title: Quantitative analysis of backbone motion in proteins using MAS solid-state NMR spectroscopy.
abstract: We present a comprehensive analysis of protein dynamics for a micro-crystallin protein in the solid-state. Experimental data include (15)N T (1) relaxation times measured at two different magnetic fields as well as (1)H-(15)N dipole, (15)N CSA cross correlated relaxation rates which are sensitive to the spectral density function J(0) and are thus a measure of T (2) in the solid-state. In addition, global order parameters are included from a (1)H,(15)N dipolar recoupling experiment. The data are analyzed within the framework of the extended model-free Clore-Lipari-Szabo theory. We find slow motional correlation times in the range of 5 and 150 ns. Assuming a wobbling in a cone motion, the amplitude of motion of the respective amide moiety is on the order of 10 degrees for the half-opening angle of the cone in most of the cases. The experiments are demonstrated using a perdeuterated sample of the chicken alpha-spectrin SH3 domain.
authors.affiliation: Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie, Robert-Rössle-Strasse 10, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Veniamin
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chevelkov
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Reif
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes / Q000737:chemistry; D019906:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular / Q000379:methods*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013049:Spectrin / Q000737:chemistry; D018909:src Homology Domains
chemical_list: D009587:Nitrogen Isotopes; D011506:Proteins; D013049:Spectrin