Solution structure of ITALY1 ("Initiator tRNA Anticodon Loop from Yeast"), an unmodified 21-nt RNA with the sequence of the anticodon stem-loop of yeast initiator tRNA
SOLUTION NMR
| NMR Experiment | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Experiment | Type | Sample Contents | Solvent | Ionic Strength | pH | Pressure | Temperature (K) | Spectrometer |
| 1 | 2D NOESY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 2 | DQF-COSY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 3 | 13C-1H HSQC | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 4 | TOCSY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 5 | GE JRSE NOESY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 6 | 31P-1H COSY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 7 | 31P-1H heteroTOCSY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| 8 | 31P-1H heteroTOCSY-NOESY | S1 NMR buffer; 100mM KCl, 50mM NaCl, 4mM Na cacodylate, 0.2mM EDTA | 6.5 | ambient | 303 | |||
| NMR Spectrometer Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spectrometer | Manufacturer | Model | Field Strength |
| 1 | Yale | homebuilt | 490 |
| 2 | Bruker | AM | 500 |
| 3 | GE | OMEGA | 500 |
| 4 | Varian | UNITY | 500 |
| 5 | Varian | UNITYPLUS | 600 |
| NMR Refinement | ||
|---|---|---|
| Method | Details | Software |
| Distance geometry, simulated annealing | RNA topology and parameters from Rife and Moore, NAR, 1996. Constraints in loop included 128 NOEs, 7 chi dihedrals inferred from NOEs, 20 v0-v4 ribose dihedrals, 8 a and z P dihedrals, 12 b and g P dihedrals and 7 e P dihedrals. Stem was constrained to A-form based on qualitative spectral analysis. | Felix |
| NMR Ensemble Information | |
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| Conformer Selection Criteria | |
| Conformers Calculated Total Number | |
| Conformers Submitted Total Number | 1 |
| Additional NMR Experimental Information | |
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| Details | See DCS dissertation p. 61. |
| Computation: NMR Software | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Classification | Version | Software Name | Author |
| 1 | processing | Felix | unknown | |
| 2 | structure solution | X-PLOR | 3.1 | |
| 3 | refinement | X-PLOR | 3.1 | |














