Crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of hORF6, a novel human antioxidant enzyme

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (3) ◽  
pp. 436-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hee-Jeong Choi ◽  
Sang Won Kang ◽  
Chul-Hak Yang ◽  
Sue Goo Rhee ◽  
Seong-Eon Ryu
Keyword(s):  
Antioxidant Enzyme ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Space Groups ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Hanging Drop Method ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

HORF6 is a member of the novel antioxidant enzyme family found in humans. A recombinant form of hORF6 expressed and purified from E. coli has been crystallized by the hanging-drop method using various PEG's as precipitating agents. HORF6 crystallizes in two different monoclinic space groups, P21 and C2. The P21 crystals have unit-cell dimensions of a = 47.85, b = 75.17, c = 63.30 Å and β = 110.21° and contain two monomers per asymmetric unit, while the C2 crystals have unit-cell dimensions of a = 165.27, b = 95.44, c = 166.44 Å and β = 128.97° and contain more than six monomers per asymmetric unit. The P21 crystals with the smaller unit cell diffract X-rays better and behave well for the X-ray analysis. A native data set from a single crystal of the P21 space group gas been collected to 2.0 Å resolution.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a nitrate reductase from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 877-879 ◽  
Author(s):  
João M. Dias ◽  
Sergey Bursakov ◽  
Carla Carneiro ◽  
José J. G. Moura ◽  
Isabel Moura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrate Reductase ◽  
Desulfovibrio Desulfuricans ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Sulfate Reducing ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions ◽  
Prosthetic Groups

Periplasmic nitrate reductase from the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 contains two molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide cofactors and one [4Fe–4S] cluster as prosthetic groups and catalyzes the conversion of nitrate to nitrite. Crystals of the oxidized form of this enzyme were obtained using PEG as precipitant and belong to space group P3121 or P3221, with unit-cell dimensions a = b = 106.3, c = 135.1 Å. There is one monomer of 80 kDa in the asymmetric unit, which corresponds to a Matthews ratio of 2.75 Å3 Da−1. Using cryo-cooling procedures and X-rays from a rotating-anode generator, diffraction was observed to beyond 3.0 Å resolution.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the Escherichia coli UDP-MurNAc-tripeptide D-alanyl-D-alanine-adding enzyme (MurF)

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (12) ◽  
pp. 2033-2034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Youwei Yan ◽  
Sanjeev Munshi ◽  
Ying Li ◽  
Kelly Ann D. Pryor ◽  
Frank Marsilio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Solvent Content ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Protein Mass ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions ◽  
Crystal Volume

Crystals of the Escherichia coli UDP-MurNAc-tripeptide D-Ala-D-Ala-adding protein (MurF), which catalyzes the formation of the last metabolite of the bacterial cell-wall building block, have been grown in hanging-drop vapor-diffusion trials using PEG 8K as a precipitating agent. The crystals belong to hexagonal space group P61 or P65, with unit-cell dimensions a = b = 74, c = 425 Å. The asymmetric unit contains two molecules, with a crystal volume per protein mass (Vm ) of 3.4 Å3 Da−1 and a solvent content of about 64% by volume. A native data set to 2.8 Å resolution has been obtained from a frozen crystal using a synchrotron X-ray source.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of β-1,4-galactanase from Aspergillus aculeatus

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 929-930 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Ryttersgaard ◽  
J.-C. N. Poulsen ◽  
S. Christgau ◽  
T. Sandal ◽  
H. Dalbøge ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Aspergillus Aculeatus ◽  
Solvent Content ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Space Groups ◽  
Peg 400 ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Vapour Diffusion ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

Recombinant β-1,4-galactanase from Aspergillus aculeatus has been crystallized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. Crystals were obtained in hanging drops by vapour-diffusion under the conditions 30% PEG 400, 0.2 M CaCl2 and 0.1 M Na HEPES buffered to pH 7.5. The crystals diffract to 2.3 Å resolution and belong to one of the orthorhombic space groups I222 or I212121. The unit-cell dimensions are a = 60.42, b = 88.94 and c = 129.08 Å. With one molecule in the asymmetric unit, the corresponding solvent content is ∼48%.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the 6-phospho-α-glucosidase from Bacillus subtilis

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1212-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annabelle Varrot ◽  
Hiroki Yamamoto ◽  
Junichi Sekiguchi ◽  
John Thompson ◽  
Gideon J. Davies
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Single Molecule ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Phosphotransferase System ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Hanging Drop Method ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

6-Phospho-α-glucosidase (GlvA) is the protein involved in the dissimilation of α-glycosides accumulated via a phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent maltose phosphotransferase system (PEP-PTS) in Bacillus subtilis. The purified enzyme has been crystallized in a form suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis. Thin rod-like crystals have been grown by the hanging-drop method in the presence of manganese and NAD. They diffract beyond 2.2 Å using synchrotron radiation and belong to the space group I222 (or its enantiomorph) with unit-cell dimensions a = 83.26, b = 102.56, c = 145.31 Å and contain a single molecule of GlvA in the asymmetric unit.

Infrared and Raman spectra and X-ray diffraction studies of solid lead(II) carbonates

1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 494-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray H. Brooker ◽  
S. Sunder ◽  
Peter Taylor ◽  
Vincent J. Lopata
Keyword(s):  
Unit Cell ◽  
Spectral Features ◽  
Infrared And Raman Spectra ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Space Groups ◽  
Carbonate Ions ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions ◽  
Sodium And Potassium

Four basic lead carbonates were prepared and identified by X-ray powder diffractometry. These were hydrocerussite (Pb3(OH)2(CO3)2), plumbonacrite (Pb10O(OH)6(CO3)6), and the two adducts MOH•2PbCO3 (M = Na, K). New diffraction data are presented for the latter two compounds; they both have primitive hexagonal lattices with two formula units per unit cell. The unit cell dimensions of the sodium and potassium compounds are a = 5.273 ± 0.002 Å, c = 13.448 ± 0.005 Å and a = 5.348 ± 0.002 Å, c = 13.990 ± 0.005 Å, respectively. Six possible space groups are discussed.Raman and infrared spectra are reported for all four compounds, and compared with those of cerussite (PbCO3); assignment of the spectral features is discussed. Vibrational spectra of the two MOH adducts indicate that they are isostructural, and that the structure contains a well-defined lead sub-lattice, consistent with the X-ray data. The spectra of hydrocerussite and plumbonacrite indicate that lead is present as oxygen-bridged polymeric moieties in these solids. The carbonate ions occupy two and three independent sites in hydrocerussite and plumbonacrite, respectively.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of α-D-glucuronidase from Bacillus stearothermophilus T-6

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 869-872 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Teplitsky ◽  
Smadar Shulami ◽  
Sara Moryles ◽  
Galia Zaide ◽  
Yuval Shoham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Bacillus Stearothermophilus ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Crystal System ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions ◽  
Better Than

α-D-Glucuronidases cleave the α-1,2-glycosidic bond of the 4-O-methyl-α-D-glucuronic acid side chain in xylan. Of the xylan-debranching hydrolases, these enzymes are the least studied and characterized. The α-glucuronidase gene (aguA) from Bacillus stearothermophilus T-6 has been cloned, sequenced and overproduced in Escherichia coli. The gene encodes for a protein of 679 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 78480 and a pI of 5.42. α-Glucuronidase T-6 shows high homology to the α-glucuronidases of Thermotoga maritima (60% identity) and of Trichoderma reesei (44% identity). Based on the amino-acid sequence similarity, it is likely that these enzymes represent a new class of glycosyl hydrolases. Crystallographic studies of α-glucuronidase T-6 were initiated to study the mechanism of catalysis, as well as to provide a structural basis for rational introduction of enhanced thermostability by site-specific mutagenesis. In this report, the crystallization and preliminary crystallographic characterization of the native α-glucuronidase T-6 enzyme is described. Two crystal forms were found suitable for detailed crystal structure analysis. The T1 form was obtained by the vapour-diffusion method using PEG 4000 as a precipitant and 2-propanol as an organic additive. The crystals belong to a primitive tetragonal crystal system (space group P41212 or P43212) with unit-cell dimensions a = b = 76.1 and c = 331.2 Å. These crystals are mechanically strong, are stable in the X-ray beam and diffract X-rays to better than 2.4 Å resolution. A full 3.0 Å resolution diffraction data set (97.3% completeness, R merge 9.8%) has recently been collected on one crystal at room temperature using a rotating-anode X-ray source and an R-AXIS IIc imaging-plate detector. The M1 form was obtained and characterized by similar techniques. The best crystallization occurred at a slightly lower pH and a lower concentration of 2-propanol. The crystals belong to a primitive monoclinic crystal system (space group P21) with unit-cell dimensions a = 65.8, b = 127.4, c = 96.6 Å and β = 97.9°. These crystals are also quite strong and stable, and diffract to better than 2.8 Å resolution. A full 2.8 Å resolution diffraction data set (96.2% completeness, R merge 7.6%) has recently been collected on one crystal at room temperature using the same R-AXIS IIc setup. Both forms are currently being used to obtain crystallographic phasing via isomorphous heavy-atom derivatives and selenomethionine MAD experiments.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanothermus fervidus

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1353-1355 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Charron ◽  
F. Talfournier ◽  
M. N. Isupov ◽  
G. Branlant ◽  
J. A. Littlechild ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Hyperthermophilic Archaeon ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Methanothermus Fervidus ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

The homotetrameric holo-D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Methanothermus fervidus has been crystallized in the presence of NADP+ using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. Crystals grew from a solution containing 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol and magnesium acetate. A native data set has been collected to 2.1 Å using synchrotron radiation and cryocooling. Diffraction data have been processed in the orthorhombic system (space group P21212) with unit-cell dimensions a = 136.7, b = 153.3, c = 74.9 Å and one tetramer per asymmetric unit.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of bleomycin-binding protein from bleomycin-producing Streptomyces verticillus

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takanori Kumagai ◽  
Kengo Muta ◽  
Yasuyuki Matoba ◽  
Yoshiaki Kawano ◽  
Nobuo Kamiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Protein ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Diffraction Intensity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Peg 4000 ◽  
Cell Dimensions

A bleomycin-binding protein (BLMA) produced by bleomycin-producing Streptomyces verticullus was crystallized in a form suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis using the vapor-diffusion method. Crystals were grown at pH 5.7, in 0.2 M NH4 actate and 0.1 M Na acetate, using 30% PEG 4000 as a precipitant. They belong to the orthorhombic system, with space group P21212, cell dimensions a = 54.90, b = 67.94, c = 35.60 Å, and one BLMA molecule in the asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract X-rays well and the diffraction intensity data was collected up to 1.5 Å resolution with a merging R value of 0.054 at beamline 6B of the Photon Factory. The diffraction data set is 94% complete.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction of Trypanosoma cruzi dUTPase

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 528-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Bernier-Villamor ◽  
A. Camacho ◽  
D. González-Pacanowska ◽  
E. Cedergren-Zeppezauer ◽  
A. Antson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Cruzi ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
The Self ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Solvent Content ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions ◽  
Rotation Function

Crystals of Trypanosoma cruzi dUTPase have been grown. Two different morphologies are observed, depending on the molecular weight of the PEG used as precipitating agent in the mother liquor, both having a hexagonal unit cell with similar dimensions. Complete X-ray diffraction data have been collected to low resolution for one of the forms. The space group is P6322, with unit-cell dimensions a = 134.15, c = 147.05 Å. Peaks in the self-rotation function and the solvent content are consistent with two molecules of dUTPase per asymmetric unit.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the formiminotransferase domain from the bifunctional enzyme formiminotransferase–cyclodeaminase

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1206-1208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darcy Kohls ◽  
Nathalie Croteau ◽  
Narciso Mejia ◽  
Robert E. MacKenzie ◽  
Alice Vrielink
Keyword(s):  
Folinic Acid ◽  
Degradation Pathway ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Bifunctional Enzyme ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Substrate Analogue ◽  
Cell Dimensions ◽  
Formiminotransferase Cyclodeaminase ◽  
Unit Cell Dimensions

Formiminotransferase–cyclodeaminase (E.C. 2.1.2.5–E.C. 4.3.1.4) is a bifunctional enzyme involved in the histidine-degradation pathway which exhibits specificity for polyglutamylated folate substrates. The first function of the enzyme transfers the formimino group of formiminoglutamate to the N 5 position of tetrahydrofolate, while the second function catalyses the cyclodeamination of the formimino group, yielding N 5,10-methenyl-tetrahydrofolate, with efficient channeling of the intermediate between these activities. Initial studies have shown that the enzyme consists of eight identical subunits of 62 kDa each, arranged as a circular tetramer of dimers. It is this formation which results in two different dimeric interfaces, which are necessary for the two different activities. The identical subunits have been shown to consist of two domains, each of which can be obtained as dimers. The formiminotransferase domain has been crystallized in the presence of the substrate analogue folinic acid. The crystals belong to space group P212121, with unit-cell dimensions a = 64.4, b = 103.7, c = 122.3 Å. Both a native data set and a mercurial derivative data set have been collected to 2.8 Å resolution.

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