Leveraging AlphaFold2 and residual dipolar couplings for side-chain methyl group assignment: A case study with S. cerevisiae Xrs2

IF 2 3区 化学 Q3 BIOCHEMICAL RESEARCH METHODS
Ajeak Vigneswaran , Tanner A. Buschmann , Michael P. Latham
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Side-chain methyl group NMR spectroscopy provides invaluable insights into macromolecular structure, dynamics, and function, particularly for large biomolecular complexes. Accurate assignment of methyl group resonances in two-dimensional spectra is essential for structural and dynamics studies. Traditional methyl group assignment strategies rely on either transferring assignments from backbone resonance data or NOESY data and high-resolution experimental structures; however, these methods are often limited by molecular size or availability of structural information, respectively. Here, we describe the use of AlphaFold2 structural models as a basis for the manual, distance-based assignment of side-chain methyl group resonances in the folded domains of S. cerevisiae Xrs2. While AlphaFold2 models facilitated initial assignments for the methyl resonances, inaccuracies in the side-chain coordinates highlighted the need for improved structural models. By generating >500 ColabFold-derived models and filtering with methyl residual dipolar couplings (RDCs), we identified structural models with superior agreement to experimental data. These refined models enabled additional methyl group assignments while suggesting an iterative approach to simultaneously improve structure prediction and resonance assignment. Our findings outline a workflow that integrates machine learning-based structural predictions with experimental NMR data, offering a pathway for advancing methyl group assignment in systems lacking high-resolution experimental structures.

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150
审稿时长
69 days
期刊介绍: The Journal of Magnetic Resonance presents original technical and scientific papers in all aspects of magnetic resonance, including nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) of solids and liquids, electron spin/paramagnetic resonance (EPR), in vivo magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS), nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) and magnetic resonance phenomena at nearly zero fields or in combination with optics. The Journal''s main aims include deepening the physical principles underlying all these spectroscopies, publishing significant theoretical and experimental results leading to spectral and spatial progress in these areas, and opening new MR-based applications in chemistry, biology and medicine. The Journal also seeks descriptions of novel apparatuses, new experimental protocols, and new procedures of data analysis and interpretation - including computational and quantum-mechanical methods - capable of advancing MR spectroscopy and imaging.
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