Determination of membrane protein structure and dynamics by magic-angle-spinning solid-state NMR spectroscopy

J Am Chem Soc. 2005 Sep 21;127(37):12965-74. doi: 10.1021/ja0530164.

Abstract

It is shown that molecular structure and dynamics of a uniformly labeled membrane protein can be studied under magic-angle-spinning conditions. For this purpose, dipolar recoupling experiments are combined with novel through-bond correlation schemes that probe mobile protein segments. These NMR schemes are demonstrated on a uniformly [13C,15N] variant of the 52-residue polypeptide phospholamban. When reconstituted in lipid bilayers, the NMR data are consistent with an alpha-helical trans-membrane segment and a cytoplasmic domain that exhibits a high degree of structural disorder.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Calcium-Binding Proteins / chemistry*
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Nitrogen Isotopes
  • Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / methods*
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Spin Labels
  • Thermodynamics*

Substances

  • Calcium-Binding Proteins
  • Carbon Isotopes
  • Nitrogen Isotopes
  • Spin Labels
  • phospholamban