Abstract A new method for stereospecific assignment of prochiral methyl groups in proteins is presented in which protein samples are produced using U-[13C]glucose and subsaturating amounts of 2-[13C]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 main uniformly-labeled sample and contain higher levels of isotope-enrichment than fractional labeling approaches. This new strategy thus represents an economically-attractive, robust alternative for obtaining isotopically-encoded stereospecific NMR assignments of prochiral methyl groups.
Content Type Journal Article
Pages 1-7
DOI 10.1007/s10858-010-9463-3
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Michael J. Plevin, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale Jean-Pierre Ebel, Grenoble, France
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[NMR paper] Stereospecific assignments of the leucine methyl resonances in the 1H NMR spectrum of
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A general method is described for the...
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A simple and user-friendly method of labeling protein selectively with amino acids in vivo is introduced. This technique does not require the use of transaminase-deficient or auxotrophic strains. By manipulating the product feedback inhibitory loops of the E. coli amino acid metabolic pathways and, if necessary, by using enzyme inhibitors, proteins were labeled efficiently in vivo...