@article {257, title = {Band-selective chemical exchange saturation transfer imaging with hyperpolarized xenon-based molecular sensors}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {213}, year = {2011}, note = {J Magn Reson847UKTimes Cited:3Cited References Count:29}, month = {Dec}, pages = {14-21}, abstract = {

Molecular imaging based on saturation transfer in exchanging systems is a tool for amplified and chemically specific magnetic resonance imaging. Xenon-based molecular sensors are a promising category of molecular imaging agents in which chemical exchange of dissolved xenon between its bulk and agent-bound phases has been use to achieve sub-picomolar detection sensitivity. Control over the saturation transfer dynamics, particularly when multiple exchanging resonances are present in the spectra, requires saturation fields of limited bandwidth and is generally accomplished by continuous wave irradiation. We demonstrate instead how band-selective saturation sequences based on multiple pulse inversion elements can yield saturation bandwidth tuneable over a wide range, while depositing less RF power in the sample. We show how these sequences can be used in imaging experiments that require spatial-spectral and multispectral saturation. The results should be applicable to all CEST experiments and, in particular, will provide the spectroscopic control required for applications of arrays of xenon chemical sensors in microfluidic chemical analysis devices. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {xe-129}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2011.06.027}, url = {://WOS:000296997800002}, author = {Meldrum, T. and Bajaj, V. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {256, title = {Relaxivity of Gadolinium Complexes Detected by Atomic Magnetometry}, journal = {Magnetic Resonance in Medicine}, volume = {66}, year = {2011}, note = {Magn Reson Med799AVTimes Cited:1Cited References Count:23}, month = {Aug}, pages = {605-608}, abstract = {

Laser atomic magnetomeby is a portable and low-cost yet highly sensitive method for low magnetic field detection. In this work, the atomic magnetometer was used in a remote-detection geometry to measure the relaxivity of aqueous gadolinium-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid Gd(DTPA) at the Earth\&$\#$39;s magnetic field (40 mu T). The measured relaxivity of 9.7 +/- 2.0 s(-1) mM(-1) is consistent with field-cycling experiments measured at slightly higher magnetic fields, but no cryogens or strong and homogeneous magnetic field were required for this experiment. The field-independent sensitivity of 80 fT Hz(-1/2) allowed an in vitro detection limit of similar to 10 mu M Gd(DTPA) to be measured in aqueous buffer solution. The low detection limit and enhanced relaxivity of Gd-containing complexes at Earth\&$\#$39;s field motivate continued development of atomic magnetometry toward medical applications. Magn Reson Med 66:605-608, 2011. (C) 2011 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

}, keywords = {nmr}, isbn = {0740-3194}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Mrm.22811}, url = {://WOS:000293256800033}, author = {Michalak, D. J. and Xu, S. J. and Lowery, T. J. and Crawford, C. W. and Ledbetter, M. and Bouchard, L. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Budker, D. and Pines, A.} } @article {261, title = {MRI Thermometry Based on Encapsulated Hyperpolarized Xenon}, journal = {Chemphyschem}, volume = {11}, year = {2010}, note = {Chemphyschem691LFTimes Cited:2Cited References Count:25}, month = {Nov 15}, pages = {3529-3533}, abstract = {

A new approach to MRI thermometry using encapsulated hyperpolarized xenon is demonstrated The method is based on the temperature dependent chemical shift of hyperpolarized xenon in a cryptophane-A cage This shift is linear with a slope of 029 ppm degrees C(-1) which is perceptibly higher than the shift of the proton resonance frequency of water (ca 0 01 ppm degrees C(-1)) that is currently used for MRI thermometry Using spectroscopic imaging techniques, we collected temperature maps of a phantom sample that could discriminate by direct NMR detection between temperature differences of 0 1 degrees C at a sensor concentration of 150 mu M Alternatively, the xenon-in-cage chemical shift was determined by indirect detection using saturation transfer techniques (Hyper-CEST) that allow detection of nanomolar agent concentrations Thermometry based on hyperpolarized xenon sensors improves the accuracy of currently available MRI thermometry methods, potentially giving rise to biomedical applications of biosensors functionalized for binding to specific target molecules

}, keywords = {xe-129}, isbn = {1439-4235}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Cphc.201000507}, url = {://WOS:000285080600023}, author = {Schilling, F. and Schroder, L. and Palaniappan, K. K. and Zapf, S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {263, title = {A Xenon-Based Molecular Sensor Assembled on an MS2 Viral Capsid Scaffold}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {132}, year = {2010}, note = {J Am Chem Soc589OATimes Cited:20Cited References Count:23}, month = {May 5}, pages = {5936-+}, abstract = {

In MRI, anatomical structures are most often differentiated by variations in their bulk magnetic properties. Alternatively, exogenous contrast agents can be attached to chemical moieties that confer affinity to molecular targets; the distribution of such contrast agents can be imaged by magnetic resonance. Xenon-based molecular sensors are molecular imaging agents that rely on the reversible exchange of hyperpolarized xenon between the bulk and a specifically targeted host-guest complex. We have incorporated similar to 125 xenon sensor molecules in the interior of an MS2 viral capsid, conferring multivalency and other properties of the viral capsid to the sensor molecule. The resulting signal amplification facilitates the detection of sensor at 0.7 pM, the lowest to date for any molecular imaging agent used in magnetic resonance. This amplification promises the detection of chemical targets at much lower concentrations than would be possible without the capsid scaffold.

}, keywords = {nmr}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja100319f}, url = {://WOS:000277158500007}, author = {Meldrum, T. and Seim, K. L. and Bajaj, V. S. and Palaniappan, K. K. and Wu, W. and Francis, M. B. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {264, title = {Xenon-based molecular sensors in lipid suspensions}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {205}, year = {2010}, note = {J Magn Reson627SZTimes Cited:8Cited References Count:23}, month = {Aug}, pages = {242-246}, abstract = {

There have been many proposals to use xenon-based molecular sensors in biological settings. Fundamental to understanding the properties of these sensors in vivo is characterizing their behavior in lipid environments. We report the investigation of xenon-based molecular sensors in suspensions of lipid vesicles with a size comparable to cells. We detail spectroscopic properties of sensors associated with lipid vesicles as well as those in equilibrium in the surrounding solution. We characterize the dependence of the spectral parameters on temperature, relevant for studies at physiological temperatures. We also demonstrate the ability to perform selective saturation transfer (Hyper-CEST) between sensor, both lipid bound and unbound, and the bulk solution. Lastly, we demonstrate the applicability of saturation transfer in the heterogeneous medium as an imaging modality. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {binding}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2010.05.005}, url = {://WOS:000280064500008}, author = {Meldrum, T. and Schroder, L. and Denger, P. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {268, title = {Optical detection of NMR J-spectra at zero magnetic field}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {199}, year = {2009}, note = {J Magn Reson456YJTimes Cited:19Cited References Count:26}, month = {Jul}, pages = {25-29}, abstract = {

Scalar couplings of the form JI(1) . I(2) between nuclei impart valuable information about molecular structure to nuclear magnetic-resonance spectra. Here we demonstrate direct detection of J-spectra due to both heteronuclear and homonuclear J-coupling in a zero-field environment where the Zeeman interaction is completely absent. We show that characteristic functional groups exhibit distinct spectra with straightforward interpretation for chemical identification. Detection is performed with a microfabricated optical atomic magnetometer, providing high sensitivity to samples of microliter volumes. We obtain 0.1 Hz linewidths and measure scalar-coupling parameters with 4-mHz statistical uncertainty. We anticipate that the technique described here will provide a new modality for high-precision\" J spectroscopy\" using small samples oil microchip devices for multiplexed Screening, assaying, and sample identification in chemistry and biomedicine. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {cells}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2009.03.008}, url = {://WOS:000266890300004}, author = {Ledbetter, M. P. and Crawford, C. W. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E. and Knappe, S. and Kitching, J. and Budker, D.} } @article {276, title = {Temperature response of (129)Xe depolarization transfer and its application for ultrasensitive NMR detection}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, volume = {100}, year = {2008}, note = {Phys Rev Lett320JWTimes Cited:12Cited References Count:8}, month = {Jun 27}, abstract = {

Trapping xenon in functionalized cryptophane cages makes the sensitivity of hyperpolarized (HP) (129)Xe available for specific NMR detection of biomolecules. Here, we study the signal transfer onto a reservoir of unbound HP xenon by gating the residence time of the nuclei in the cage through the temperature-dependant exchange rate. Temperature changes larger than similar to 0.6 K are detectable as an altered reservoir signal. The temperature response is adjustable with lower concentrations of caged xenon providing more sensitivity at higher temperatures. Ultrasensitive detection of functionalized cryptophane at 310 K is demonstrated with a concentration of 10 nM, corresponding to a similar to 4000-fold sensitivity enhancement compared to conventional detection. This makes HPNMR capable of detecting such constructs in concentrations far below the detection limit of benchtop uv-visible light absorbance.

}, keywords = {biosensors}, isbn = {0031-9007}, doi = {Doi 10.1103/Physrevlett.100.257603}, url = {://WOS:000257230500066}, author = {Schroeder, L. and Meldrum, T. and Smith, M. and Lowery, T. J. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {277, title = {Temperature-controlled molecular depolarization gates in nuclear magnetic resonance}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition}, volume = {47}, year = {2008}, note = {Angew Chem Int Edit308BXTimes Cited:13Cited References Count:19}, pages = {4316-4320}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {1433-7851}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Anie.200800382}, url = {://WOS:000256364400007}, author = {Schroder, L. and Chavez, L. and Meldrum, T. and Smith, M. and Lowery, T. J. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {289, title = {Sensitivity enhancement by exchange mediated magnetization transfer of the xenon biosensor signal}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {184}, year = {2007}, note = {J Magn Reson127EUTimes Cited:7Cited References Count:18}, month = {Jan}, pages = {72-77}, abstract = {

Hyperpolarized xenon associated with ligand derivatized cryptophane-A cages has been developed as a NMR based biosensor. To optimize the detection sensitivity we describe use of xenon exchange between the caged and bulk dissolved xenon as an effective signal amplifier. This approach, somewhat analogous to \&$\#$39;remote detection\&$\#$39; described recently, uses the chemical exchange to repeatedly transfer spectroscopic information from caged to bulk xenon, effectively integrating the caged signal. After an optimized integration period, the signal is read out by observation of the bulk magnetization. The spectrum of the caged xenon is reconstructed through use of a variable evolution period before transfer and Fourier analysis of the bulk signal as a function of the evolution time. (c) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {resonance}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Jmr.2006.09.010}, url = {://WOS:000243568900009}, author = {Garcia, S. and Chavez, L. and Lowery, T. J. and Han, S. I. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {294, title = {Molecular imaging using a targeted magnetic resonance hyperpolarized biosensor}, journal = {Science}, volume = {314}, year = {2006}, note = {Science096MWTimes Cited:109Cited References Count:20}, month = {Oct 20}, pages = {446-449}, abstract = {

A magnetic resonance approach is presented that enables high-sensitivity, high-contrast molecular imaging by exploiting xenon biosensors. These sensors link xenon atoms to specific biomolecular targets, coupling the high sensitivity of hyperpolarized nuclei with the specificity of biochemical interactions. We demonstrated spatial resolution of a specific target protein in vitro at micromolar concentration, with a readout scheme that reduces the required acquisition time by \>3300-fold relative to direct detection. This technique uses the signal of free hyperpolarized xenon to dramatically amplify the sensor signal via chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST). Because it is similar to 10,000 times more sensitive than previous CEST methods and other molecular magnetic resonance imaging techniques, it marks a critical step toward the application of xenon biosensors as selective contrast agents in biomedical applications.

}, keywords = {agents}, isbn = {0036-8075}, doi = {Doi 10.1126/Science.1131847}, url = {://WOS:000241382500036}, author = {Schroder, L. and Lowery, T. J. and Hilty, C. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {299, title = {Optimization of xenon biosensors for detection of protein interactions}, journal = {Chembiochem}, volume = {7}, year = {2006}, note = {Chembiochem003SDTimes Cited:39Cited References Count:25}, month = {Jan}, pages = {65-73}, abstract = {

Hyperpolarized Xe-129 NMR spectroscopy can detect the presence of specific low-concentration biomolecular analytes by means of a xenon biosensor that consists of a water-soluble, targeted cryptophane-A cage that encapsulates the xenon. In this work, we use the prototypical biotinylated xenon biosensor to determine the relationship between the molecular composition of the xenon biosensor and the characteristics of protein-bound resonances. The effects of diastereomer overlap, dipole-dipole coupling, chemical-shift anisotropy, xenon exchange, and biosensor conformotional exchange on the protein-bound biosensor signal were assessed. It was found that an optimal protein-bound biosensor signal can be obtained by minimizing the number of biosensor diastereomers and using a flexible linker of appropriate length. Both the line width and sensitivity of chemical shift to protein binding of the xenon biosensor were found to be inversely proportional to linker length.

}, keywords = {complexes}, isbn = {1439-4227}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Cbic.200500327}, url = {://WOS:000234701000012}, author = {Lowery, T. J. and Garcia, S. and Chavez, L. and Ruiz, E. J. and Wu, T. and Brotin, T. and Dutasta, J. P. and King, D. S. and Schultz, P. G. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {300, title = {Solid-state NMR structural studies of the fibril form of a mutant mouse prion peptide PrP89-143(P101L)}, journal = {Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {29}, year = {2006}, note = {Solid State Nucl Mag999VATimes Cited:22Cited References Count:34}, month = {Feb}, pages = {183-190}, abstract = {

The peptide fragment 89-143 of the prion protein (carrying a P101L mutation) is biologically active in transgenic mice when in a fibrillar form. Injection of these fibrils into transgenic mice (expressing full length PrP with the P101L mutation) induces a neurodegenerative prion disease (Kaneko et al., J. Mol. Biol. 295 (2000) 997). Here we present solid-state NMR studies of PrP89-143(P101L) fibrils, probing the conformation of residues in the hydrophobic segment 112-124 with chemical shifts. The conformations of glycine residues were analyzed using doubly C-13 = 0 labeled peptides by two-dimensional (2D) double-quantum correlation, and double-quantum filtered dephasing distance measurements. MQ-NMR experiments were carried out to probe the relative alignment of the individual peptides fibrils. These NMR studies indicate that the 112-124 segment adopts an extended beta-sheet conformation, though not in a parallel, in register alignment. There is evidence for conformational variability at Gly 113. DQ correlation experiments provide useful information in regions with conformational heterogeneity. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

}, keywords = {identification}, isbn = {0926-2040}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/J.Ssnmr.2005.09.017}, url = {://WOS:000234417500020}, author = {Lim, K. H. and Nguyen, T. N. and Damo, S. M. and Mazur, T. and Ball, H. L. and Prusiner, S. B. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {301, title = {Spectrally resolved magnetic resonance imaging of a xenon biosensor}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition}, volume = {45}, year = {2006}, note = {Angew Chem Int Edit997CZTimes Cited:48Cited References Count:14}, pages = {70-73}, keywords = {delivery}, isbn = {1433-7851}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Anie.200502693}, url = {://WOS:000234223900007}, author = {Hilty, C. and Lowery, T. J. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {297, title = {Xenon biosensor amplification via dendrimer-cage supramolecular constructs}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {128}, year = {2006}, note = {J Am Chem Soc043HFTimes Cited:37Cited References Count:21}, month = {May 17}, pages = {6334-6335}, keywords = {chemistry}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja061735s}, url = {://WOS:000237590400033}, author = {Mynar, J. L. and Lowery, T. J. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A. and Frechet, J. M. J.} } @article {313, title = {Distinguishing multiple chemotaxis Y protein conformations with laser-polarized Xe-129 NMR}, journal = {Protein Science}, volume = {14}, year = {2005}, note = {Protein Sci907SSTimes Cited:23Cited References Count:27}, month = {Apr}, pages = {848-855}, abstract = {

The chemical shift of the Xe-129 NMR signal has been shown to be extremely sensitive to the local environment around the atom and has been used to follow processes such as ligand binding by bacterial periplasmic binding proteins. Here we show that the Xe-129 shift can sense more subtle changes: magnesium binding, BeF3- activation, and peptide binding by the Escherichia coli chemotaxis Y protein. H-1-N-15 correlation spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography were used to identify two xenon-binding cavities in CheY that are primarily responsible for the shift changes. One site is near the active site, and the other is near the peptide binding site.

}, keywords = {cavity}, isbn = {0961-8368}, doi = {Doi 10.1110/Ps.041231005}, url = {://WOS:000227738900002}, author = {Lowery, T. J. and Doucleff, M. and Ruiz, E. J. and Rubin, S. M. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {317, title = {NMR-based biosensing with optimized delivery of polarized Xe-129 to solutions}, journal = {Analytical Chemistry}, volume = {77}, year = {2005}, note = {Anal Chem942GLTimes Cited:30Cited References Count:37}, month = {Jul 1}, pages = {4008-4012}, abstract = {

Laser-enhanced (LE) Xe-129 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is an exceptional tool for sensing extremely small physical and chemical changes; however, the difficult mechanics of bringing polarized xenon and samples of interest together have limited applications, particularly to biological molecules. Here we present a method for accomplishing solution Xe-129 biosensing based on flow (bubbling) of LE Xe-129 gas through a solution in situ in the NMR probe, with pauses for data acquisition. This overcomes fundamental limitations of conventional solution-state LE Xe-129 NMR, e.g., the difficulty in transferring hydrophobic xenon into aqueous environments, and the need to handle the sample to refresh LE Xe-129 after an observation pulse depletes polarization. With this new method, we gained a factor of \> 100 in sensitivity due to improved xenon transfer to the solution and the ability to signal average by renewing the polarized xenon. Polarized xenon in biosensors was detected at very low concentrations, \<= 250 nanomolar, while retaining all the usual information from NMR. This approach can be used to simultaneously detect multiple sensors with different chemical shifts and is also capable of detecting signals from opaque, heterogeneous samples, which is a unique advantage over optical methods. This general approach is adaptable for sensing minute quantities of xenon in heterogeneous in vitro samples, in miniaturized devices and should be applicable to certain in-vivo environments.

}, keywords = {blood}, isbn = {0003-2700}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ac0500479}, url = {://WOS:000230270800035}, author = {Han, S. I. and Garcia, S. and Lowery, T. J. and Ruiz, E. J. and Seeley, J. A. and Chavez, L. and King, D. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {333, title = {Design of a conformation-sensitive xenon-binding cavity in the ribose-binding protein}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie-International Edition}, volume = {43}, year = {2004}, note = {Angew Chem Int Edit877MVTimes Cited:10Cited References Count:20}, pages = {6320-6322}, keywords = {probe}, isbn = {1433-7851}, doi = {Doi 10.1002/Anie.200460629}, url = {://WOS:000225575600015}, author = {Lowery, T. J. and Rubin, S. M. and Ruiz, E. J. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {325, title = {Development of a functionalized xenon biosensor}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {126}, year = {2004}, note = {J Am Chem Soc872UHTimes Cited:60Cited References Count:76}, month = {Nov 24}, pages = {15287-15294}, abstract = {

NMR-based biosensors that utilize laser-polarized xenon offer potential advantages beyond current sensing technologies. These advantages include the capacity to simultaneously detect multiple analytes, the applicability to in vivo spectroscopy and imaging, and the possibility of \"remote\" amplified detection. Here, we present a detailed NMR characterization of the binding of a biotin-derivatized caged-xenon sensor to avidin. Binding of \"functionalized\" xenon to avidin leads to a change in the chemical shift of the encapsulated xenon in addition to a broadening of the resonance, both of which serve as NMR markers of ligand-target interaction. A control experiment in which the biotin-binding site of avidin was blocked with native biotin showed no such spectral changes, confirming that only specific binding, rather than nonspecific contact, between avidin and functionalized xenon leads to the effects on the xenon NMR spectrum. The exchange rate of xenon (between solution and cage) and the xenon spin-lattice relaxation rate were not changed significantly upon binding. We describe two methods for enhancing the signal from functionalized xenon by exploiting the laser-polarized xenon magnetization reservoir. We also show that the xenon chemical shifts are distinct for xenon encapsulated in different diastereomeric cage molecules. This demonstrates the potential for tuning the encapsulated xenon chemical shift, which is a key requirement for being able to multiplex the biosensor.

}, keywords = {drug discovery}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja0483037}, url = {://WOS:000225233600051}, author = {Spence, M. M. and Ruiz, E. J. and Rubin, S. M. and Lowery, T. J. and Winssinger, N. and Schultz, P. G. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {354, title = {Detection and characterization of xenon-binding sites in proteins by Xe-129 NMR spectroscopy}, journal = {Journal of Molecular Biology}, volume = {322}, year = {2002}, note = {J Mol Biol597PTTimes Cited:53Cited References Count:54}, month = {Sep 13}, pages = {425-440}, abstract = {

Xenon-binding sites in proteins have led to a number of applications of xenon in biochemical and structural studies. Here we further develop the utility of Xe-129 NMR in characterizing specific xenon-protein interactions. The sensitivity of the Xe-129 chemical shift to its local environment and the intense signals attainable by optical pumping make xenon a useful NMR reporter of its own interactions with proteins. A method for detecting specific xenon-binding interactions by analysis of Xe-129 chemical shift data is illustrated using the maltose binding protein (MBP) from Escherichia coli as an example. The crystal structure of MBP in the presence of 8 atm of xenon confirms the binding site determined from NMR data. Changes in the structure of the xenon-binding cavity upon the binding of maltose by the protein can account for the sensitivity of the Xe-129 chemical shift to MBP conformation. Xe-129 NMR data for xenon in solution with a number of cavity containing phage T4 lysozyme mutants show that xenon can report on cavity structure. In particular, a correlation exists between cavity size and the binding-induced Xe-129 chemical shift. Further applications of Xe-129 NMR to biochemical assays, including the screening of proteins for xenon binding for crystallography are considered. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved

}, keywords = {nonpolar cavity}, isbn = {0022-2836}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/S0022-2836(02)00739-8}, url = {://WOS:000178230500014}, author = {Rubin, S. M. and Lee, S. Y. and Ruiz, E. J. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {360, title = {Sensitivity enhancement in multiple-quantum NMR experiments with CPMG detection}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {157}, year = {2002}, note = {J Magn Reson589DHTimes Cited:12Cited References Count:12}, month = {Jul}, pages = {160-162}, abstract = {

We present a modified multiple-quantum (MQ) experiment, which implements the Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (CPMG) detection scheme in the static MQ NMR experiment proposed by W. S. Warren et al. (1980, J. Chem. Phys. 73, 2084-2099) and exploited further by O. N. Antzutkin and R. Tycko (1999, J. Chem. Phys. 110, 2749-2752). It is demonstrated that a significant enhancement in the sensitivity can be achieved by acquiring echo trains in the MQ experiments for static powder samples. The modified scheme employing the CPMG detection was superior to the original MQ experiment, in particular for the carbonyl carbon with a very large chemical shift anisotropy. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science (USA).

}, keywords = {dynamics}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1006/Jmre.2002.2578}, url = {://WOS:000177742400019}, author = {Lim, K. H. and Nguyen, T. and Mazur, T. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {366, title = {Characterization of the effects of nonspecific xenon-protein interactions on Xe-129 chemical shifts in aqueous solution: Further development of xenon as a biomolecular probe}, journal = {Journal of Magnetic Resonance}, volume = {152}, year = {2001}, note = {J Magn Reson472QDTimes Cited:37Cited References Count:34}, month = {Sep}, pages = {79-86}, abstract = {

The sensitivity of Xe-129 chemical shifts to weak nonspecific xenon-protein interactions has suggested the use of xenon to probe biomolecular structure and interactions. The realization of this potential necessitates a further understanding of how different macromolecular properties influence the Xe-129 chemical shift in aqueous solution. Toward this goal, we have acquired Xe-129 NMR spectra of xenon dissolved in amino acid, peptide, and protein solutions under both native and denaturing conditions. In general, these cosolutes induce Xe-129 chemical shifts that are downfield relative to the shift in water, as they deshield the xenon nucleus through weak, diffusion-mediated interactions. Correlations between the extent of deshielding and molecular properties including chemical identity, structure, and charge are reported. Xenon deshielding was found to depend linearly on protein size under denaturing solution conditions; the denaturant itself has a characteristic effect on the Xe-129 chemical shift that likely results from a change in the xenon solvation shell structure. In native protein solutions, contributions to the overall Xe-129 chemical shift arise from the presence of weak xenon binding either in cavities or at the protein surface. Potential applications of xenon as a probe of biological systems including the detection of conformational changes and the possible quantification of buried surface area at protein-protein interfaces are discussed. (C) 2001 Academic Press.

}, keywords = {gas}, isbn = {1090-7807}, doi = {Doi 10.1006/Jmre.2001.2389}, url = {://WOS:000170995700009}, author = {Rubin, S. M. and Spence, M. M. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {367, title = {Detection of a conformational change in maltose binding protein by Xe-129 NMR spectroscopy}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {123}, year = {2001}, note = {J Am Chem Soc467XNTimes Cited:28Cited References Count:28}, month = {Sep 5}, pages = {8616-8617}, keywords = {blood}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja0110325}, url = {://WOS:000170729200029}, author = {Rubin, S. M. and Spence, M. M. and Dimitrov, I. E. and Ruiz, E. J. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {373, title = {An experimental and theoretical investigation of the chemical shielding tensors of C-13(alpha) of alanine, valine, and leucine residues in solid peptides and in proteins in solution}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {123}, year = {2001}, note = {J Am Chem Soc486FTTimes Cited:47Cited References Count:31}, month = {Oct 24}, pages = {10362-10369}, abstract = {

We have carried out a solid-state magic-angle sample-spinning (MAS) nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopic investigation of the C-13(alpha), chemical shielding tensors of alanine, valine, and leucine residues in a series of crystalline peptides of known structure. For alanine and leucine, which are not branched at the beta -carbon, the experimental chemical shift anisotropy (CSA) spans (Omega) are large, about 30 ppm, independent of whether the residues adopt helical or sheet geometries, and are in generally good accord with Omega values calculated by using ab initio Hartree-Fock quantum chemical methods. The experimental Omegas for valine C-alpha in two peptides (in sheet geometries) are also large and in good agreement with theoretical predictions. In contrast, the \"CSAs\" (Delta sigma*) obtained from solution NMR data for alanine, valine, and leucine residues in proteins show major differences, with helical residues having Delta sigma* values of similar to6 ppm while sheet residues have Delta sigma* approximate to 27 ppm. The origins of these differences are shown to be due to the different definitions of the CSA, When defined in terms of the solution NMR CSA, the solid-state results also show small helical but large sheet CSA values. These results are of interest since they lead to the idea that only the beta -branched amino acids threonine, valine, and isoleucine can have small (static) tensor spans, Omega (in helical creometries), and that the small helical \"CSAs\" seen in solution NMR are overwhelmingly dominated by changes in tensor orientation, from sheet to helix. These results have important implications for solid-state NMR structural studies which utilize the CSA span, Omega, to differentiate between helical and sheet residues. Specifically, there will be only a small degree of spectral editing possible in solid proteins since the spans, Omega, for the dominant nonbranched amino acids are quite similar. Editing on the basis of Omega will, however, be very effective for many Thr, Val, and Hen residues, which frequently have small (similar to 15-20 ppm) helical CSA (Omega) spans.

}, keywords = {threonine}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja0115060}, url = {://WOS:000171808300025}, author = {Havlin, R. H. and Laws, D. D. and Bitter, H. M. L. and Sanders, L. K. and Sun, H. H. and Grimley, J. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A. and Oldfield, E.} } @article {364, title = {Functionalized xenon as a biosensor}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {98}, year = {2001}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA472CZTimes Cited:112Cited References Count:29}, month = {Sep 11}, pages = {10654-10657}, abstract = {

The detection of biological molecules and their interactions is a significant component of modern biomedical research. In current biosensor technologies, simultaneous detection is limited to a small number of analytes by the spectral overlap of their signals. We have developed an NMR-based xenon biosensor that capitalizes on the enhanced signal-to-noise, spectral simplicity, and chemical-shift sensitivity of laser-polarized xenon to detect specific biomolecules at the level of tens of nanomoles. We present results using xenon \"functionalized\" by a biotin-modified supramolecular cage to detect biotin-avidin binding. This biosensor methodology can be extended to a multiplexing assay for multiple analytes.

}, keywords = {mri}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.191368398}, url = {://WOS:000170966800030}, author = {Spence, M. M. and Rubin, S. M. and Dimitrov, I. E. and Ruiz, E. J. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A. and Yao, S. Q. and Tian, F. and Schultz, P. G.} } @article {370, title = {Solid-state NMR studies of the secondary structure of a mutant prion protein fragment of 55 residues that induces neurodegeneration}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {98}, year = {2001}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA476PCTimes Cited:51Cited References Count:26}, month = {Sep 25}, pages = {11686-11690}, abstract = {

The secondary structure of a 55-residue fragment of the mouse prion protein, MoPrP(89-143), was studied in randomly aggregated (dried from water) and fibrillar (precipitated from water/ acetonitrile) forms by C-13 solid-state NMR. Recent studies have shown that the fibrillar form of the P101L mutant of MoPrP(89-143) is capable of inducing prion disease in transgenic mice, whereas unaggregated or randomly aggregated samples do not provoke disease. Through analysis of C-13 chemical shifts, we have determined that both wild-type and mutant sequence MoPrP(89-143) form a mixture of beta -sheet and alpha -helical conformations in the randomly aggregated state although the beta -sheet content in MoPrP(89-143, P101L) is significantly higher than in the wild-type peptide. In a fibrillar state, MoPrP(89-143, P101L) is completely converted into beta -sheet, suggesting that the formation of a specific beta -sheet structure may be required for the peptide to induce disease. Studies of an analogous peptide from Syrian hamster PrP verify that sequence alterations in residues 101-117 affect the conformation of aggregated forms of the peptides.

}, keywords = {diseases}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.201404298}, url = {://WOS:000171237100125}, author = {Laws, D. D. and Bitter, H. M. L. and Liu, K. and Ball, H. L. and Kaneko, K. and Wille, H. and Cohen, F. E. and Prusiner, S. B. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {375, title = {Evidence of nonspecific surface interactions between laser-polarized xenon and myoglobin in solution}, journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America}, volume = {97}, year = {2000}, note = {P Natl Acad Sci USA345XMTimes Cited:40Cited References Count:35}, month = {Aug 15}, pages = {9472-9475}, abstract = {

The high sensitivity of the magnetic resonance properties of xenon to its local chemical environment and the large Xe-129 NMR signals attainable through optical pumping have motivated the use of xenon as a probe of macromolecular structure and dynamics. In the present work, we report evidence for nonspecific interactions between xenon and the exterior of myoglobin in aqueous solution, in addition to a previously reported internal binding interaction. Xe-129 chemical shift measurements in denatured myoglobin solutions and under native conditions with varying xenon concentrations confirm the presence of nonspecific interactions. Titration data are modeled quantitatively with treatment of the nonspecific interactions as weak binding sites. Using laser-polarized xenon to measure Xe-129 spin-lattice relaxation times (T-1), we observed a shorter T-1 in the presence of 1 mM denatured apomyoglobin in 6 M deuterated urea (T-1 = 59 +/- 1 s) compared with that in 6 M deuterated urea alone (T-1 = 291 +/- 2 s), suggesting that nonspecific xenon-protein interactions can enhance Xe-129 relaxation. An even shorter T1 was measured in ? mM apomyoglobin in D2O (T-1 = 15 +/- 0.3 s), compared with that in D2O alone (T-1 = 506 +/- 5 s). This difference in relaxation efficiency likely results from couplings between laser-polarized xenon and protons in the binding cavity of apomyoglobin that may permit the transfer of polarization between these nuclei via the nuclear Overhauser effect.

}, keywords = {binding}, isbn = {0027-8424}, doi = {Doi 10.1073/Pnas.170278897}, url = {://WOS:000088840500026}, author = {Rubin, S. M. and Spence, M. M. and Goodson, B. M. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {418, title = {Determination of dihedral angles in peptides through experimental and theoretical studies of alpha-carbon chemical shielding tensors}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {119}, year = {1997}, note = {J Am Chem SocXt037Times Cited:90Cited References Count:57}, month = {Aug 20}, pages = {7827-7831}, abstract = {

A simple method for the determination of backbone dihedral angles in peptides and proteins is presented. The chemical-shift anisotropies (CSA) of the central alanine alpha-carbon in powdered crystalline tripeptides, whose structures have been determined previously by X-ray crystallography, were measured by cross-polarization magic-angle-spinning nuclear magnetic resonance. The experimental CSA values were correlated with ab initio chemical-shielding calculations over Ramanchandran phi/psi space on an N-formyl-L-alanine amide fragment. Using this correlation, phi/psi probability surfaces for one of the tripeptides were calculated based only on the alpha-carbon CSA, allowing a prediction of backbone angles. Dihedral angles predicted by these calculations fall within +/-12 degrees of the values determined by crystallography. This approach should be useful in the determination of solid-slate protein structure.

}, keywords = {crystal-structure}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja970124k}, url = {://WOS:A1997XT03700025}, author = {Heller, J. and Laws, D. D. and Tomaselli, M. and King, D. S. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A. and Havlin, R. H. and Oldfield, E.} } @article {428, title = {Application of rotational resonance to inhomogeneously broadened systems}, journal = {Chemical Physics Letters}, volume = {251}, year = {1996}, note = {Chem Phys LettUd924Times Cited:17Cited References Count:28}, month = {Mar 22}, pages = {223-229}, abstract = {

A protocol is presented for the determination of internuclear distances using rotational-resonance magnetization-exchange NMR in systems with inhomogeneously broadened lines. Non-linear least-square fitting procedures are used to obtain the distance, the inhomogeneous broadening, the zero-quantum relaxation time, and error estimates for these parameters. We apply this procedure to a biological system of unknown structure.

}, keywords = {nmr}, isbn = {0009-2614}, doi = {Doi 10.1016/0009-2614(96)00098-X}, url = {://WOS:A1996UD92400015}, author = {Heller, J. and Larsen, R. and Ernst, M. and Kolbert, A. C. and Baldwin, M. and Prusiner, S. B. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {429, title = {Solid-state NMR studies of the prion protein H1 fragment}, journal = {Protein Science}, volume = {5}, year = {1996}, note = {Protein SciVa138Times Cited:74Cited References Count:53}, month = {Aug}, pages = {1655-1661}, abstract = {

Conformational changes in the prion protein (PrP) seem to be responsible for prion diseases. We have used conformation-dependent chemical-shift measurements and rotational-resonance distance measurements to analyze the conformation of solid-state peptides lacking long-range order, corresponding to a region of PrP designated H1. This region is predicted to undergo a transformation of secondary structure in generating the infectious form of the protein. Solid-state NMR spectra of specifically C-13-enrrched samples of H1, residues 109-122 (MKHMAGAAAAGAVV) of Syrian hamster PrP, have been acquired under cross-polarization and magic-angle spinning conditions. Samples lyophilized from 50\% acetonitrile/50\% water show chemical shifts characteristic of a beta-sheet conformation in the region corresponding to residues 112-121, whereas samples lyophilized from hexafluoroisopropanol display shifts indicative of alpha-helical secondary structure in the region corresponding to residues 113-117. Complete conversion to the helical conformation was not observed and conversion from alpha-helix back to beta-sheet, as inferred from the solid-state NMR spectra, occurred when samples were exposed to water. Rotational-resonance experiments were performed on seven doubly C-13-labeled H1 samples dried from water. Measured distances suggest that the peptide is in an extended, possibly beta-strand, conformation. These results are consistent with the experimental observation that PrP can exist in different conformational states and with structural predictions based on biological data and theoretical modeling that suggest that H1 may play a key role in the conformational transition involved in the development of prion diseases.

}, keywords = {alpha-helices}, isbn = {0961-8368}, url = {://WOS:A1996VA13800019}, author = {Heller, J. and Kolbert, A. C. and Larsen, R. and Ernst, M. and Bekker, T. and Baldwin, M. and Prusiner, S. B. and Pines, A. and Wemmer, D. E.} } @article {558, title = {Observation of Molecular-Reorientation in Ice by Proton and Deuterium Magnetic-Resonance}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {110}, year = {1988}, note = {J Am Chem SocP7649Times Cited:80Cited References Count:16}, month = {Aug 17}, pages = {5668-5671}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja00225a013}, url = {://WOS:A1988P764900013}, author = {Wittebort, R. J. and Usha, M. G. and Ruben, D. J. and Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {651, title = {C-13 Chemical-Shifts in Solid Metal Sandwich Compounds}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {103}, year = {1981}, note = {J Am Chem SocKy444Times Cited:40Cited References Count:8}, pages = {34-36}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja00391a007}, url = {://WOS:A1981KY44400007}, author = {Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A.} } @article {650, title = {C-13 Nmr-Studies of Coal and Coal Extracts}, journal = {Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society a-Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences}, volume = {300}, year = {1981}, note = {Philos T R Soc ALj670Times Cited:50Cited References Count:25}, pages = {15-41}, isbn = {1364-503X}, doi = {Doi 10.1098/Rsta.1981.0045}, url = {://WOS:A1981LJ67000002}, author = {Wemmer, D. E. and Pines, A. and Whitehurst, D. D.} } @article {649, title = {Nmr-Study of Molecular-Reorientation under Fivefold Symmetry - Solid Permethylferrocene}, journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society}, volume = {103}, year = {1981}, note = {J Am Chem SocKy444Times Cited:68Cited References Count:21}, pages = {28-33}, isbn = {0002-7863}, doi = {Doi 10.1021/Ja00391a006}, url = {://WOS:A1981KY44400006}, author = {Wemmer, D. E. and Ruben, D. J. and Pines, A.} }