title: Effect of deuteration on the accuracy of HN-HN distance constraints.
abstract: The effect of deuteration on the measurement of HN-HN distances in moderately sized (15 kDa) proteins is discussed. Data are presented for a 15 kDa protein which is 95% deuterated on the Halpha position, and partially (70%) deuterated at other aliphatic sites. Deuteration of the protein increases the signal intensity of HN-HN cross peaks in NOESY spectra such that dipolar couplings between protons 4-5 A apart are readily detected. Experimental data and computer simulations show that either perdeuteration or partial deuteration of the protein increases the accuracy of amide-amide distance constraints. Thus, partial deuteration can be used to obtain more accurate long-range distance constraints for structure determination by NMR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University, 4400 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Briercheck
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Rule
mesh_terms: D003903:Deuterium; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / Q000379:methods; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins; D003903:Deuterium