The side-chain amide groups of asparagine and glutamine play important roles in stabilizing the structural fold of proteins, participating in hydrogen-bonding networks and protein interactions. Selective 15N-labeling of side-chain amides, however, can be a challenge due to enzyme-catalyzed exchange of amide groups during protein synthesis. In the present study, we developed an efficient way of selectively labeling the side chains of asparagine, or asparagine and glutamine residues with 15NH2. Using the biosynthesis pathway of tryptophan, a protocol was also established for simultaneous selective 15N-labeling of the side-chain NH groups of asparagine, glutamine, and tryptophan. In combination with site-specific tagging of the target protein with a lanthanide ion, we show that selective detection of 15N-labeled side-chains of asparagine and glutamine allows determination of magnetic susceptibility anisotropy tensors based exclusively on pseudocontact shifts of amide side-chain protons.
Quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange in proteins by CPMG relaxation dispersion NMR spectroscopy of side-chain carbonyl groups
Quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange in proteins by CPMG relaxation dispersion NMR spectroscopy of side-chain carbonyl groups
Abstract A new pulse sequence is presented for the measurement of relaxation dispersion profiles quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange dynamics of side-chain carbonyl groups in uniformly 13C labeled proteins. The methodology has been tested using the 87-residue colicin E7 immunity protein, Im7, which is known to fold via a partially structured low populated intermediate that interconverts with the folded, ground state on the millisecond time-scale....
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Quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange in proteins by CPMG relaxation dispersion NMR spectroscopy of side-chain carbonyl groups.
Quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange in proteins by CPMG relaxation dispersion NMR spectroscopy of side-chain carbonyl groups.
Quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange in proteins by CPMG relaxation dispersion NMR spectroscopy of side-chain carbonyl groups.
J Biomol NMR. 2011 Jun 18;
Authors: Hansen AL, Kay LE
A new pulse sequence is presented for the measurement of relaxation dispersion profiles quantifying millisecond time-scale exchange dynamics of side-chain carbonyl groups in uniformly (13)C labeled proteins. The methodology has...
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Dynamics of Lysine Side-Chain Amino Groups in a Protein Studied by Heteronuclear (1)H-(15)N NMR Spectroscopy.
Dynamics of Lysine Side-Chain Amino Groups in a Protein Studied by Heteronuclear (1)H-(15)N NMR Spectroscopy.
Dynamics of Lysine Side-Chain Amino Groups in a Protein Studied by Heteronuclear (1)H-(15)N NMR Spectroscopy.
J Am Chem Soc. 2010 Dec 27;
Authors: Esadze A, Li DW, Wang T, Bru?schweiler R, Iwahara J
Despite their importance in macromolecular interactions and functions, the dynamics of lysine side-chain amino groups in proteins are not well understood. In this study, we have developed the methodology for the investigations of the dynamics...
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Dynamics of Lysine Side-Chain Amino Groups in a Protein Studied by Heteronuclear 1H-15N NMR Spectroscopy
Dynamics of Lysine Side-Chain Amino Groups in a Protein Studied by Heteronuclear 1H-15N NMR Spectroscopy
Alexandre Esadze, Da-Wei Li, Tianzhi Wang, Rafael Bru?schweiler and Junji Iwahara
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DOI: 10.1021/ja107847d
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[NMR paper] A combinatorial selective labeling method for the assignment of backbone amide NMR re
A combinatorial selective labeling method for the assignment of backbone amide NMR resonances.
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J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Apr 28;126(16):5020-1
Authors: Parker MJ, Aulton-Jones M, Hounslow AM, Craven CJ
A combinatorial selective labeling (CSL) method is presented for the assignment of backbone amide NMR resonances, which has a particular application in the identification of protein-ligand interaction sites. The method builds on the dual...
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[NMR paper] Use of selective Trp side chain labeling to characterize protein-protein and protein-
Use of selective Trp side chain labeling to characterize protein-protein and protein-ligand interactions by NMR spectroscopy.
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J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Mar 12;125(10):2892-3
Authors: Rodriguez-Mias RA, Pellecchia M
Recent studies on amino acid occurrence in protein binding sites suggest that only a reduced number of residues are responsible for most interaction energy in protein-protein and protein-ligand...
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[NMR paper] Hydrogen fluoride catalyzed migration of side chain protecting groups onto Fmoc durin
Hydrogen fluoride catalyzed migration of side chain protecting groups onto Fmoc during solid phase peptide synthesis. Characterization by CF-FAB analysis of carboxypeptidase digestions and NMR spectroscopy.
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Int J Pept Protein Res. 1992 Dec;40(6):538-45
Authors: Grode SH, Strother DS, Runge TA, Dobrowolski PJ
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High Resolution 1H Detected 1H,13C Correlation Spectra in MAS Solid-State NMR using Deuterated Proteins with Selective 1H,2H Isotopic Labeling of Methyl Groups
High Resolution <SUP>1</SUP>H Detected <SUP>1</SUP>H,<SUP>13</SUP>C Correlation Spectra in MAS Solid-State NMR using Deuterated Proteins with Selective <SUP>1</SUP>H,<SUP>2</SUP>H Isotopic Labeling of Methyl Groups
Vipin Agarwal, Anne Diehl, Nikolai Skrynnikov, and Bernd Reif
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2006; 128(39) pp 12620 - 12621;
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MAS solid-state NMR experiments applied to biological solids are still hampered by low sensitivity and resolution. In this work, we employ a deuteration scheme in which individual methyl groups are selectively protonated. This labeling scheme...