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Mn(II) 19F Electron-Nuclear Double Resonance Spectroscopy as a Structural Tool: Resolution of the Structural
Sun Un1, Zoltán Garda2,3, Damila Mihovilcevic1
1Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS UMR 9198, CEA-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette F-91198, France.
Abstract:
The use of bio-orthogonal 19F nuclei has an important impact on magnetic resonance. 19F MRI and 19F electron-nuclear double-resonance (ENDOR)-based structural measurements are two prominent examples. We demonstrate here the first application of Mn(II) for 19F ENDOR distance measurements and its potential to reveal otherwise inaccessible structural details in an emerging class of fluorinated Mn(II) MRI agents. We show that Mn(II) 19F ENDOR spectroscopy can not only provide accurate nominal Mn-19F distances but also their distributions using well-established Tikhonov regularization techniques. Even the individual fluorines of an F3C group could be resolved. DFT calculations allow the translation of the ENDOR data to molecular structures. The potential of using ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) to connect these frozen solution structures to the room-temperature ones relevant to MRI applications is demonstrated. Distance measurements using Mn(II) 19F ENDOR and Tikhonov analysis represent a promising approach, relevant also to structural biological applications where the use of the redox-stable, nontoxic Mn(II) has an obvious advantage.
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