scholarly journals Real-time NMR spectroscopy in the study of biomolecular kinetics and dynamics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
György Pintér ◽  
Katharina F. Hohmann ◽  
J. Tassilo Grün ◽  
Julia Wirmer-Bartoschek ◽  
Clemens Glaubitz ◽  
...  

Abstract. The review describes the application of NMR spectroscopy to study kinetics of folding, refolding and aggregation of proteins, RNA and DNA. Time-resolved NMR experiments can be conducted in a reversible or an irreversible manner. In particular irreversible folding experiments pose large requirements on (i) the signal-to-noise due to the time limitations and (ii) on synchronizing the refolding steps. Thus, this contribution discusses the application of methods for signal-to-noise increases including dynamic nuclear polarization, hyperpolarization and photo-CIDNP for the study of time-resolved NMR studies. Further, methods are reviewed ranging from pressure- and temperature-jump, light induction and rapid mixing to induce rapidly non-equilibrium conditions required to initiate folding.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 291-320
Author(s):  
György Pintér ◽  
Katharina F. Hohmann ◽  
J. Tassilo Grün ◽  
Julia Wirmer-Bartoschek ◽  
Clemens Glaubitz ◽  
...  

Abstract. The review describes the application of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study kinetics of folding, refolding and aggregation of proteins, RNA and DNA. Time-resolved NMR experiments can be conducted in a reversible or an irreversible manner. In particular, irreversible folding experiments pose large requirements for (i) signal-to-noise due to the time limitations and (ii) synchronising of the refolding steps. Thus, this contribution discusses the application of methods for signal-to-noise increases, including dynamic nuclear polarisation, hyperpolarisation and photo-CIDNP for the study of time-resolved NMR studies. Further, methods are reviewed ranging from pressure and temperature jump, light induction to rapid mixing to induce rapidly non-equilibrium conditions required to initiate folding.


Author(s):  
Olga B. Morozova ◽  
Dmitri Stass ◽  
Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya

Kinetics of electron transfer (ET) from tyrosine (Tyr) to short-lived histidine (His) radicals in peptides of different structures was monitored using time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP) to follow...


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. e3870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitry Shishmarev ◽  
Alan J. Wright ◽  
Tiago B. Rodrigues ◽  
Giuseppe Pileio ◽  
Gabriele Stevanato ◽  
...  

2017 ◽  
Vol 231 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga B. Morozova ◽  
Natalya N. Fishman ◽  
Alexandra V. Yurkovskaya

AbstractAs a model of chemical DNA repair, intramolecular electron transfer from tryptophan to the radical of the purine base guanosine combined into a conjugate by a flexible linker was studied by time-resolved chemically induced dynamic nuclear polarization (CIDNP). The guanosyl radicals were photochemically generated in the quenching reaction of the triplet excited dye 2,2′-dipyridyl. The CIDNP kinetics was obtained by detection of NMR spectra containing anomalously enhanced signals of diamagnetic products that are formed during a variable period after excitation by a laser pulse. The kinetic data obtained for the protons located on the guanosyl and tryptophanyl moieties of the conjugate were compared to those obtained in photoreactions of the molecules containing the same linker, but with only one of the two reactive moieties of the conjugate – tryptophanyl or guanosyl. Strong differences between the CIDNP kinetics of different conjugates were revealed and explained by a rapid intramolecular electron transfer from tryptophan to the guanosyl radical in the conjugate. Model simulations of the CIDNP kinetics allowed for determination of the rate constant of intramolecular electron transfer at (1.0±0.5)×10


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Wu ◽  
Jeffrey Ting ◽  
Siqi Meng ◽  
Matthew Tirrell

We have directly observed the <i>in situ</i> self-assembly kinetics of polyelectrolyte complex (PEC) micelles by synchrotron time-resolved small-angle X-ray scattering, equipped with a stopped-flow device that provides millisecond temporal resolution. This work has elucidated one general kinetic pathway for the process of PEC micelle formation, which provides useful physical insights for increasing our fundamental understanding of complexation and self-assembly dynamics driven by electrostatic interactions that occur on ultrafast timescales.


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