NMR-Based Determination of the 3D Structure of the Ligand-Protein Interaction Site without Protein Resonance Assignment

Author(s)
Julien Orts, Marielle Aulikki Wälti, May Marsh, Laura Vera, Alvar D. Gossert, Peter Güntert, Roland Riek
Abstract

Molecular replacement in X-ray crystallography is the prime method for establishing structure–activity relationships of pharmaceutically relevant molecules. Such an approach is not available for NMR. Here, we establish a comparable method, called NMR molecular replacement (NMR2). The method requires experimentally measured ligand intramolecular NOEs and ligand–protein intermolecular NOEs as well as a previously known receptor structure or model. Our findings demonstrate that NMR2 may open a new avenue for the fast and robust determination of the interaction site of ligand–protein complexes at atomic resolution.

Organisation(s)
External organisation(s)
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Paul Scherrer Institute, Novartis Pharma AG, Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)
Journal
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume
138
Pages
4393-4400
No. of pages
8
ISSN
0002-7863
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5b12391
Publication date
04-2016
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
106006 Biophysics, 106002 Biochemistry
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
General Chemistry, Biochemistry, Catalysis, Colloid and Surface Chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/1f459d4b-b1b0-4ad3-a15b-87dc76f3bc78