Noncovalent spin labeling of riboswitch RNAs to obtain long-range structural NMR restraints. 2014

Christina Helmling, and Irene Bessi, and Anna Wacker, and Kai A Schnorr, and Hendrik R A Jonker, and Christian Richter, and Dominic Wagner, and Michael Kreibich, and Harald Schwalbe
Institute of Organic Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Center for Biomolecular Magnetic Resonance, Goethe University Frankfurt , Max-von-Laue-Strasse 7, 60438 Frankfurt, Germany.

Paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) NMR is a powerful method to study structure, dynamics and function of proteins. Up to now, the application of PRE NMR on RNAs is a significant challenge due to the limited size of chemically synthesized RNA. Here, we present a noncovalent spin labeling strategy to spin label RNAs in high yields required for NMR studies. The approach requires the presence of a helix segment composed of about 10 nucleotides (nt) but is not restricted by the size of the RNA. We show successful application of this strategy on the 2'dG sensing aptamer domain of Mesoplasma florum (78 nt). The aptamer domain was prepared in two fragments. A larger fragment was obtained by biochemical means, while a short spin labeled fragment was prepared by chemical solid-phase synthesis. The two fragments were annealed noncovalently by hybridization. We performed NMR, cw-EPR experiments and gel shift assays to investigate the stability of the two-fragment complex. NMR analysis in (15)N-TROSY and (1)H,(1)H-NOESY spectra of both unmodified and spin labeled aptamer domain show that the fragmented system forms a stable hybridization product, is in structural agreement with the full length aptamer domain and maintains its function. Together with structure modeling, experimentally determined (1)H-Γ2 rates are in agreement with reported crystal structure data and show that distance restraints up to 25 Å can be obtained from NMR PRE data of RNA.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008958 Models, Molecular Models used experimentally or theoretically to study molecular shape, electronic properties, or interactions; includes analogous molecules, computer-generated graphics, and mechanical structures. Molecular Models,Model, Molecular,Molecular Model
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D009682 Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Spectroscopic method of measuring the magnetic moment of elementary particles such as atomic nuclei, protons or electrons. It is employed in clinical applications such as NMR Tomography (MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING). In Vivo NMR Spectroscopy,MR Spectroscopy,Magnetic Resonance,NMR Spectroscopy,NMR Spectroscopy, In Vivo,Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, Magnetic Resonance,Spectroscopy, NMR,Spectroscopy, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance,Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopies,Magnetic Resonance, Nuclear,NMR Spectroscopies,Resonance Spectroscopy, Magnetic,Resonance, Magnetic,Resonance, Nuclear Magnetic,Spectroscopies, NMR,Spectroscopy, MR
D009690 Nucleic Acid Conformation The spatial arrangement of the atoms of a nucleic acid or polynucleotide that results in its characteristic 3-dimensional shape. DNA Conformation,RNA Conformation,Conformation, DNA,Conformation, Nucleic Acid,Conformation, RNA,Conformations, DNA,Conformations, Nucleic Acid,Conformations, RNA,DNA Conformations,Nucleic Acid Conformations,RNA Conformations
D004578 Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy A technique applicable to the wide variety of substances which exhibit paramagnetism because of the magnetic moments of unpaired electrons. The spectra are useful for detection and identification, for determination of electron structure, for study of interactions between molecules, and for measurement of nuclear spins and moments. (From McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th edition) Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy is a variant of the technique which can give enhanced resolution. Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. ENDOR,Electron Nuclear Double Resonance,Electron Paramagnetic Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance,Electron Spin Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance, Electron,Resonance, Electron Paramagnetic,Resonance, Electron Spin,Resonance, Paramagnetic
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D012329 RNA, Bacterial Ribonucleic acid in bacteria having regulatory and catalytic roles as well as involvement in protein synthesis. Bacterial RNA
D013113 Spin Labels Molecules which contain an atom or a group of atoms exhibiting an unpaired electron spin that can be detected by electron spin resonance spectroscopy and can be bonded to another molecule. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Spin Label,Label, Spin,Labels, Spin
D045622 Entomoplasmataceae A family of gram-negative, nonhelical, arthropod-associated bacteria in the order Entomoplasmatales. It is comprised of two genera: Entomoplasma and Mesoplasma. Entomoplasma,Mesoplasma
D052157 Aptamers, Nucleotide Nucleotide sequences, generated by iterative rounds of SELEX APTAMER TECHNIQUE, that bind to a target molecule specifically and with high affinity. DNA Aptamer,DNA Aptamers,RNA Aptamers,Rna Aptamer,Nucleotide Aptamers,Oligonucleotide Ligands, DNA,Oligonucleotide Ligands, RNA,Aptamer, DNA,Aptamer, Rna,Aptamers, DNA,Aptamers, RNA,DNA Oligonucleotide Ligands,RNA Oligonucleotide Ligands

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