Oligomeric structure, dynamics, and orientation of membrane proteins from solid-state NMR.

Solid-state NMR is a versatile and powerful tool for determining the dynamic structure of membrane proteins at atomic resolution. I review the recent progress in determining the orientation, the internal and global protein dynamics, the oligomeric structure, and the ligand-bound structure of membrane proteins with both alpha-helical and beta sheet conformations. Examples are given that illustrate the insights into protein function that can be gained from the NMR structural information.