Solid-state NMR study of structural heterogeneity of the apo WT mouse TSPO reconstituted in liposomes
Biochimie(2023)
Abstract
In the last decades, ligand binding to human TSPO has been largely used in clinical neuroimaging, but little is known about the interaction mechanism. Protein conformational mobility plays a key role in the ligand recognition and both, ligand-free and ligand-bound structures, are mandatory for characterizing the molecular binding mechanism. In the absence of crystals for mammalian TSPO, we have exploited solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) spectroscopy under magic-angle spinning (MAS) to study the apo form of recombinant mouse TSPO (mTSPO) reconstituted in lipids. This environment has been previously described to permit binding of its high-affinity drug ligand PK11195 and appears therefore favourable for the study of molecular dynamics. We have optimized the physical conditions to get the best resolution for MAS ssNMR spectra of the ligand-free mTSPO. We have compared and combined various ssNMR spectra to get dynamical information either for the lipids or for the mTSPO. Partial assignment of residue types suggests few agreements with the published solution NMR assign-ment of the PK11195-bound mTSPO in DPC detergent. Moreover, we were able to observe some lateral chains of aromatic residues that were not assigned in solution. 13C double-quantum NMR spectroscopy shows remarkable dynamics for ligand-free mTSPO in lipids which may have significant implications on the recognition of the ligand and/or other protein partners.(c) 2022 Elsevier B.V. and Societe Francaise de Biochimie et Biologie Moleculaire (SFBBM). All rights reserved.
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Key words
Solid-state NMR,Membrane protein,TSPO,Proteoliposomes,Conformational mobility
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