Publication date: Available online 18 April 2014 Source:Journal of Magnetic Resonance
Author(s): ShengQi Xiang , Markus Zweckstetter
Hydrogen bonds are essential for the structure, stability and folding of proteins. The identification of intramolecular hydrogen bonds, however, is challenging, in particular in transiently folded states. Here we studied the presence of intramolecular hydrogen bonds in the folding nucleus of the coiled-coil structure of the GCN4 leucine zipper. Using one-bond 1JNH spin-spin coupling constants and hydrogen/deuterium exchange, we demonstrate that a transient intramolecular hydrogen bond is present in the partially helical folding nucleus of GCN(16-31). The data demonstrate that 1JNH couplings are a sensitive tool for the detection of transient intramolecular hydrogen bonds in challenging systems where the effective/useable protein concentration is low. This includes peptides at natural abundance but also uniformly labelled biomolecules that are limited to low concentrations because of precipitation or aggregation. Graphical abstract
[NMR paper] A Computational Study of the Effects of (13) C-(13) C Scalar Couplings on (13) C CEST NMR Spectra: Towards Studies on a Uniformly (13) C-Labeled Protein.
A Computational Study of the Effects of (13) C-(13) C Scalar Couplings on (13) C CEST NMR Spectra: Towards Studies on a Uniformly (13) C-Labeled Protein.
A Computational Study of the Effects of (13) C-(13) C Scalar Couplings on (13) C CEST NMR Spectra: Towards Studies on a Uniformly (13) C-Labeled Protein.
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Authors: Vallurupalli P, Bouvignies G, Kay LE
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Read the label: The NMR CEST experiment can be used to reconstruct spectra of sparsely populated, transiently formed protein conformers so long as...
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Accurate measurement of one-bond H-X heteronuclear dipolar couplings in MAS solid-state NMR.
Accurate measurement of one-bond H-X heteronuclear dipolar couplings in MAS solid-state NMR.
Accurate measurement of one-bond H-X heteronuclear dipolar couplings in MAS solid-state NMR.
J Magn Reson. 2011 Mar 21;
Authors: Schanda P, Meier BH, Ernst M
The accurate experimental determination of dipolar-coupling constants for one-bond heteronuclear dipolar couplings in solids is a key for the quantification of the amplitudes of motional processes. Averaging of the dipolar coupling reports on motions on time scales up to the inverse of the coupling...
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Accurate Measurement of One-Bond H-X Heteronuclear Dipolar Couplings in MAS Solid-State NMR
Accurate Measurement of One-Bond H-X Heteronuclear Dipolar Couplings in MAS Solid-State NMR
Publication year: 2011
Source: Journal of Magnetic Resonance, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 21 March 2011</br>
Paul, Schanda , Beat H., Meier , Matthias, Ernst</br>
The accurate experimental determination of dipolar-coupling constants for one-bond heteronuclear dipolar couplings in solids is a key for the quantification of the amplitudes of motional processes. Averaging of the dipolar coupling reports on motions on time scales up to the inverse of the coupling constant, in...
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[NMR paper] NMR scalar couplings across Watson-Crick base pair hydrogen bonds in DNA observed by
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Authors: Pervushin K, Ono A, Fernández C, Szyperski T, Kainosho M, Wüthrich K
This paper describes the NMR observation of 15N---15N and 1H---15N scalar couplings across the hydrogen bonds in Watson-Crick base pairs...
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[NMR paper] Transient hydrogen bonds identified on the surface of the NMR solution structure of H
Transient hydrogen bonds identified on the surface of the NMR solution structure of Hirudin.
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Recombinant desulfatohirudin retains largely the thrombin-inhibitory activity of natural hirudin from Hirudo medicinalis and causes at most minimal immune response in humans. With regard to potential pharmaceutical applications it is...
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MQ-HNCO-TROSY for the measurement of scalar and residual dipolar couplings in larger
Abstract We describe a novel pulse sequence, MQ-HNCO-TROSY, for the measurement of scalar and residual dipolar couplings between amide proton and nitrogen in larger proteins. The experiment utilizes the whole 2TN polarization transfer delay for labeling of 15N chemical shift in a constant time manner, which efficiently doubles the attainable resolution in 15N dimension with respect to the conventional HNCO-TROSY experiment. In addition, the accordion principle is employed for measuring (J + D)NHs, and the multiplet components are selected with the generalized version of the TROSY scheme...
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S3EPY: a Sparky extension for determination of small scalar couplings from spin-state
Abstract S3EPY is a Python extension to the program Sparky written to facilitate the assessment of coupling constants from in-phase/antiphase and spin-state-selective excitation (S3E) experiments. It enables the routine use of small scalar couplings by automating the coupling evaluation procedure. S3EPY provides an integrated graphical user interface to programs which outputs graphs and the table of determined couplings.
Content Type Journal Article
DOI 10.1007/s10858-009-9392-1
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Petr Novák, Masaryk University National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science...
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HNCO-based measurement of one-bond amide 15N-1H couplings with optimized precision
Abstract A pair of 3D HNCO-based experiments have been developed with the aim of optimizing the precision of measurement of 1JNH couplings. Both pulse sequences record 1JNH coupling evolution during the entire constant time interval that 15N magnetization is dephasing or rephasing with respect to the directly bonded 13Câ?² nucleus, with 15N13Câ?² multiple quantum coherence maintained during the 13Câ?² evolution period. The first experiment, designed for smaller proteins, produces an apparent doubling of the 1JNH coupling without any accompanying increases in line width. The second experiment...