Magnetically-oriented phospholipid micelles as a tool for the study of membrane-associated molecules

Abstract

Introduction: Structure of Membrane-Associated Molecules by NMR High Resolution Solid State NMR Spectroscopy of Membrane Samples 2.1. Sampling spinning methods 2.2. Mechanical orientation of bilayers 2.3. Magnetic orientation of bilayers 2.3.1. Oriented phospholipid bilayers 2.3.2. Incorporation of membrane-associated molecules 2.3.3. Future development of magnetically orientable lipid media Experimental Considerations for Magnetically-Orientable Membrane Systems 3.1. Spectrometer requirements 3.2. Isotopic labeling 3.3. Strong coupling Anisotropic Spin Interactions: The Source of Orientation-Based Structural Data 4.1. Dipolar coupling 4.2. Quadrupolar coupling 4.3. Chemical shift anisotropy 4.4. Spin relaxation Determining Structure and Dynamics of Membrane-Bound Molecules 5.1. Structure and dynamics directly from experimental measurements 5.1.1. Order matrix analysis 5.1.2. Torsion angle analysis 5.2. NMR data as structural constraints in molecular modeling 5.3. Molecular dynamics simulations followed by back calculation of data Future Prospects Acknowledgements References 421 422 422 423 423 424 429 429 430 430 430 432 432 433 433 434 436 437 437 437 438 439 440 442