A novel reporter system, which is applicable to the 19F NMR investigation of protein interactions, is presented. This approach uses 2-F-labeled maltose as a spy ligand to indirectly probe protein–ligand or protein–protein interactions of proteins fused or tagged to the maltose-binding protein (MBP). The key feature is the simultaneous NMR observation of both 19F NMR signals of gluco/manno-type-2-F-maltose-isomers; one isomer (α-gluco-type) binds to MBP and senses the protein interaction, and the nonbinding isomers (β-gluco- and/or α/β-manno-type) are utilized as internal references. Moreover, this reporter system was used for relative affinity studies of fluorinated and nonfluorinated carbohydrates to the maltose-binding protein, which were found to be in perfect agreement with published X-ray data. The results of the NMR competition experiments together with the established correlation between 19F chemical shift data and molecular interaction patterns, suggest valuable applications for studies of protein–ligand interaction interfaces.
介绍了一种新的报告系统,适用于蛋白质相互作用的
19F NMR研究。该方法使用2-F-标记的
麦芽糖作为间谍
配体,间接探测与融合或标记到
麦芽糖结合蛋白(MBP)的蛋白质的蛋白质-
配体或蛋白质-蛋白质相互作用。关键特征是同时观察α-
葡萄糖型-2-F-
麦芽糖异构体的
19F NMR信号;一种异构体(α-
葡萄糖型)结合到MBP并感知蛋白质相互作用,而非结合的异构体(β-
葡萄糖型和/或α/β-
甘露糖型)被用作内部参考。此外,该报告系统用于研究
氟化和非
氟化
碳水化合物与
麦芽糖结合蛋白的相对亲和力,发现与已发表的X射线数据完全一致。
19F
化学位移数据与分子相互作用模式之间的建立的相关性,以及NMR竞争实验的结果,提示了该系统在研究蛋白质-
配体相互作用界面方面的有价值应用。