MTSL

MTSL
Names
	Preferred IUPAC name {2,2,5,5-Tetramethyl-3-[(2-methyl-2,2-dioxo-2λ6-disulfan-1-yl)methyl]-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-1-yl}oxyl
	Other names MTSL
Identifiers
CAS Number	81213-52-7 ;
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
ChemSpider	117873 ;
PubChem CID	133628;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID80230944 ;
	InChI InChI=1S/C10H18NO3S2/c1-9(2)6-8(7-15-16(5,13)14)10(3,4)11(9)12/h6H,7H2,1-5H3 Key: BLSCGBLQCTWVPO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ; InChI=1/C10H18NO3S2/c1-9(2)6-8(7-15-16(5,13)14)10(3,4)11(9)12/h6H,7H2,1-5H3 Key: BLSCGBLQCTWVPO-UHFFFAOYAW;
	SMILES CC1(C=C(C(N1[O])(C)C)CSS(=O)(=O)C)C;
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H18NO3S2
Molar mass	264.38 g·mol−1
	Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). verify (what is ?) Infobox references

MTSL (S-(1-oxyl-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrrol-3-yl)methyl methanesulfonothioate) is an organosulfur compound that is used as a nitroxide spin label.^[1] MTSL is bifunctional, consisting of the nitroxide and the thiosulfonate ester functional groups. The nitroxide label is sterically protected, so it is relatively unreactive.

Labeling[edit]

MTSL is attached to proteins by reaction with thiol groups. The reaction exploits standard reactivity of thiosulfate esters. Methanesulfinate (CH₃SO₂⁻) is the leaving group:

RSO₂S-nitroxide + protein-SH → protein-S-S-nitroxide + RSO₂H

The heterodisulfide bond to the cysteine residue is robust, enabling site-directed spin labelling.^[2]^[3] The MTSL moiety will add 184.3 daltons to the mass of the protein or peptide to which it is attached. The cysteine can be introduced using site-directed mutagenesis, and hence most positions in a protein can be labelled.

Spectroscopy[edit]

In Nuclear magnetic resonance the introduction of the paramagnetic group increases the relaxation rate of nearby nuclei.^[1] Its presence can be detected as peak broadening and loss of intensity in peaks corresponding to nearby nuclei. Hence proximity can be inferred for all nuclei, that are affected. A major advantage of this method over traditional methods for obtaining distance restraints in protein NMR is the increased length, as paramagnetic relaxation enhancement can detect distances up to 25 Å (2.5 nm) as opposed to about 6 Å (0.6 nm) using the nuclear Overhauser effect. Spin labelling with MTSL is frequently used in investigation of residual structure in intrinsically unstructured proteins.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Christian Altenbach, Kyoung-Joon Oh, René J. Trabanino, Kálmán Hideg, Wayne L. Hubbell "Estimation of Inter-Residue Distances in Spin Labeled Proteins at Physiological Temperatures: Experimental Strategies and Practical Limitations" Biochemistry, 2001, volume 40, pp 15471–15482. doi:10.1021/bi011544w
^ Kenyon, G.L. and Bruice, T.W. (1977). Novel sulfhydryl reagents. Methods In Enzymology 47, 407-430. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(77)47042-3
^ Berliner, L.J., Grunwald, J., Hankovszky, H.O., Hideg, K. (1982). A novel reversible thiol-specific spin label: papain active site labeling and inhibition. Analytical Biochemistry 119, 450-455. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(82)90612-1

[Altenbach-1] Christian Altenbach, Kyoung-Joon Oh, René J. Trabanino, Kálmán Hideg, Wayne L. Hubbell "Estimation of Inter-Residue Distances in Spin Labeled Proteins at Physiological Temperatures: Experimental Strategies and Practical Limitations" Biochemistry, 2001, volume 40, pp 15471–15482. doi:10.1021/bi011544w

[2] Kenyon, G.L. and Bruice, T.W. (1977). Novel sulfhydryl reagents. Methods In Enzymology 47, 407-430. doi:10.1016/0076-6879(77)47042-3

[3] Berliner, L.J., Grunwald, J., Hankovszky, H.O., Hideg, K. (1982). A novel reversible thiol-specific spin label: papain active site labeling and inhibition. Analytical Biochemistry 119, 450-455. doi:10.1016/0003-2697(82)90612-1

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