Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
5 years ago

Selective Distance Measurements Using Triple Spin Labeling with Gd3+, Mn2+, and a Nitroxide

Selective Distance Measurements Using Triple Spin Labeling with Gd3+, Mn2+, and a Nitroxide
Zuyan Wu, Gottfried Otting, Luigi Aurelio, Alberto Collauto, Luke A. Adams, Akiva Feintuch, Bim Graham, Daniella Goldfarb
Distance measurements by pulse electron paramagnetic resonance techniques, such as double electron–electron resonance (DEER, also called PELDOR), have become an established tool to explore structural properties of biomacromolecules and their assemblies. In such measurements a pair of spin labels provides a single distance constraint. Here we show that by employing three different types of spin labels that differ in their spectroscopic and spin dynamics properties it is possible to extract three independent distances from a single sample. We demonstrate this using the Antennapedia homeodomain orthogonally labeled with Gd3+ and Mn2+ tags in complex with its cognate DNA binding site labeled with a nitroxide.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01739

DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.7b01739

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