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Chai Z, Li C. In-Cell 19F NMR of Proteins: Recent Progress and Future Opportunities. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202303988. [PMID: 38269421 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202303988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/23/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
Abstract
In vitro, 19F NMR methodology is preferably selected as a complementary and straightforward method for unveiling the conformations, dynamics, and interactions of biological molecules. Its effectiveness in vivo has seen continuous improvement, addressing challenges faced by conventional heteronuclear NMR experiments on structured proteins, such as severe line broadening, low signal-to-noise ratio, and background signals. Herein, we summarize the distinctive advantages of 19F NMR, along with recent progress in sample preparation and applications within the realm of in-cell NMR. Additionally, we offer insights into the future directions and prospects of this methodology based on our understanding.
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- Zhaofei Chai
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071, Wuhan, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 430071, Wuhan, China
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Protein delivery to living cells by thermal stimulation for biophysical investigation. Sci Rep 2022; 12:17190. [PMID: 36229511 PMCID: PMC9561116 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-21103-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Studying biomolecules in their native environment represents the ideal sample condition for structural biology investigations. Here we present a novel protocol which allows to delivery proteins into eukaryotic cells through a mild thermal stimulation. The data presented herein show the efficacy of this approach for delivering proteins in the intracellular environment of mammalian cells reaching a concentration range suitable for successfully applying biophysical methods, such as double electron electron resonance (DEER) measurements for characterising protein conformations.
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In-cell structural biology aims at extracting structural information about proteins or nucleic acids in their native, cellular environment. This emerging field holds great promise and is already providing new facts and outlooks of interest at both fundamental and applied levels. NMR spectroscopy has important contributions on this stage: It brings information on a broad variety of nuclei at the atomic scale, which ensures its great versatility and uniqueness. Here, we detail the methods, the fundamental knowledge, and the applications in biomedical engineering related to in-cell structural biology by NMR. We finally propose a brief overview of the main other techniques in the field (EPR, smFRET, cryo-ET, etc.) to draw some advisable developments for in-cell NMR. In the era of large-scale screenings and deep learning, both accurate and qualitative experimental evidence are as essential as ever to understand the interior life of cells. In-cell structural biology by NMR spectroscopy can generate such a knowledge, and it does so at the atomic scale. This review is meant to deliver comprehensive but accessible information, with advanced technical details and reflections on the methods, the nature of the results, and the future of the field.
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- Francois-Xavier Theillet
- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Luchinat E, Cremonini M, Banci L. Radio Signals from Live Cells: The Coming of Age of In-Cell Solution NMR. Chem Rev 2022; 122:9267-9306. [PMID: 35061391 PMCID: PMC9136931 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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A detailed knowledge
of the complex processes that make cells and
organisms alive is fundamental in order to understand diseases and
to develop novel drugs and therapeutic treatments. To this aim, biological
macromolecules should ideally be characterized at atomic resolution
directly within the cellular environment. Among the existing structural
techniques, solution NMR stands out as the only one able to investigate
at high resolution the structure and dynamic behavior of macromolecules
directly in living cells. With the advent of more sensitive NMR hardware
and new biotechnological tools, modern in-cell NMR approaches have
been established since the early 2000s. At the coming of age of in-cell
NMR, we provide a detailed overview of its developments and applications
in the 20 years that followed its inception. We review the existing
approaches for cell sample preparation and isotopic labeling, the
application of in-cell NMR to important biological questions, and
the development of NMR bioreactor devices, which greatly increase
the lifetime of the cells allowing real-time monitoring of intracellular
metabolites and proteins. Finally, we share our thoughts on the future
perspectives of the in-cell NMR methodology.
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- Enrico Luchinat
- Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari, Alma Mater Studiorum−Università di Bologna, Piazza Goidanich 60, 47521 Cesena, Italy
- Magnetic Resonance Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Magnetic Resonance Center, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Risonanze Magnetiche di Metallo Proteine, Via Luigi Sacconi 6, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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Buchholz CR, Pomerantz WCK. 19F NMR viewed through two different lenses: ligand-observed and protein-observed 19F NMR applications for fragment-based drug discovery. RSC Chem Biol 2021; 2:1312-1330. [PMID: 34704040 PMCID: PMC8496043 DOI: 10.1039/d1cb00085c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
Abstract
19F NMR has emerged as a powerful tool in drug discovery, particularly in fragment-based screens. The favorable magnetic resonance properties of the fluorine-19 nucleus, the general absence of fluorine in biological settings, and its ready incorporation into both small molecules and biopolymers, has enabled multiple applications of 19F NMR using labeled small molecules and proteins in biophysical, biochemical, and cellular experiments. This review will cover developments in ligand-observed and protein-observed 19F NMR experiments tailored towards drug discovery with a focus on fragment screening. We also cover the key advances that have furthered the field in recent years, including quantitative, structural, and in-cell methodologies. Several case studies are described for each application to highlight areas for innovation and to further catalyze new NMR developments for using this versatile nucleus.
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- Caroline R Buchholz
- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota 308 Harvard Street SE Minneapolis Minnesota 55455 USA
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Minnesota 308 Harvard Street SE Minneapolis Minnesota 55455 USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota 207 Pleasant St. SE Minneapolis Minnesota 55455 USA
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Jia Bu Y, Nitz M. Incorporation of TePhe into Expressed Proteins is Minimally Perturbing. Chembiochem 2021; 22:2449-2456. [PMID: 34003548 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202100160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2021] [Revised: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Tellurium is a versatile heavy chalcogen with numerous applications in chemical biology, providing valuable probes in mass cytometry, fluorescence imaging and structural biology. L-Tellurienylalanine (TePhe) is an analogue of the proteinogenic amino acid L-phenylalanine (Phe) in which the phenyl side chain has been replaced by a 5-membered tellurophene moiety. High incorporation level of TePhe in expressed proteins at defined sites is expected to facilitate studies in proteomics, protein NMR spectroscopy, and structure elucidation. As a model we chose immunoglobulin-binding Protein G, B1 domain (GB1) to validate TePhe as a suitable structural analogue for Phe. We demonstrate that approximately 1 in 2 of all Phe sites within GB1 can be substituted with TePhe through expression in standard non-Phe-auxotrophic E. coli in Phe-deficient media containing glyphosate, an inhibitor of aromatic amino acid biosynthesis. The TePhe content of the GB1 sample can be further increased to 85 % through HPLC. Using NMR and CD spectroscopy, we confirm that the Phe-to-TePhe substitution has negligible impact on the global structure and stability of GB1.
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- Yong Jia Bu
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON, M5S 3H6, Canada
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Thole JF, Fadero TC, Bonin JP, Stadmiller SS, Giudice JA, Pielak GJ. Danio rerio Oocytes for Eukaryotic In-Cell NMR. Biochemistry 2021; 60:451-459. [PMID: 33534998 DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.0c00922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Understanding how the crowded and complex cellular milieu affects protein stability and dynamics has only recently become possible by using techniques such as in-cell nuclear magnetic resonance. However, the combination of stabilizing and destabilizing interactions makes simple predictions difficult. Here we show the potential of Danio rerio oocytes as an in-cell nuclear magnetic resonance model that can be widely used to measure protein stability and dynamics. We demonstrate that in eukaryotic oocytes, which are 3-6-fold less crowded than other cell types, attractive chemical interactions still dominate effects on protein stability and slow tumbling times, compared to the effects of dilute buffer.
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- Joseph F Thole
- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Biology, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States.,Integrative Program for Biological and Genome Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599, United States
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Hu Y, Cheng K, He L, Zhang X, Jiang B, Jiang L, Li C, Wang G, Yang Y, Liu M. NMR-Based Methods for Protein Analysis. Anal Chem 2021; 93:1866-1879. [PMID: 33439619 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.0c03830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy is a well-established method for analyzing protein structure, interaction, and dynamics at atomic resolution and in various sample states including solution state, solid state, and membranous environment. Thanks to rapid NMR methodology development, the past decade has witnessed a growing number of protein NMR studies in complex systems ranging from membrane mimetics to living cells, which pushes the research frontier further toward physiological environments and offers unique insights in elucidating protein functional mechanisms. In particular, in-cell NMR has become a method of choice for bridging the huge gap between structural biology and cell biology. Herein, we review the recent developments and applications of NMR methods for protein analysis in close-to-physiological environments, with special emphasis on in-cell protein structural determination and the analysis of protein dynamics, both difficult to be accessed by traditional methods.
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- Yunfei Hu
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences-Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 10049, China
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05SAR-PAGE: Separation of protein dimerization and modification using a gel with 0.05% sarkosyl. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1101:193-198. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2019.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Sugiki T, Yamaguchi Y, Fujiwara T, Inouye M, Ito Y, Kojima C. In-cell NMR as a sensitive tool to monitor physiological condition of Escherichia coli. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2466. [PMID: 32051433 PMCID: PMC7015911 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59076-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The in-cell NMR technique offers significant insights into the structure and function of heterologous proteins in the physiological intracellular environment at an atomic resolution. Escherichia coli (E. coli) is one of the most widely used host cells for heterologous protein expression in structural biological studies as well as for in-cell NMR studies to investigate fundamental structural characteristics and the physiochemistry of certain proteins and their intermolecular interactions under physiological conditions. However, in many cases, it is not easy to obtain well-resolved in-cell NMR spectra because the detectability and resolution of these spectra are significantly influenced by intracellular factors such as nonspecific intermolecular interactions. In this study, we re-examined the experimental parameters of E. coli in-cell NMR and found that the detectability and resolution of the NMR spectra clearly depended on the growth phase of the host cells. Furthermore, the detectability and resolution of the E. coli in-cell NMR spectra correlated with the soluble fraction amounts of the expressed target protein. These results indicate that the E. coli in-cell NMR spectrum of a target protein is a useful tool for monitoring the intracellular conditions of the host cell and for establishing the appropriate cultivation conditions for protein overexpression.
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- Toshihiko Sugiki
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- The OCU Advanced Research Institute for Natural Science and Technology, Osaka City University, 3-3-138 Sugimoto, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, 558-8585, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rutgers University, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1-1 Minami-Osawa, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, 3-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan. .,Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, 79-5 Tokiwadai, Hodogaya-ku, Yokohama, 240-8501, Japan.
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Lippens G, Cahoreau E, Millard P, Charlier C, Lopez J, Hanoulle X, Portais JC. In-cell NMR: from metabolites to macromolecules. Analyst 2018; 143:620-629. [PMID: 29333554 DOI: 10.1039/c7an01635b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
In-cell NMR of macromolecules has gained momentum over the last ten years as an approach that might bridge the branches of cell biology and structural biology. In this review, we put it in the context of earlier efforts that aimed to characterize by NMR the cellular environment of live cells and their intracellular metabolites. Although technical aspects distinguish these earlier in vivo NMR studies and the more recent in cell NMR efforts to characterize macromolecules in a cellular environment, we believe that both share major concerns ranging from sensitivity and line broadening to cell viability. Approaches to overcome the limitations in one subfield thereby can serve the other one and vice versa. The relevance in biomedical sciences might stretch from the direct following of drug metabolism in the cell to the observation of target binding, and thereby encompasses in-cell NMR both of metabolites and macromolecules. We underline the efforts of the field to move to novel biological insights by some selected examples.
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- G Lippens
- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France.
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France.
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France.
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- Laboratory of Chemical Physics, NIDDK, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0520, USA
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- CERMN, Seccion Quimica, Departemento de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, Lima 32, Peru
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- Unité de Glycobiologie Structurale et Fonctionnelle (UGSF), University of Lille, CNRS UMR8576, Lille, France
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- LISBP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA, Toulouse, France.
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Sugiki T, Furuita K, Fujiwara T, Kojima C. Current NMR Techniques for Structure-Based Drug Discovery. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23010148. [PMID: 29329228 PMCID: PMC6017608 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23010148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Revised: 12/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/09/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
A variety of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) applications have been developed for structure-based drug discovery (SBDD). NMR provides many advantages over other methods, such as the ability to directly observe chemical compounds and target biomolecules, and to be used for ligand-based and protein-based approaches. NMR can also provide important information about the interactions in a protein-ligand complex, such as structure, dynamics, and affinity, even when the interaction is too weak to be detected by ELISA or fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based high-throughput screening (HTS) or to be crystalized. In this study, we reviewed current NMR techniques. We focused on recent progress in NMR measurement and sample preparation techniques that have expanded the potential of NMR-based SBDD, such as fluorine NMR (19F-NMR) screening, structure modeling of weak complexes, and site-specific isotope labeling of challenging targets.
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- Toshihiko Sugiki
- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
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- Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
- Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama 240-8501, Japan.
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Kyne C, Crowley PB. Short Arginine Motifs Drive Protein Stickiness in the Escherichia coli Cytoplasm. Biochemistry 2017; 56:5026-5032. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.7b00731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Ciara Kyne
- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, National University of Ireland Galway, University Road, Galway, H91 TK33, Ireland
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Feig M, Yu I, Wang PH, Nawrocki G, Sugita Y. Crowding in Cellular Environments at an Atomistic Level from Computer Simulations. J Phys Chem B 2017; 121:8009-8025. [PMID: 28666087 PMCID: PMC5582368 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b03570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The
effects of crowding in biological environments on biomolecular
structure, dynamics, and function remain not well understood. Computer
simulations of atomistic models of concentrated peptide and protein
systems at different levels of complexity are beginning to provide
new insights. Crowding, weak interactions with other macromolecules
and metabolites, and altered solvent properties within cellular environments
appear to remodel the energy landscape of peptides and proteins in
significant ways including the possibility of native state destabilization.
Crowding is also seen to affect dynamic properties, both conformational
dynamics and diffusional properties of macromolecules. Recent simulations
that address these questions are reviewed here and discussed in the
context of relevant experiments.
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- Michael Feig
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan, United States.,Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN , Kobe, Japan
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- Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory, RIKEN , Wako, Japan.,iTHES Research Group, RIKEN , Wako, Japan
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- Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory, RIKEN , Wako, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University , East Lansing, Michigan, United States
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- Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN , Kobe, Japan.,Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory, RIKEN , Wako, Japan.,iTHES Research Group, RIKEN , Wako, Japan.,Advanced Institute for Computational Science, RIKEN , Kobe, Japan
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Li C, Zhao J, Cheng K, Ge Y, Wu Q, Ye Y, Xu G, Zhang Z, Zheng W, Zhang X, Zhou X, Pielak G, Liu M. Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy as a Tool for Assessing Macromolecular Structure and Function in Living Cells. ANNUAL REVIEW OF ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY (PALO ALTO, CALIF.) 2017; 10:157-182. [PMID: 28301750 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anchem-061516-045237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
Abstract
Investigating the structure, modification, interaction, and function of biomolecules in their native cellular environment leads to physiologically relevant knowledge about their mechanisms, which will benefit drug discovery and design. In recent years, nuclear and electron magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has emerged as a useful tool for elucidating the structure and function of biomacromolecules, including proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates in living cells at atomic resolution. In this review, we summarize the progress and future of in-cell NMR as it is applied to proteins, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates.
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- Conggang Li
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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- Department of Chemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, and Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China; ,
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The identification of endogenous proteins as well as their binding to metal ions in living cells is determined by combining pulsed electrophoretic separations with nanoelectrospray ionization followed by mass spectrometric detection. This approach avoids problems resulting from the complicated cellular environment. In this manner, we demonstrate the rapid identification (300 ms or less) of intact proteins from living E. coli cells including the complexation of calmodulin with calcium ion. The latter showed different binding states from those observed in in vitro studies. These observations also reveal in vitro measurements do not necessarily represent the actual situation in living cells. We conclude that the attempted in situ measurement of intracellular proteins with minimal sampling processes should be preferred.
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- Gongyu Li
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230029, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China , Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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Ishida H, Nguyen LT, Gopal R, Aizawa T, Vogel HJ. Overexpression of Antimicrobial, Anticancer, and Transmembrane Peptides in Escherichia coli through a Calmodulin-Peptide Fusion System. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:11318-26. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b06781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Hiroaki Ishida
- Biochemistry
Research Group,
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biochemistry
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biochemistry
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biochemistry
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Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Biochemistry
Research Group,
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Kyne C, Crowley PB. Grasping the nature of the cell interior: fromPhysiological ChemistrytoChemical Biology. FEBS J 2016; 283:3016-28. [DOI: 10.1111/febs.13744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2015] [Revised: 03/09/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Ciara Kyne
- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; Ireland
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- School of Chemistry; National University of Ireland Galway; Ireland
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Ye Y, Liu X, Chen Y, Xu G, Wu Q, Zhang Z, Yao C, Liu M, Li C. Labeling strategy and signal broadening mechanism of Protein NMR spectroscopy in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Chemistry 2015; 21:8686-90. [PMID: 25965532 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201500279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
We used Xenopus laevis oocytes, a paradigm for a variety of biological studies, as a eukaryotic model system for in-cell protein NMR spectroscopy. The small globular protein GB1 was one of the first studied in Xenopus oocytes, but there have been few reports since then of high-resolution spectra in oocytes. The scarcity of data is at least partly due to the lack of good labeling strategies and the paucity of information on resonance broadening mechanisms. Here, we systematically evaluate isotope enrichment and labeling methods in oocytes injected with five different proteins with molecular masses of 6 to 54 kDa. (19) F labeling is more promising than (15) N, (13) C, and (2) H enrichment. We also used (19) F NMR spectroscopy to quantify the contribution of viscosity, weak interactions, and sample inhomogeneity to resonance broadening in cells. We found that the viscosity in oocytes is only about 1.2 times that of water, and that inhomogeneous broadening is a major factor in determining line width in these cells.
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- Yansheng Ye
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China).,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China).,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China).,Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China)
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems State, Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, Wuhan Center for Magnetic Resonance Department, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071 (P.R. China).
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Ye Y, Liu X, Xu G, Liu M, Li C. Direct Observation of Ca2+-Induced Calmodulin Conformational Transitions in IntactXenopus laevisOocytes by19F NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:5328-30. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201500261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Ye Y, Liu X, Xu G, Liu M, Li C. Direct Observation of Ca2+-Induced Calmodulin Conformational Transitions in IntactXenopus laevisOocytes by19F NMR Spectroscopy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201500261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Smith AE, Zhang Z, Pielak GJ, Li C. NMR studies of protein folding and binding in cells and cell-like environments. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2014; 30:7-16. [PMID: 25479354 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/24/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
Proteins function in cells where the concentration of macromolecules can exceed 300g/L. The ways in which this crowded environment affects the physical properties of proteins remain poorly understood. We summarize recent NMR-based studies of protein folding and binding conducted in cells and in vitro under crowded conditions. Many of the observations can be understood in terms of interactions between proteins and the rest of the intracellular environment (i.e. quinary interactions). Nevertheless, NMR studies of folding and binding in cells and cell-like environments remain in their infancy. The frontier involves investigations of larger proteins and further efforts in higher eukaryotic cells.
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- Austin E Smith
- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA; Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3290, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, PR China.
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The intracellular milieu differs from the dilute conditions in which most biophysical and biochemical studies are performed. This difference has led both experimentalists and theoreticians to tackle the challenging task of understanding how the intracellular environment affects the properties of biopolymers. Despite a growing number of in-cell studies, there is a lack of quantitative, residue-level information about equilibrium thermodynamic protein stability under nonperturbing conditions. We report the use of NMR-detected hydrogen-deuterium exchange of quenched cell lysates to measure individual opening free energies of the 56-aa B1 domain of protein G (GB1) in living Escherichia coli cells without adding destabilizing cosolutes or heat. Comparisons to dilute solution data (pH 7.6 and 37 °C) show that opening free energies increase by as much as 1.14 ± 0.05 kcal/mol in cells. Importantly, we also show that homogeneous protein crowders destabilize GB1, highlighting the challenge of recreating the cellular interior. We discuss our findings in terms of hard-core excluded volume effects, charge-charge GB1-crowder interactions, and other factors. The quenched lysate method identifies the residues most important for folding GB1 in cells, and should prove useful for quantifying the stability of other globular proteins in cells to gain a more complete understanding of the effects of the intracellular environment on protein chemistry.
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