Articles | Volume 2, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/mr-2-1-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/mr-2-1-2021
Research article
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06 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 06 Jan 2021

Phosphoserine for the generation of lanthanide-binding sites on proteins for paramagnetic nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Sreelakshmi Mekkattu Tharayil, Mithun Chamikara Mahawaththa, Choy-Theng Loh, Ibidolapo Adekoya, and Gottfried Otting

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AR by Gottfried Otting on behalf of the Authors (04 Dec 2020)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (09 Dec 2020) by Rolf Boelens
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ED: Publish as is (12 Dec 2020) by Rolf Boelens
AR by Gottfried Otting on behalf of the Authors (13 Dec 2020)

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AA by Gottfried Otting on behalf of the Authors (23 Dec 2020)   Author's adjustment   Manuscript
EA: Adjustments approved (23 Dec 2020) by Rolf Boelens
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Short summary
A new way is presented for creating lanthanide binding sites on proteins using site-specifically introduced phosphoserine residues. The paramagnetic effects of lanthanides generate long-range effects, which contain structural information and are readily measured by NMR spectroscopy. Excellent correlations between experimentally observed and back-calculated pseudocontact shifts attest to very good immobilization of the lanthanide ions relative to the proteins.