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Going the dHis-tance: Site-Directed Cu2+ Labeling of Proteins and Nucleic Acids

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ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
卷 54, 期 6, 页码 1481-1491

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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00761

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  1. NSF-BSF [MCB 2006154]

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This Account showcases the use of site-directed Cu2+ labeling in proteins and DNA for measuring biomolecular structure and dynamics with electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The labeling scheme provides a straightforward method for obtaining biophysical information that is not accessible using traditional EPR labels. The integration of molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with EPR distance information is expected to advance our understanding of protein and DNA conformational changes and interactions.
CONSPECTUS: In this Account, we showcase site-directed Cu2+ labeling in proteins and DNA, which has opened new avenues for the measurement of the structure and dynamics of biomolecules using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. In proteins, the spin label is assembled in situ from natural amino acid residues and a metal complex and requires no post-expression synthetic modification or purification procedures. The labeling scheme exploits a double histidine (dHis) motif, which utilizes endogenous or site-specifically mutated histidine residues to coordinate a Cu2+ complex. Pulsed EPR measurements on such Cu2+-labeled proteins potentially yield distance distributions that are up to 5 times narrower than the common protein spin label-the approach, thus, overcomes the inherent limitation of the current technology, which relies on a spin label with a highly flexible side chain. This labeling scheme provides a straightforward method that elucidates biophysical information that is costly, complicated, or simply inaccessible by traditional EPR labels. Examples include the direct measurement of protein backbone dynamics at beta-sheet sites, which are largely inaccessible through traditional spin labels, and rigid Cu2+-Cu2+ distance measurements that enable higher precision in the analysis of protein conformations, conformational changes, interactions with other biomolecules, and the relative orientations of two labeled protein subunits. Likewise, a Cu2+ label has been developed for use in DNA, which is small, is nucleotide independent, and is positioned within the DNA helix. The placement of the Cu2+ label directly reports on the biologically relevant backbone distance. Additionally, for both of these labeling techniques, we have developed models for interpretation of the EPR distance information, primarily utilizing molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Initial results using force fields developed for both protein and DNA labels have agreed with experimental results, which has been a major bottleneck for traditional spin labels. Looking ahead, we anticipate new combinations of MD and EPR to further our understanding of protein and DNA conformational changes, as well as working synergistically to investigate protein-DNA interactions.

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