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1H-detected characterization of carbon–carbon networks in highly flexible protonated biomolecules using MAS NMR

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: In the last three decades, the scope of solid-state NMR has expanded to exploring complex biomolecules, from large protein assemblies to intact cells at atomic-level resolution. This diversity in macromolecules frequently features highly flexible components whose insoluble environment precludes the use of solution NMR to study their structure and interactions. While High-resolution Magic-Angle Spinning (HR-MAS) probes offer the capacity for gradient-based 1H-detected spectroscopy in solids, such probes are not commonly used for routine MAS NMR experiments. As a result, most exploration of the flexible regime entails either 13C-detected experiments, the use of partially perdeuterated systems, or ultra-fast MAS. Here we explore proton-detected pulse schemes probing through-bond 13C–13C networks to study mobile protein sidechains as well as polysaccharides in a broadband manner. We demonstrate the use of such schemes to study a mixture of microtubule-associated protein (MAP) tau and human microtubules (MTs), and the cell wall of the fungus Schizophyllum commune using 2D and 3D spectroscopy, to show its viability for obtaining unambiguous correlations using standard fast-spinning MAS probes at high and ultra-high magnetic fields.

Source: Journal of Biomolecular NMR

DOI: 10.1007/s10858-023-00415-6

Authors: Salima Bahri, Adil Safeer, Agnes Adler, Hanneke Smedes, Hugo van Ingen, Marc Baldus

Institution: Utrecht University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications

Subfield: Spectroscopy

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,280

Funders: European Commission, Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme