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In the last two decades, solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy has transformed from a spectroscopic technique investigating small molecules and industrial polymers to a potent tool decrypting structure and underlying dynamics of complex biological systems, such as membrane proteins, fibrils, and assemblies, in near-physiological environments and temperatures. This transformation can be ascribed to improvements in hardware design, sample preparation, pulsed methods, isotope labeling strategies, resolution, and sensitivity. The fundamental engagement between nuclear spins and radio-frequency pulses in the presence of a strong static magnetic field is identical between solution and ssNMR, but the experimental procedures vastly differ because of the absence of molecular tumbling in solids. This review discusses routinely employed state-of-the-art static and MAS pulsed NMR methods relevant for biological samples with rotational correlation times exceeding 100's of nanoseconds. Recent developments in signal filtering approaches, proton methodologies, and multiple acquisition techniques to boost sensitivity and speed up data acquisition at fast MAS are also discussed. Several examples of protein structures (globular, membrane, fibrils, and assemblies) solved with ssNMR spectroscopy have been considered. We also discuss integrated approaches to structurally characterize challenging biological systems and some newly emanating subdisciplines in ssNMR spectroscopy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Sahil Ahlawat
- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Survey No. 36/P Gopanpally, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Survey No. 36/P Gopanpally, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India
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- University of Düsseldorf, Institute for Physical Biology, Universitätsstraße 1, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Hyderabad, Survey No. 36/P Gopanpally, Serilingampally, Ranga Reddy District, Hyderabad 500046, Telangana, India
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Franks WT, Tatman BP, Trenouth J, Lewandowski JR. Dipolar Order Parameters in Large Systems With Fast Spinning. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:791026. [PMID: 34957221 PMCID: PMC8699854 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.791026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Order parameters are a useful tool for quantifying amplitudes of molecular motions. Here we measure dipolar order parameters by recoupling heteronuclear dipole-dipole couplings under fast spinning. We apply symmetry based recoupling methods to samples spinning under magic angle at 60 kHz by employing a variable flip angle compound inversion pulse. We validate the methods by measuring site-specific 15N-1H order parameters of a microcrystalline protein over a small temperature range and the same protein in a large, precipitated complex with antibody. The measurements of the order parameters in the complex are consistent with the observed protein undergoing overall motion within the assembly.
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- W Trent Franks
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.,Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom.,Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
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Tognetti J, Trent Franks W, Gallo A, Lewandowski JR. Accelerating 15N and 13C R 1 and R 1ρ relaxation measurements by multiple pathway solid-state NMR experiments. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2021; 331:107049. [PMID: 34508920 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2021.107049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Revised: 08/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Magic angle spinning (MAS) Solid-state NMR is a powerful technique to probe dynamics of biological systems at atomic resolution. R1 and R1ρ relaxation measurements can provide detailed insight on amplitudes and time scales of motions, especially when information from several different site-specific types of probes is combined. However, such experiments are time-consuming to perform. Shortening the time necessary to record relaxation data for different nuclei will greatly enhance practicality of such approaches. Here, we present staggered acquisition experiments to acquire multiple relaxation experiments from a single excitation to reduce the overall experimental time. Our strategy enables one to collect 15N and 13C relaxation data in a single experiment in a fraction of the time necessary for two separate experiments, with the same signal to noise ratio.
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- Jacqueline Tognetti
- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom; Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom; Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom.
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Gallo A, Franks WT, Lewandowski JR. A suite of solid-state NMR experiments to utilize orphaned magnetization for assignment of proteins using parallel high and low gamma detection. JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE (SAN DIEGO, CALIF. : 1997) 2019; 305:219-231. [PMID: 31319283 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmr.2019.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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We present a suite of two-receiver solid-state NMR experiments for backbone and side chain resonance assignment. The experiments rely on either dipolar coupling or scalar coupling for polarization transfer and are devised to acquire a 1H-detected 3D experiment AND a nested 13C-detected 2D from a shared excitation pulse. In order to compensate for the lower sensitivity of detection on 13C nucleus, 2D rows are signal averaged during 3D planes. The 3D dual receiver experiments do not suffer from any appreciable signal loss compared to their single receiver versions and require no extra optimization. The resulting data is higher in information content with no additional experiment time. The approach is expected to become widespread as multiple receivers become standard for new NMR spectrometers.
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- A Gallo
- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK; Department of Physics, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, CV4 7AL Coventry, UK.
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Aradi F. Effect of methylation on the pyrimidine-pyrimidine stacking interaction studied by (1)H NMR chemical shift. Biophys Chem 2007; 54:67-73. [PMID: 17020855 DOI: 10.1016/0301-4622(94)00115-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/1994] [Revised: 09/21/1994] [Accepted: 09/21/1994] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Mutually induced proton chemical shift changes were measured for the mixed solutions of pyrimidine and its methylated forms in deuterium oxide at 35 degrees C. The chemical shift vs. concentration profiles were analyzed using a three-state decomposition model based on competitive self- and hetero-association dimer equilibria. The equilibrium constants show an increasing association tendency within the series pyrimidine-5-methyl-pyrimidine (0.23 +/- 0.02 M(-1)) < pyrimidine-4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidine (0.32 +/- 0.04 M(-1)) < 5-methyl-pyrimidine-4,6-dimethyl-pyrimidine (0.51 +/- 0.04 M(-1)). The upfield dimer shifts suggest an offset stacked geometry for the structure of associations between the parent molecule of the pyrimidine nucleobases and its methylated derivatives in aqueous solution.
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- F Aradi
- Central Research Laboratory, University Medical School, Szigeti út 12, H-7624 Pécs Hungary
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Megati S, Ealick SE, Naguib FNM, el Kouni MH, Klein RS, Otter BA. O5′,6-Methanocytidine — Synthesis, Conformational Properties and Deamination by Cytidine Deaminase. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/15257779408013214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Allmang C, Mougel M, Westhof E, Ehresmann B, Ehresmann C. Role of conserved nucleotides in building the 16S rRNA binding site of E. coli ribosomal protein S8. Nucleic Acids Res 1994; 22:3708-14. [PMID: 7937081 PMCID: PMC308351 DOI: 10.1093/nar/22.18.3708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Ribosomal protein S8 specifically recognizes a helical and irregular region of 16S rRNA that is highly evolutionary constrained. Despite its restricted size, the precise conformation of this region remains a question of debate. Here, we used chemical probing to analyze the structural consequences of mutations in this RNA region. These data, combined with computer modelling and previously published data on protein binding were used to investigate the conformation of the RNA binding site. The experimental data confirm the model in which adenines A595, A640 and A642 bulge out in the deep groove. In addition to the already proposed non canonical U598-U641 interaction, the structure is stabilized by stacking interactions (between A595 and A640) and an array of hydrogen bonds involving bases and the sugar phosphate backbone. Mutations that alter the ability to form these interdependent interactions result in a local destabilization or reorganization. The specificity of recognition by protein S8 is provided by the irregular and distorted backbone and the two bulged adenines 640 and 642 in the deep groove. The third adenine (A595) is not a direct recognition site but must adopt a bulged position. The U598-U641 pair should not be directly in contact with the protein.
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- C Allmang
- UPR 9002 du CNRS, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, Strasbourg, France
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Aradi F. Comparative 1H NMR chemical shift study on the stacking interaction of pyrimidine with purine and 6-methylpurine. Biophys Chem 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0301-4622(92)80047-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Dreef-Tromp CM, van den Elst H, van den Boogaart JE, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH. Solid-phase synthesis of an RNA nucleopeptide fragment from the nucleoprotein of poliovirus. Nucleic Acids Res 1992; 20:2435-9. [PMID: 1317954 PMCID: PMC312375 DOI: 10.1093/nar/20.10.2435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The naturally occurring RNA-nucleopeptide H-Ala-Tyr[5'-pUUAAAAC-3']-NH2 is prepared via a solid-phase phosphite triester approach using N-SiOMB/O-TBDMS-protected nucleosides. Preliminary 1H-NMR studies show that the peptidyl unit has a remarkable effect on the conformational behaviour of the RNA moiety in the nucleopeptide.
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Sund C, Agback P, Koole LH, Sandström A, Chattopadhyaya J. Assessment of competing 2′«5′ versus 3′«5′ stackings in solution structure of branched-RNA by 1H- & 31 P-NMR spectroscopy. Tetrahedron 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)88130-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Rinkel LJ, Tinoco I. A proton NMR study of a DNA dumb-bell structure with hairpin loops of only two nucleotides: d(CACGTGTGTGCGTGCA). Nucleic Acids Res 1991; 19:3695-700. [PMID: 1852611 PMCID: PMC328400 DOI: 10.1093/nar/19.13.3695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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One- and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) experiments were used to study the conformation of the DNA hexadecanucleotide d(CACGTGTGTGCGTGCA) in aqueous solution. NMR spectra were recorded for the compound in D2O and in H2O/D2O (90/10) over the temperature range 1 degree C-60 degrees C. Assignments of imino proton resonances and of non-exchangeable proton resonances (except for some H4', H5' and H5" resonances) are given. The 1H-NMR spectra indicate that below about 20 degrees C, the compound exists as a single monomolecular species. Between 20 degrees C and 55 degrees C the oligonucleotide occurs as a mixture of structures in fast exchange on the NMR time scale, except for the temperature region 30 degrees - 34 degrees C, where substantial line broadening indicates intermediate exchange; above 60 degrees C the single strand predominates. The imino proton spectra, chemical shift values, and scalar coupling and NOE data reveal that the monomeric form, which is exclusively present below 20 degrees C, consists of a structure with a B-DNA double helix region of six base pairs, both ends of which are closed by hairpin loops of only two nucleotides, giving the molecule a dumbbell-like structure: [sequence: see text].
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- L J Rinkel
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley 94720
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Koole L, Agback P, Glemarec C, Zhou XX, Chattopadhyaya J. Solution structure of pentameric and heptameric branched-RNA modelling the lariat structure of group II or nuclear m-RNA introns studied by one- and two-dimensional nmr spectroscopy at 500 mhz. Tetrahedron 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)96043-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Glemarec C, Jaseja M, Sandström A, Koole L, Agback P, Chattopadhyaya J. Solution structure of branched U3′p5′A2′p5′G3′p5′C and its comparison with A2′p5′G3′p5′U by 500 MHz NMR spectroscopy. Tetrahedron 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0040-4020(01)86405-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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van den Hoogen YT, van Beuzekom AA, de Vroom E, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Altona C. Bulge-out structures in the single-stranded trimer AUA and in the duplex (CUGGUGCGG).(CCGCCCAG). A model-building and NMR study. Nucleic Acids Res 1988; 16:5013-30. [PMID: 3387215 PMCID: PMC336713 DOI: 10.1093/nar/16.11.5013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Model-building studies were carried out on the trimer AUA. Bulge-out structures which allow incorporation into a continuous RNA helix were generated and energy-minimized. All geometrical features obtained by previous NMR studies on purine-pyrimidine-purine sequences are accounted for in these models. One of the models was used to fit into a double helical fragment. Only minor changes were necessary to construct a central bulge-out in an otherwise intact duplex. NMR and model-building studies were performed on the duplex (CUGGUGCGG).(CCGCCCAG) which contains an unpaired uridine residue. NOE data, chemical-shift profiles and imino-proton resonances provided evidence that the extra U is bulged out of the duplex. The relatively small dispersion in 31P chemical shifts (approximately equal to 0.7 ppm) indicate the absence of t/g or g/t combinations for the phosphodiester angles zeta/alpha. An energy-minimized model of the duplex, which fits the present collection of data, is presented.
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van den Hoogen YT, Erkelens C, de Vroom E, van der Marel GA, van Boom JH, Altona C. Influence of uracil on the conformational behaviour of RNA oligonucleotides in solution. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1988; 173:295-303. [PMID: 2452087 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1988.tb13998.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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NMR studies were carried out on some alternating pyrimidine-purine sequences: the single-stranded tetramers CACA and UGUG and the self-complementary octamer CACAUGUG. Assignments, based upon COSY, homonuclear Hartmann-Hahn, and NOESY experiments, are given for the resonances of all base protons and of several sugar protons. Chemical shift vs temperature profiles were used to obtain thermodynamic parameters for the single-stranded stack in equilibrium with random coil and the duplex in equilibrium with random coil equilibria. The populations of N-type conformer of the ribose rings were estimated from the observed J1'2'. Comparisons with another alternating pyrimidine-purine sequence Um2(6)AUm2(6)A and with the deoxyribose counterparts d(CACA), d(TGTG) and d(CACATGTG) are given. Previous 1H-NMR investigations of Um2(6)AUm2(6)A revealed that the population of bulge-out structure diminishes compared to m2(6)AUm2(6)A due to the U(1)-m2(6)A(2) stacking interaction. In CACA a strong stacking proclivity (Tm = 310 K) together with a clear preference for N-type ribose is observed. However, the stacking interactions in UGUG are relatively less stable (Tm = 288 K) and a bias towards S-type sugar is present. Besides a small amount of stack, a significant contribution of bulge out structure is proposed for UGUG. We conclude that the nature of the pyrimidine base mainly determines the formation of bulge-out structures. The poor stacking properties of uracil now appear to be mainly responsible for this phenomenon. Comparison with the deoxyribose counterparts shows a reasonable agreement between the Tm values of CACA and d(CACA), whereas the Tm of UGUG (288 K) is much lower than the Tm of d(TGTG) (315 K). It is suggested that the absence of bulge-out structures in DNA purine-pyrimidine-purine sequences is related to the relatively strong stacking proclivity of dT residues compared to that of U residues. The Tm values (average 341 K) for the duplex in equilibrium with random coil transition obtained for each residue of CACAUGUG appear very similar. All ribose rings, except the G(8), adopt a pure N conformer in the duplex. This is taken to mean that the differences in conformational behaviour of the constituent tetramers disappear upon duplex formation.
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van den Hoogen YT, Lankhorst PP, Gijsman P, Hartel AJ, van Boom JH, Altona C. Conformational analysis of the dinucleotides 5'-methylphospho-N6-dimethyladenylyl-uridine (mpm62A-U) and 5'methylphospho-uridylyl-N6-dimethyladenosine (mpU-m62A) and of the trinucleotide U-m62A-U. A nuclear magnetic resonance and circular dichroic study. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1988; 171:143-53. [PMID: 3123228 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1988.tb13770.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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NMR and CD studies were carried out on the dinucleotides 5'-methylphospho-N6-dimethyladenylyl-uridine (mpm62-U) and 5'-methylphospho-uridylyl-N6-dimethyladenosine (mpU-m62A) and on the trinucleotide U-m62A-U. A detailed comparison is given of the conformational features of mpm62A-U and mpU-m62A with the corresponding 5'-nonphosphorylated dinucleotides m62A-U and U-m62A, respectively. The behaviour of the trinucleotide U-m62A-U is compared with the properties of the constituent dinucleotides U-m62A and mpm62A-U. Chemical-shift and CD data were used to determine the amount of stacking interactions. For each compound NMR spectra were recorded at two or three sample concentrations in order to separate intermolecular and intramolecular base-base interactions. The coupling constants of the ribose ring are interpreted in terms of the N/S equilibrium, and population distributions along the backbone angles beta, gamma and epsilon are presented. The combined data indicate a strong similarity between mpm62A-U and m62A-U both in degree and in mode of stacking. In contrast, the existence of different types of stacking interactions in mpU-m62A and U-m62A is suggested in order to explain the NMR and CD data. It is concluded that dinucleoside bisphosphates serve better as a model for the behaviour of trinucleotides than dinucleoside monophosphates. The trinucleotide U-m62A-U adopts a regular single-stranded stacked RNA structure with preference for N-type ribose and gamma+ and beta t backbone torsion angles. The difference in behaviour between the U-m62A- part of U-m62A-U and the dimer U-m62A is seen as a typical example of conformational transmission.
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