High-Resolution Studies of Proteins in Natural Membranes by Solid-State NMR

Autor: David Beriashvili, Marc Baldus, Federico Napoli, Markus Weingarth, Raymond D. Schellevis
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Journal of Visualized Experiments
ISSN: 1940-087X
DOI: 10.3791/62197
Popis: Membrane proteins are vital for cell function and thus represent important drug targets. Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy offers a unique access to probe the structure and dynamics of such proteins in biological membranes of increasing complexity. Here, we present modern solid-state NMR spectroscopy as a tool to study structure and dynamics of proteins in natural lipid membranes and at atomic scale. Such spectroscopic studies profit from the use of high-sensitivity ssNMR methods, i.e., proton-(1H)-detected ssNMR and DNP (Dynamic Nuclear Polarization) supported ssNMR. Using bacterial outer membrane beta-barrel protein BamA and the ion channel KcsA, we present methods to prepare isotope-labeled membrane proteins and to derive structural and motional information by ssNMR.
Databáze: OpenAIRE