Residual dipolar coupling (RDC) constitutes a powerful structural parameter for the determination of constitution, conformation and configuration of organic molecules. Here, we report the first liquid crystalline based orientating medium that is compatible with MeOH, thus enabling RDC acquisitions of a wide range of intermediate to polar organic molecules. The liquid crystals were produced by the self-assembled oligopeptide nanotubes (AAKLVFF), which are stable at very low concentration. The presented alignment medium is highly homogeneous and the size of RDCs can be scaled with the concentration of the peptide. To assess the accuracy of the RDC measurement by employing this newly introduced medium, seven bioactive natural products from different classes were chosen and analyzed. The straightforward preparation of the anisotropic alignment sample will offer a versatile and robust protocol for the routine RDC measurement of natural products.
Modulating RNA Alignment Using Directional Dynamic Kinks: Application in Determining an Atomic-Resolution Ensemble for a Hairpin using NMR Residual Dipolar Couplings
Modulating RNA Alignment Using Directional Dynamic Kinks: Application in Determining an Atomic-Resolution Ensemble for a Hairpin using NMR Residual Dipolar Couplings
Loi?c Salmon, George M. Giambas?u, Evgenia N. Nikolova, Katja Petzold, Akash Bhattacharya, David A. Case and Hashim M. Al-Hashimi
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A PositivelyCharged Liquid Crystalline Medium forMeasuring Residual Dipolar Couplings in Membrane Proteins by NMR
A PositivelyCharged Liquid Crystalline Medium forMeasuring Residual Dipolar Couplings in Membrane Proteins by NMR
Pallavi Thiagarajan-Rosenkranz, Adrian W. Draney, Sean T. Smrt and Justin L. Lorieau
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[NMR paper] A Positively Charged Liquid Crystalline Medium for Measuring Residual Dipolar Couplings in Membrane Proteins by NMR.
A Positively Charged Liquid Crystalline Medium for Measuring Residual Dipolar Couplings in Membrane Proteins by NMR.
A Positively Charged Liquid Crystalline Medium for Measuring Residual Dipolar Couplings in Membrane Proteins by NMR.
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Authors: Thiagarajan-Rosenkranz Paltr Uic Edu P, Draney AW, Smrt ST, Lorieau JL
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Residual Dipolar Couplings (RDCs) are integral to the refinement of membrane protein structures by NMR since they accurately define the orientation of helices and other structural...
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Independent alignment of RNA for dynamic studies using residual dipolar couplings
Independent alignment of RNA for dynamic studies using residual dipolar couplings
Abstract Molecular motion and dynamics play an essential role in the biological function of many RNAs. An important source of information on biomolecular motion can be found in residual dipolar couplings which contain dynamics information over the entire ms-ps timescale. However, these methods are not fully applicable to RNA because nucleic acid molecules tend to align in a highly collinear manner in different alignment media. As a consequence, information on dynamics that can be obtained with this method...
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Residual dipolar couplings: are multiple independent alignments always possible?
Residual dipolar couplings: are multiple independent alignments always possible?
Abstract RDCs for the 14 kDa protein hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) have been measured in eight different alignment media. The elongated shape and strongly positively charged surface of HEWL appear to limit the protein to four main alignment orientations. Furthermore, low levels of alignment and the proteinā??s interaction with some alignment media increases the experimental error. Together with heterogeneity across the alignment media arising from constraints on temperature, pH and ionic strength for some...
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[NMR paper] Residual dipolar couplings in NMR structure analysis.
Residual dipolar couplings in NMR structure analysis.
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Annu Rev Biophys Biomol Struct. 2004;33:387-413
Authors: Lipsitz RS, Tjandra N
Residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) have recently emerged as a new tool in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) with which to study macromolecular structure and function in a solution environment. RDCs are complementary to the more conventional use of NOEs to provide structural information. While NOEs are local-distance restraints, RDCs provide...
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De novo determination of internuclear vector orientations from residual dipolar couplings measured in three independent alignment media
De novo determination of internuclear vector orientations from residual dipolar couplings measured in three independent alignment media
Ke Ruan, Kathryn B. Briggman and Joel R. Tolman
Journal of Biomolecular NMR; 2008; 41(2) pp 61 - 76
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The straightforward interpretation of solution state residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) in terms of internuclear vector orientations generally requires prior knowledge of the alignment tensor, which in turn is normally estimated using a structural model. We have developed a protocol which allows the requirement for prior structural knowledge to...
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Composite Alignment Media for the Measurement of Independent Sets of NMR Residual Dipolar Couplings
Composite Alignment Media for the Measurement of Independent Sets of NMR Residual Dipolar Couplings
Ke Ruan and Joel R. Tolman
J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127(43) pp 15032 - 15033;
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The measurement of independent sets of NMR residual dipolar couplings (RDCs) in multiple alignment media can provide a detailed view of biomolecular structure and dynamics, yet remains experimentally challenging. It is demonstrated here that independent sets of RDCs can be measured for ubiquitin using just a single alignment medium composed of aligned bacteriophage Pf1 particles embedded in a...