Hydrogen exchange kinetics in a membrane protein determined by nitrogen-15 NMR spectroscopy: use of the INEPT experiment to follow individual amides in detergent-solubilized M13 coat protein

Biochemistry ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (26) ◽  
pp. 6303-6313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian D. Henry ◽  
Brian D. Sykes
1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 318-329 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gillian D. Henry ◽  
Brian D. Sykes

The major coat protein of the filamentous bacteriophage M13 is inserted as an integral protein in the inner membrane of the Escherichia coli host upon infection. M13 coat protein is an ideal model membrane protein and has been the target of many biophysical studies. An overview is presented here of the application of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy to the study of the structure and dynamics of M13 coat protein in several lipid-mimetic environments. The coat protein may be biosynthetically enriched with 13C- and 15N-labelled amino acids, allowing the resolution and assignment of individual nuclei. Structural fluctuations at selected sites have been monitored using 13C relaxation and isotope-detected amide hydrogen exchange kinetics. A model is proposed for the structure of a coat protein dimer in detergent micelles.Key words: protein dynamics, hydrogen-exchange kinetics, membrane protein, 13C- and 15N-NMR, isotope labels.


2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 3234
Author(s):  
Juhyun Lee ◽  
Si-Eun Sung ◽  
Janghyun Lee ◽  
Jin Young Kang ◽  
Joon-Hwa Lee ◽  
...  

Riboswitches are segments of noncoding RNA that bind with metabolites, resulting in a change in gene expression. To understand the molecular mechanism of gene regulation in a fluoride riboswitch, a base-pair opening dynamics study was performed with and without ligands using the Bacillus cereus fluoride riboswitch. We demonstrate that the structural stability of the fluoride riboswitch is caused by two steps depending on ligands. Upon binding of a magnesium ion, significant changes in a conformation of the riboswitch occur, resulting in the greatest increase in their stability and changes in dynamics by a fluoride ion. Examining hydrogen exchange dynamics through NMR spectroscopy, we reveal that the stabilization of the U45·A37 base-pair due to the binding of the fluoride ion, by changing the dynamics while maintaining the structure, results in transcription regulation. Our results demonstrate that the opening dynamics and stabilities of a fluoride riboswitch in different ion states are essential for the genetic switching mechanism.


1978 ◽  
Vol 253 (10) ◽  
pp. 3702-3707
Author(s):  
B.E. Hedlund ◽  
P.E. Hallaway ◽  
B.E. Hallaway ◽  
E.S. Benson ◽  
A. Rosenberg

Biochemistry ◽  
1985 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 2973-2979 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kazuyuki Akasaka ◽  
Tomoko Inoue ◽  
Hiroyuki Hatano ◽  
Clare K. Woodward

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