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We investigated site-specific dynamics of key methyl groups in the hydrophobic core of chicken villin headpiece subdomain (HP36) over the temperature range between 298 and 140 K using deuteron solid-state NMR longitudinal relaxation measurements. The relaxation of the longitudinal magnetization is weakly nonexponential (glassy) at high temperatures and exhibits a stronger degree of nonexponentiality below about 175 K. In addition, the characteristic relaxation times deviate from the simple Arrhenius law. We interpret this behavior via the existence of distribution of activation energy barriers for the three-site methyl jumps, which originates from somewhat different methyl environments within the local energy landscape. The width of the distribution of the activation barriers for methyl jumps is rather significant, about 1.4 kJ/mol. Our experimental results and modeling allow for the description of the apparent change at about 175 K without invoking a specific transition temperature. For most residues in the core, the relaxation behavior at high temperatures points to the existence of conformational exchange between the substates of the landscape, and our model takes into account the kinetics of this process. The observed dynamics are the same for dry and hydrated protein. We also looked at the effect of F58L mutation inside the hydrophobic core on the dynamics of one of the residues and observed a significant increase in its conformational exchange rate constant at high temperatures.
Selective editing of Val and Leu methyl groups in high molecular weight protein NMR
Selective editing of Val and Leu methyl groups in high molecular weight protein NMR
Abstract The development of methyl-TROSY approaches and specific 13Câ??1H labeling of Ile, Leu and Val methyl groups in highly deuterated proteins has made it possible to study high molecular weight proteins, either alone or in complexes, using solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Here we present 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) NMR experiments designed to achieve complete separation of the methyl resonances of Val and Leu, labeled using the same precursor, α-ketoisovalerate...
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Architecture of the high mobility group nucleosomal protein 2-nucleosome complex as revealed by methyl-based NMR [Biophysics and Computational Biology]
Architecture of the high mobility group nucleosomal protein 2-nucleosome complex as revealed by methyl-based NMR
Kato, H., van Ingen, H., Zhou, B.-R., Feng, H., Bustin, M., Kay, L. E., Bai, Y....
Date: 2011-07-26
Chromatin structure and function are regulated by numerous proteins through specific binding to nucleosomes. The structural basis of many of these interactions is unknown, as in the case of the high mobility group nucleosomal (HMGN) protein family that regulates various chromatin functions, including transcription. Here, we report the architecture of the HMGN2-nucleosome...
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Architecture of the high mobility group nucleosomal protein 2-nucleosome complex as revealed by methyl-based NMR.
Architecture of the high mobility group nucleosomal protein 2-nucleosome complex as revealed by methyl-based NMR.
Architecture of the high mobility group nucleosomal protein 2-nucleosome complex as revealed by methyl-based NMR.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011 Jul 5;
Authors: Kato H, van Ingen H, Zhou BR, Feng H, Bustin M, Kay LE, Bai Y
Chromatin structure and function are regulated by numerous proteins through specific binding to nucleosomes. The structural basis of many of these interactions is unknown, as in the case of the high mobility...
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Methyl groups as probes of supra-molecular structure, dynamics and function
Methyl groups as probes of supra-molecular structure, dynamics and function
Abstract The development of new protein labeling strategies, along with optimized experiments that exploit the label, have significantly impacted on the types of biochemical problems that can now be addressed by solution NMR spectroscopy. Here we describe how methyl labeling of key residues in a highly deuterated protein background has facilitated studies of the structure, dynamics and interactions of supra-molecular particles. The methyl-labeling approach is briefly reviewed, followed by a summary of...
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Alanine Methyl Groups as NMR Probes of Molecular Structure and Dynamics in High-Molecular-Weight Proteins
Alanine Methyl Groups as NMR Probes of Molecular Structure and Dynamics in High-Molecular-Weight Proteins
Raquel Godoy-Ruiz, Chenyun Guo and Vitali Tugarinov
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DOI: 10.1021/ja1083656
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[NMR paper] Methyl groups as probes for proteins and complexes in in-cell NMR experiments.
Methyl groups as probes for proteins and complexes in in-cell NMR experiments.
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J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Jun 9;126(22):7119-25
Authors: Serber Z, Straub W, Corsini L, Nomura AM, Shimba N, Craik CS, Ortiz de Montellano P, Dötsch V
Studying protein components of large intracellular complexes by in-cell NMR has so far been impossible because the backbone resonances are unobservable due to their slow tumbling rates. We describe a methodology that overcomes...
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[NMR paper] Riboflavin synthase of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Protein dynamics revealed by 19F NM
Riboflavin synthase of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Protein dynamics revealed by 19F NMR protein perturbation experiments.
Related Articles Riboflavin synthase of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. Protein dynamics revealed by 19F NMR protein perturbation experiments.
BMC Biochem. 2003 Dec 23;4:18
Authors: Fischer M, Schott AK, Kemter K, Feicht R, Richter G, Illarionov B, Eisenreich W, Gerhardt S, Cushman M, Steinbacher S, Huber R, Bacher A
BACKGROUND: Riboflavin synthase catalyzes the transformation of 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine into riboflavin in...
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[NMR paper] NMR studies of the methionine methyl groups in calmodulin.
NMR studies of the methionine methyl groups in calmodulin.
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FEBS Lett. 1995 Jun 12;366(2-3):104-8
Authors: Siivari K, Zhang M, Palmer AG, Vogel HJ
Calmodulin (CaM) is a ubiquitous Ca(2+)-binding protein that can regulate a wide variety of cellular events. The protein contains 9 Met out of a total of 148 amino acid residues. The binding of Ca2+ to CaM induces...