Related ArticlesRestricted diffusion of methyl groups in proteins revealed by deuteron NMR: Manifestation of intra-well dynamics.
J Chem Phys. 2014 Feb 21;140(7):075101
Authors: Vugmeyster L, Ostrovsky D
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The three-site hops of methyl groups are usually used as an approximation of the mechanistic description of motions responsible for the longitudinal NMR relaxation. Distinguishing between three-site hops and a more realistic mechanism of diffusion in a potential requires extended experimental and computational analysis. In order to achieve this goal, in this work the restricted diffusion is decomposed into two independent modes, namely, the jumps between potential wells and intra-well fluctuations, assuming time scale separation between these modes. This approach allows us to explain the rise in the theoretical value of T1 minimum for the restricted diffusion mechanism compared with the three-site hops mechanism via rescaling the three-site hops correlation function by the order parameter of intra-well motions. The main result of the paper is that, in general, intra-well dynamics can be visible in NMR even in the limit of large barrier heights in contrast to the common view that this limit converges to the three-site hops mechanism. Based on a previously collected detailed set of deuteron NMR relaxation and spectral data in the villin headpiece subdomain protein over a wide temperature range of 300-31 K, we are then able to conclude that the mechanism of diffusion in the threefold potential is likely to be the main source of the dynamics in this system.
[NMR paper] Origin of Abrupt Rise in Deuteron NMR Longitudinal Relaxation Times of Protein Methyl Groups Below 90 K.
Origin of Abrupt Rise in Deuteron NMR Longitudinal Relaxation Times of Protein Methyl Groups Below 90 K.
Origin of Abrupt Rise in Deuteron NMR Longitudinal Relaxation Times of Protein Methyl Groups Below 90 K.
J Phys Chem B. 2013 Apr 29;
Authors: Vugmeyster L, Ostrovsky D, Lipton AS
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In order to examine the origin of the abrupt change in the temperature dependence of 2H NMR longitudinal relaxation times observed previously for methyl groups of L69 in the hydrophobic core of villin headpiece protein at around 90 K (Vugmeyster et...
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[NMR paper] Glassy dynamics of protein methyl groups revealed by deuteron NMR.
Glassy dynamics of protein methyl groups revealed by deuteron NMR.
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J Phys Chem B. 2013 Jan 31;117(4):1051-61
Authors: Vugmeyster L, Ostrovsky D, Penland K, Hoatson GL, Vold RL
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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...
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Multiplet-filtered and gradient-selected zero-quantum TROSY experiments for 13C1H3 methyl groups in proteins
Multiplet-filtered and gradient-selected zero-quantum TROSY experiments for 13C1H3 methyl groups in proteins
Abstract Multiplet-filtered and gradient-selected heteronuclear zero-quantum coherence (gsHZQC) TROSY experiments are described for measuring 1Hâ??13C correlations for 13CH3 methyl groups in proteins. These experiments provide improved suppression of undesirable, broad outer components of the heteronuclear zero-quantum multiplet in medium-sized proteins, or in flexible sites of larger proteins, compared to previously described HZQC sequences (Tugarinov et al. in J Am Chem Soc...
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A simple biosynthetic method for stereospecific resonance assignment of prochiral methyl groups in proteins
A simple biosynthetic method for stereospecific resonance assignment of prochiral methyl groups in proteins
Abstract A new method for stereospecific assignment of prochiral methyl groups in proteins is presented in which protein samples are produced using U-glucose and subsaturating amounts of 2-methyl-acetolactate. The resulting non-uniform labeling pattern allows proR and proS methyl groups to be easily distinguished by their different phases in a constant-time two-dimensional 1H-13C correlation spectra. Protein samples are conveniently prepared using the same media composition as the...
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Selective 1H-13C NMR spectroscopy of methyl groups in residually protonated samples of large proteins
Selective 1H-13C NMR spectroscopy of methyl groups in residually protonated samples of large proteins
Abstract Methyl 13CHD2 isotopomers of all methyl-containing amino-acids can be observed in residually protonated samples of large proteins obtained from -glucose/D2O-based bacterial media, with sensitivity sufficient for a number of NMR applications. Selective detection of some subsets of methyl groups (Alaβ, Thrγ2) is possible using simple â??out-and-backâ?? NMR methodology. Such selective methyl-detected â??out-and-backâ?? NMR experiments allow complete assignments of threonine γ2...
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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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[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.
Related Articles Methyl groups as probes for proteins and complexes in in-cell NMR experiments.
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...