title: Impact of four (13)C-proline isotope labels on the infrared spectra of ribonuclease T1.
abstract: Ribonuclease T1 was biosynthesized, with all four prolines (13)C-labeled in the peptide C[double bond]O bond, using a proline auxotrophic yeast strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The (13)C- and (12)C-proline isotopomers of ribonuclease T1 were investigated by infrared spectroscopy in the thermally unfolded and natively folded state at 80 and 20 degrees C, respectively. In the thermally unfolded state, both proteins established almost indistinguishable spectral features in the secondary structure sensitive amide I region. In contrast, the spectra measured at 20 degrees C revealed substantial qualitative and quantitative differences, though parallel analysis by circular dichroism suggested identical native folds for both isotopomers. Major spectral differences in the infrared spectra were detected at 1626 and 1679 cm(-1), which are diagnostic marker bands for antiparallel beta-sheets in ribonuclease T1 and at 1645 cm(-1), a region that is characteristic for the infrared absorption of irregular structures. Starting with the known three-dimensional structure of ribonuclease T1, the observed effects of the isotope labeling are discussed on the basis of transition dipole coupling between the (12)C[double bond]O and (13)C[double bond]O groups. The experimental results were confirmed by transition dipole coupling calculations of the amide I manifold of the labeled and unlabeled variant.
authors.affiliation: Robert Koch-Institut, P34, Nordufer 20, 13353 Berlin, Germany. Ralf.Moritz@gmx.de
authors.forename: Ralf
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moritz
authors.forename: Heinz
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fabian
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Diem
authors.forename: Dieter
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Naumann
mesh_terms: D001236:Aspergillus oryzae / Q000201:enzymology; D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D007553:Isotope Labeling; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011392:Proline / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D006163:Ribonuclease T1 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D002247:Carbon Isotopes; D011392:Proline; D006163:Ribonuclease T1