F Paramagnetic Relaxation-Based NMR for Quaternary Structural Restraints of Ion Channels.

Quaternary distance restraints are essential to define the three-dimensional structures of protein assemblies. These distances often fall within a range of 10-18 Å, which challenges the high and low measurement limits of conventional nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and double electron-electron resonance electron spin resonance spectroscopies. Here, we report the use of F paramagnetic relaxation enhancement (PRE) NMR in combination with F/paramagnetic labeling to equivalent sites in different subunits of a protein complex in micelles to determine intersubunit distances.