of the cells to D2O did not imply a profound modification of the lipid composition. The perdeuterated polar lipid mixture dispersed into an excess of water organises spontaneously in a lamellar phase as seen by 31P and deuterium solid state NMR and can therefore be used to prepare perdeuterated model membranes with a well defined composition. Liposomes made using these lipids have a gel to liquid-crystalline phase transition in the range 15-27 degrees C and are in a fluid L alpha phase above this temperature.
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- M Tropis
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie Fondamentales du CNRS, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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Curto EV, Moseley HN, Krishna NR. CORCEMA evaluation of the potential role of intermolecular transferred NOESY in the characterization of ligand-receptor complexes. J Comput Aided Mol Des 1996; 10:361-71. [PMID: 8951648 DOI: 10.1007/bf00124470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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We report a theoretical characterization of the intermolecular transferred NOESY (inter-TrNOESY) between ligands and receptor macromolecules that bind reversibly, using a COmplete Relaxation and Conformational Exchange MAtrix (CORCEMA) theory developed in our laboratory. We examine the dependence of inter-TrNOESY on the dissociation constant, off-rate, ligand-to-receptor ratio, and distance variations between protons of interacting species within the complex. These factors are analyzed from simulations on two model systems: (i) neuraminidase complexed to a transition-state analogue; and (ii) thermolysin complexed to a leucine-based inhibitor. The latter case utilizes a three-state model of interaction to simulate the effect of hinge-bending motions on the inter-TrNOESY. Our calculations suggest a potential role for inter-TrNOESY (when observable) and CORCEMA analysis in properly docking the ligand within the active site, and in refining the conformation of the ligand-receptor (active-site) complex. These findings have implications on the structure-based design of ligands (e.g., inhibitors) reversibly binding to receptors (e.g., enzymes).
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- E V Curto
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294-2041, USA
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Feeney J, McCormick JE, Bauer CJ, Birdsall B, Moody CM, Starkmann BA, Young DW, Francis P, Havlin RH, Arnold WD, Oldfield E. 19F Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Chemical Shifts of Fluorine Containing Aliphatic Amino Acids in Proteins: Studies on Lactobacillus casei Dihydrofolate Reductase Containing (2S,4S)-5-Fluoroleucine. J Am Chem Soc 1996. [DOI: 10.1021/ja960465i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- James Feeney
- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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- Contribution from the Molecular Structure Division and Biomedical NMR Centre, National Institute for Medical Research, The Ridgeway, Mill Hill, London NW7 1AA, UK, School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, UK, The Wellcome Research Laboratories, Langley Court, South Eden Park Road, Beckenham, Kent, BR3 3BS, UK, and Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 505 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, Illinois 61801
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Barbar E, Martin TM, Brown M, Rittenberg MB, Peyton DH. Binding of phenylphosphocholine-carrier conjugates to the combining site of antibodies maintains a conformation of the hapten. Biochemistry 1996; 35:2958-67. [PMID: 8608133 DOI: 10.1021/bi950823e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The structural basis of the binding of phenylphosphocholine haptens to antibodies was studied. This was done by preparing antibodies and testing binding to conjugates of phenylphosphocholine. The choice of haptens was made in order to evaluate the contribution of the carrier to binding, and its effect on hapten conformation in the active site. Thus, phosphocholine (PC) was diazophenyl-linked to tyrosine or histidine as single amino acid carriers and to tripeptides or octapeptides containing tyrosine or histidine as central amino acids to which PC was attached. Relative affinity was assessed by inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and binding constants were determined by fluorescence quenching. Fluorinated haptens were used to determine the kinetics of binding using 19F nuclear magnetic resonance. The transferred nuclear Overhauser effect was used to characterize conformation of the bound hapten. We had previously shown that nitrophenylphosphocholine unlinked to carrier is bound in the active site as a bent structure [Bruderer, U., Peyton, D. H., Barbar, E., Fellman, J. H., & Rittenberg, M. B. (1992) Biochemistry 31, 584-589]. We show here that this same bent conformation is retained in the active site regardless of the neighboring carrier or the conformation of the hapten in the unbound conjugate. The presence of the carrier residues in the bound state does, however, influence affinity.
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- E Barbar
- Department of Chemistry, Portland State University, Oregon 97207-0751, USA
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Chapter 30. New NMR Methods for Structural Studies of Proteins to Aid in Drug Design. ANNUAL REPORTS IN MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY 1996. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-7743(08)60469-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Huwe JK, Larsen GL, Castellino S. An investigation of the binding site of alpha 2u-globulin using isotopically labeled ligands and inverse nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Chem Res Toxicol 1996; 9:215-22. [PMID: 8924593 DOI: 10.1021/tx9500437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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A series of isotopically labeled ligands were bound to the protein alpha 2u-globulin. These protein complexes were studied using 13C, 19F, and selective inverse detection NMR experiments to determine chemical shifts and nuclear Overhauser effect correlations for the labeled sites of the ligands. The NMR data indicate that the labeled portions of the ligands are located in a highly aromatic region of the alpha 2u-globulin binding pocket. Molecular modeling based on the NMR data and a medium resolution X-ray crystal structure of alpha 2u-globulin predicts a model for ligand binding which is consistent with experimental observations and calculated ring current effects. Conformational changes in the aromatic region of the binding site upon binding these ligands in solution may be supported by this model.
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- J K Huwe
- Biosciences Research Laboratory, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Fargo, North Dakota 58105, USA
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Vander Velde DG, Matsuura J, Manning MC. Two-, three-, and four-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy of protein pharmaceuticals. PHARMACEUTICAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 1995; 7:179-218. [PMID: 8564018 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4899-1079-0_5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Advances in NMR spectroscopy and related computational methods continue at a rapid pace. In the past three years, the capability to make complete assignments of protein spectra has expanded from a limit of approximately 100 residues to a limit of possibly 400 residues via isotope-edited three- and four-dimensional methods.
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- G C King
- School of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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2H- and13C-labeled amino acids generated by obligate methylotrophs Biosynthesis and MS monitoring. Amino Acids 1994; 6:165-76. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00805844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/1992] [Accepted: 03/24/1993] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Wishart DS, Sykes BD, Richards FM. Improved synthetic methods for the selective deuteration of aromatic amino acids: applications of selective protonation towards the identification of protein folding intermediates through nuclear magnetic resonance. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1993; 1164:36-46. [PMID: 8390859 DOI: 10.1016/0167-4838(93)90109-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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In this report we describe several novel methods for the preparation of selectively deuterated aromatic amino acids. New syntheses for [2,3,5,6-2H4]phenylalanine and [2,4,6,7-2H4]tryptophan, as well as improved catalytic exchange methods for [2,3,5,6-2H4]tyrosine and [2,3,4,5,6-2H5]phenylalanine are presented. Isotopic substitution levels for all compounds are generally found to be greater than 95%. Biosynthetic incorporation of these amino acids is also shown to be possible with little or no evidence of isotopic scrambling. The products from these new syntheses, in combination with other selectively deuterated aromatic amino acids, are found to permit group-specific 'single-proton' labelling of proteins. This highly-efficient and very cost-effective method of selective protonation is shown to produce greatly simplified 1H-NMR spectra of the aromatic region of proteins. The utility of this approach to isotopic editing is demonstrated with the identification of a transient folding intermediate of Escherichia coli thioredoxin which is undetectable by standard 2-D NMR techniques.
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- D S Wishart
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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Derrick JP, Lian LY, Roberts GC, Shaw WV. Analysis of the binding of 1,3-diacetylchloramphenicol to chloramphenicol acetyltransferase by isotope-edited 1H NMR and site-directed mutagenesis. Biochemistry 1992; 31:8191-5. [PMID: 1525158 DOI: 10.1021/bi00150a010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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The binary complex of diacetylchloramphenicol and chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) has been studied by a combination of isotope-edited 1H NMR spectroscopy and site-directed mutagenesis. One-dimensional HMQC spectra of the complex between 1,3-[2-13C]diacetylchloramphenicol and the type III natural variant of CAT revealed the two methyl 1H signals arising from each 13C-labeled carbon atom in the acetyl groups of the bound ligand. Slow hydrolysis of the 3-acetyl group by the enzyme precluded further analysis of this binary complex. It was possible to slow down the rate of hydrolysis by use of the catalytically defective S148A mutant of CATIII (Lewendon et al., 1990); in the complex of diacetylchloramphenicol with S148A CATIII, the chemical shifts of the acetyl groups of the bound ligand were the same as in the wild-type complex. The acetyl signals were individually assigned by repeating the experiment using 1-[2-13C],3-[2-12C]diacetylchloramphenicol, where only one signal from the bound ligand was observed. A two-dimensional 1H, 1H NOESY experiment, with 13C(omega 2) half-filter, on the 1,3-[2-13C]diacetylchloramphenicol/S148A CATIII complex showed a number of intermolecular NOEs from each methyl group in the ligand to residues in the chloramphenicol binding site. The 3-acetyl group showed strong NOEs to two aromatic signals which were selected for assignment. The possibility that the NOEs originated from the aromatic protons of diacetylchloramphenicol itself was eliminated by assignment of the signals from enzyme-bound diacetylchloramphenicol and chloramphenicol using perdeuterated CATIII. Examination of the X-ray crystal structure of the chloramphenicol/CATIII binary complex indicated four plausible candidate aromatic residues: Y25, F33, F103, and F158.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- J P Derrick
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Leicester, U.K
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McIntosh LP, Wand AJ, Lowry DF, Redfield AG, Dahlquist FW. Assignment of the backbone 1H and 15N NMR resonances of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme. Biochemistry 1990; 29:6341-62. [PMID: 2207079 DOI: 10.1021/bi00479a003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The proton and nitrogen (15NH-H alpha-H beta) resonances of bacteriophage T4 lysozyme were assigned by 15N-aided 1H NMR. The assignments were directed from the backbone amide 1H-15N nuclei, with the heteronuclear single-multiple-quantum coherence (HSMQC) spectrum of uniformly 15N enriched protein serving as the master template for this work. The main-chain amide 1H-15N resonances and H alpha resonances were resolved and classified into 18 amino acid types by using HMQC and 15N-edited COSY measurements, respectively, of T4 lysozymes selectively enriched with one or more of alpha-15N-labeled Ala, Arg, Asn, Asp, Gly, Gln, Glu, Ile, Leu, Lys, Met, Phe, Ser, Thr, Trp, Tyr, or Val. The heteronuclear spectra were complemented by proton DQF-COSY and TOCSY spectra of unlabeled protein in H2O and D2O buffers, from which the H beta resonances of many residues were identified. The NOE cross peaks to almost every amide proton were resolved in 15N-edited NOESY spectra of the selectively 15N enriched protein samples. Residue specific assignments were determined by using NOE connectivities between protons in the 15NH-H alpha-H beta spin systems of known amino acid type. Additional assignments of the aromatic proton resonances were obtained from 1H NMR spectra of unlabeled and selectively deuterated protein samples. The secondary structure of T4 lysozyme indicated from a qualitative analysis of the NOESY data is consistent with the crystallographic model of the protein.
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- L P McIntosh
- Institute of Molecular Biology, University of Oregon, Eugene 97403
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In the last few years since the early NMR structural studies of small proteins such as glucagon (Braunet al.1983) andlacrepresser headpiece (Zuiderweget al.1984) the quality of the structure determinations have improved considerably. Of major importance has been the introduction of phase sensitive detection in the Tl dimension (Stateset al.1982; Marion & Wüthrich, 1983) which has allowed for absorption presentation of 2D data with the resulting enhancement in resolution, accuracy of coupling constant measurements and accuracy of peak volume integrations. Introduction of new pulse sequences, advances in instrumentation and further developments in the structure calculation algorithms have also helped improve the quality of NMR structural analyses of proteins.
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- D M LeMaster
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208
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