Approximate reconstruction of continuous spatially complex domain motions by multialignment NMR residual dipolar couplings.

ABSTRACT: NMR spectroscopy is one of the most powerful techniques for studying the internal dynamics of biomolecules. Current formalisms approximate the dynamics using simple continuous motional models or models involving discrete jumps between a small number of states. However, no approach currently exists for interpreting NMR data in terms of continuous spatially complex motional paths that may feature more than one distinct maneuver. Here, we present an approach for approximately reconstructing spatially complex continuous motions of chiral domains using NMR anisotropic interactions. The key is to express Wigner matrix elements, which can be determined experimentally using residual dipolar couplings, as a line integral over a curve in configuration space containing an ensemble of conformations an

SUBMITTER: Fisher CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2940711 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature