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15N CPMG Relaxation Dispersion for the Investigation of Protein Conformational Dynamics on the µs-ms Timescale
Published on: April 19, 2021
Cross-correlated spin relaxation effects in methyl 1H CPMG-based relaxation dispersion experiments: complications and
Dmitry M Korzhnev1, Anthony K Mittermaier, Lewis E Kay
1Contribution from the Protein Engineering Network Centers of Excellence and the Department of Medical Genetics, The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract:
Artifacts associated with the measurement of methyl (1)H single quantum CPMG-based relaxation dispersion profiles are described. These artifacts arise due to the combination of cross-correlated spin relaxation effects involving intra-methyl (1)H-(1)H dipolar interactions and imperfections in (1)H refocusing pulses that are applied during CPMG intervals that quantify the effects of chemical exchange on measured transverse relaxation rates. As a result substantial errors in extracted exchange parameters can be obtained. A simple 'work-around' is presented where the (1)H chemical shift difference between the exchanging states is extracted from a combination of (13)C single quantum and (13)C-(1)H multiple quantum dispersion profiles. The approach is demonstrated with an application to a folding/unfolding reaction involving a G48M mutant Fyn SH3 domain.
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