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214 Clarke and Vogel<br />

The linewidth increases with the square of the magnetic field strength, hence,<br />

better spectra with narrower linewidths can often be obtained at somewhat lower<br />

fields. The effect is less dramatic for 113 Cd than for 207 Pb (see Fig. 6). Measurements<br />

of relaxation times are required to properly analyze these relaxation phenomena<br />

(8,9).<br />

4. In recent years, the use of perchloric acid has been discouraged in certain laboratories.<br />

Either 113 CdSO 4 or 113 Cd(ClO 4) 2 can be successfully used as the external<br />

standard and titrant, but slight differences can be obtained in the chemical shift<br />

with various counter ions.<br />

5. Buffers are not normally used in sample preparation for 113 Cd NMR spectroscopy<br />

since Cd 2+ ions will interact with ions such as Tris and Cl - , causing changes<br />

in linewidth and chemical shift of the resonances. It should also be noted that all<br />

NH groups on the protein will weakly interact with Cd 2+ , causing the free Cd 2+<br />

signal to broaden. Such very weak binding sites will contribute to the exchange<br />

processes, making it difficult to obtain reasonable K d’s for a weak Cd 2+ binding<br />

site in a protein from 113 Cd NMR spectroscopy.<br />

6. In order to properly assign the resonances, domain fragments of the protein must<br />

retain the characteriztics of the intact protein. The structure of the fragment should<br />

be similar, with the same conformational changes induced when the metal-ion<br />

binds. Often, the structure and associated metal ion induced changes of the proteolytic<br />

fragments are examined by a number of experiments to confirm their<br />

identity to each domain of the intact protein. These include 1 H NMR spectroscopy,<br />

circular dichroism experiments or Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy<br />

with titrations of each metal ion.<br />

Acknowledgments<br />

This work was supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC) of<br />

Canada and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR).<br />

T. E. Clarke is supported by a Doctoral Research Award from MRC Canada<br />

and H. J. Vogel is an AHFMR Scientist. We thank Dr. T. Drakenberg and Dr. J.<br />

Aramini for collaborations and numerous insightful discussions.<br />

References<br />

1. Vogel, H. J., Drakenberg, T., and Forsén, S. (1983) <strong>Calcium</strong> binding proteins, in NMR<br />

of Newly Accessible Nuclei (Laszlo, P., ed.), Academic, New York, pp. 157–192.<br />

2. Forsén, S., Vogel, H. J., and Drakenberg, T. (1986) Biophysical studies of calmodulin,<br />

in <strong>Calcium</strong> and Cell Function, vol. VI (Cheung, W. Y., ed.), Academic, New York,<br />

pp. 113–157.<br />

3. Vogel, H. J. and Forsén, S. (1987) NMR studies of calcium binding proteins. Biol.<br />

Magn. Res. 7, 245–307.<br />

4. Drakenberg, T. (2002) <strong>Calcium</strong>-43 NMR of calcium-binding proteins, in <strong>Calcium</strong>-<br />

<strong>Binding</strong> <strong>Protein</strong> <strong>Protocols</strong>: Methods and Techniques, Vol. 2 (Vogel, H. J., ed.),<br />

Humana Press, Totowa, New Jersey, pp. 217–230.

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