By overcoming the molecular weight limitations that have traditionally hampered quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) studies, the dynamics of the 670-kilodalton 20S proteasome core particle have been explored. A selective isotope labelling scheme along with experiments that preserve the lifetimes of the resulting NMR signals reveal functionally important motions and interactions by recording spectra on complexes with molecular weights up to 1 MDa.
- Remco Sprangers
- Lewis E. Kay