Measuring protein self-association using pulsed-field-gradient NMR spectroscopy: Application to myosin light chain 2
Measuring protein self-association using pulsed-field-gradient NMR spectroscopy: Application to myosin light chain 2
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DOI:
10.1007/bf00197813
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发表时间:
1995-11
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2.7
通讯作者:
A. Dingley;J. Mackay;B. Chapman;M. Morris;P. Kuchel;B. Hambly;G. King
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作者:
A. Dingley;J. Mackay;B. Chapman;M. Morris;P. Kuchel;B. Hambly;G. King
At the millimolar concentrations required for structural studies, NMR spectra of the calcium-binding protein myosin light chain 2 (MLC2) showed resonance line widths indicative of extensive self-association. Pulsed-field-gradient (PFG) NMR spectroscopy was used to examine whether MLC2 aggregation could be prevented by the zwitterionic bile salt derivative 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate (CHAPS). PFG NMR measurements indicated that CHAPS was capable of preventing MLC2 self-association, but only at concentrations well above the critical micelle concentration of ∼7.5 mM. CHAPS was most effective at a concentration of 22.5 mM, where the apparent molecular mass of MLC2 correponded to a protein monomer plus seven molecules of bound detergent. The resolution and sensitivity of 2D15N-1H HSQC spectra of MLC2 were markedly improved by the addition of 25 mM CHAPS, consistent with a reduction in aggregation following addition of the detergent. The average amide nitrogen T2value for MLC2 increased from ∼30 ms in the absence of CHAPS to ∼56 ms in the presence of 25 mM CHAPS. The results of this study lead us to propose that PFG NMR spectroscopy can be used as a facile alternative to conventional techniques such as analytical ultracentrifugation for examining the self-association of biological macromolecules.