A Solid-State NMR Study of the Dynamics and Interactions of Phenylalanine Rings in a Statherin Fragment Bound to Hydroxyapatite Crystals
Extracellular matrix proteins regulate hard tissue growth by acting as adhesion sites for cells, by triggering cell signaling pathways, and by directly regulating the primary and/or secondary crystallization of hydroxyapatite, the mineral component of bone and teeth. Despite the key role that these proteins play in the regulation of hard tissue growth in humans, the exact mechanism used by these proteins to recognize mineral surfaces is poorly understood. Interactions between mineral surfaces and proteins very likely involve specific contacts between the lattice and the protein side chains, so elucidation of the nature of interactions between protein side chains and their corresponding inorganic mineral surfaces will provide insight into the recognition and regulation of hard tissue growth. Isotropic chemical shifts, chemical shift anisotropies (CSAs), NMR line-width information, 13C rotating frame relaxation measurements, as well as direct detection of correlations between 13C spins on protein side chains and 31P spins in the crystal surface with REDOR NMR show that, in the peptide fragment derived from the N-terminal 15 amino acids of salivary statherin (i.e., SN-15), the side chain of the phenylalanine nearest the C-terminus of the peptide (F14) is dynamically constrained and oriented near the surface, whereas the side chain of the phenylalanine located nearest to the peptide?s N-terminus (F7) is more mobile and is oriented away from the hydroxyapatite surface. The relative dynamics and proximities of F7 and F14 to the surface together with prior data obtained for the side chain of SN-15's unique lysine (i.e., K6) were used to construct a new picture for the structure of the surface-bound peptide and its orientation to the crystal surface.
- Research Organization:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- OSTI ID:
- 899484
- Journal Information:
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(16):5364-5370, Journal Name: Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(16):5364-5370
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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