Solid-state magic-angle spinning NMR of membrane proteins and protein–ligand interactions

Structural biology is developing into a universal tool for visualizing biological processes in space and time at atomic resolution. The field has been built by established methodology like X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy and solution NMR and is now incorporating new techniques, such as sm...

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Published in:European journal of cell biology 2012-04, Vol.91 (4), p.340-348
Main Authors: Franks, W. Trent, Linden, Arne H., Kunert, Britta, van Rossum, Barth-Jan, Oschkinat, Hartmut
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Humans
Ligands
Magic-angle-spinning solid-state NMR
Membrane proteins
Membrane Proteins - chemistry
Membrane Proteins - metabolism
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular - instrumentation
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular - methods
Protein Binding - physiology
Protein Structure, Tertiary - physiology
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Summary:Structural biology is developing into a universal tool for visualizing biological processes in space and time at atomic resolution. The field has been built by established methodology like X-ray crystallography, electron microscopy and solution NMR and is now incorporating new techniques, such as small-angle X-ray scattering, electron tomography, magic-angle-spinning solid-state NMR and femtosecond X-ray protein nanocrystallography. These new techniques all seek to investigate non-crystalline, native-like biological material. Solid-state NMR is a relatively young technique that has just proven its capabilities for de novo structure determination of model proteins. Further developments promise great potential for investigations on functional biological systems such as membrane-integrated receptors and channels, and macromolecular complexes attached to cytoskeletal proteins. Here, we review the development and applications of solid-state NMR from the first proof-of-principle investigations to mature structure determination projects, including membrane proteins. We describe the development of the methodology by looking at examples in detail and provide an outlook towards future ‘big’ projects.
ISSN:0171-9335
1618-1298
DOI:10.1016/j.ejcb.2011.09.002