Moraes, A. H., et al. Biomolecular NMR assignments, 2016, 10, 45-48.
Fag s 1 protein is an important causative agent of allergic reactions associated with beech pollen. This work reported the 1H, 15N and 13C NMR assignments of Fag s 1 and secondary structure information based on backbone chemical shifts.
· NMR Assignment Experiments
The NMR assignment experiments were performed using approximately 600 µM of isotopically labeled (15N, 13C) Fag s 1 in a buffer solution of 10 mM sodium phosphate, 150 mM NaCl at pH 7.8, supplemented with 5% deuterated 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol-D2 (TFE) and 10% D2O. The inclusion of TFE enhanced the stability of Fag s 1 and improved the dispersion of the resonances.
· NMR Assignments
The figure presents the 1H-15N HSQC spectrum of Fag s 1 in the presence of 5% TFE at pH 7.8 and 308 K. The dispersal of the NMR peaks indicates a well-folded protein, with nearly all atoms assigned; only residues K137 and Y158 were absent from the spectra. The amide signals for residues S47, H69, I71, E93, G124, D125, E138, A140, and N154 were not assigned due to line broadening. For these residues, atom assignments were obtained through sequential triple-resonance experiments. Additionally, some atoms could not be definitively assigned due to overlapping NMR resonances, including HZ-CZ (F3), HE*-CE* and HZ-CZ (F19), HZ-CZ (F22), HZ-CZ (F79), C (G124), HE*-CE* and HZ-CZ (F144), and C (N154).