Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of piratoxin III, a D-49 phospholipase A2 from the venom of Bothrops pirajai

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1229-1230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Wen-Hwa ◽  
Marcos H. Toyama ◽  
Andreimar M. Soares ◽  
José R. Giglio ◽  
Sérgio Marangoni ◽  
...  

Piratoxin III (PrTX-III) is a phospholipase A2 (PLA2, E.C. 3.1.1.4, phosphatide sn-2 acylhydrolase) isolated from Bothrops pirajai. Crystals of PrTX-III were obtained using the vapour-diffusion technique and X-ray diffraction data have been collected to 2.7 Å resolution. The enzyme was crystallized in the space group C2 with unit-cell parameters a = 60.88, b = 100.75, c = 48.19 Å, β = 123.89°. A molecular-replacement solution of the structure has been found using bothropstoxin I from the venom of B. jararacussu as a search model.

1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (6) ◽  
pp. 1437-1439
Author(s):  
W.-H. Lee ◽  
M. C. Gonçalez ◽  
R. M. F. Ramalheira ◽  
P. R. Kuser ◽  
M. H. Toyama ◽  
...  

The phospholipases A2 (PLA2, E.C. 3.1.1.4, phosphatide sn2 acylhydrolases) are the major components of the venom of several snakes. They are responsible for several important pharmacological effects observed in ophidian incidents. PLA2 piratoxin II from Bothrops pirajai has been crystallized by the vapour-diffusion technique. X-ray diffraction data have been collected to 2.04 Å resolution (90.2% complete, R merge = 0.070). The space group is P21 and the cell parameters are a = 46.19, b = 60.36, c = 58.74 Å and β = 96.05°. The structure has been solved by molecular replacement using the crystallographic structure of PLA2 from Bothrops asper (PDB code 1CLP) as a search model.


1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1614-1615 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. P. Nagem ◽  
E. A. L. Martins ◽  
V. M. Gonçalves ◽  
R. Aparício ◽  
I. Polikarpov

The enzyme catalase (H2O2–H2O2 oxidoreductase; E.C. 11.1.6) was purified from haemolysate of human placenta and crystallized using the vapour-diffusion technique. Synchrotron-radiation diffraction data have been collected to 1.76 Å resolution. The enzyme crystallized in the space group P212121, with unit-cell dimensions a = 83.6, b = 139.4, c = 227.5 Å. A molecular-replacement solution of the structure has been obtained using beef liver catalase (PDB code 4blc) as a search model.


Author(s):  
Lokesh D. Kori ◽  
Andreas Hofmann ◽  
Bharat K. C. Patel

A ribokinase gene (rbk) from the anaerobic halothermophilic bacteriumHalothermothrix oreniiwas cloned and overexpressed inEscherichia coli. The recombinant protein (Ho-Rbk) was purified using immobilized metal-ion affinity chromatography and crystals were obtained using the sitting-drop method. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 3.1 Å using synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to the orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 45.6,b= 61.1,c= 220.2, and contained two molecules per asymmetric unit. A molecular-replacement solution has been found and attempts are currently under way to build a model of the ribokinase. Efforts to improve crystal quality so that higher resolution data can be obtained are also being considered.


Author(s):  
Natalia Pakharukova ◽  
Minna Tuittila ◽  
Sari Paavilainen ◽  
Anton Zavialov

The attachment of many Gram-negative pathogens to biotic and abiotic surfaces is mediated by fimbrial adhesins, which are assembledviathe classical, alternative and archaic chaperone–usher (CU) pathways. The archaic CU fimbrial adhesins have the widest phylogenetic distribution, yet very little is known about their structure and mechanism of assembly. To elucidate the biogenesis of archaic CU systems, structural analysis of the Csu fimbriae, which are used byAcinetobacter baumanniito form stable biofilms and cause nosocomial infection, was focused on. The major fimbriae subunit CsuA/B complexed with the CsuC chaperone was purified from the periplasm ofEscherichia colicells co-expressing CsuA/B and CsuC, and the complex was crystallized in PEG 3350 solution using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. Selenomethionine-labelled CsuC–CsuA/B complex was purified and crystallized under the same conditions. The crystals diffracted to 2.40 Å resolution and belonged to the hexagonal space groupP6422, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 94.71,c = 187.05 Å, α = β = 90, γ = 120°. Initial phases were derived from a single anomalous diffraction (SAD) experiment using the selenomethionine derivative.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (12) ◽  
pp. 1640-1642 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongbin Xu ◽  
Chun-Shan Quan ◽  
Xuanzhen Jin ◽  
Xiaoling Jin ◽  
Jing Zhao ◽  
...  

Universal stress proteins (Usps) are among the most highly induced genes when bacteria are subjected to several stress conditions such as heat shock, nutrient starvation or the presence of oxidants or other stress agents.Escherichia colihas five small Usps and one tandem-type Usp. UspE (or YdaA) is the tandem-type Usp and consists of two Usp domains arranged in tandem. To date, the structure of UspE remains to be elucidated. To contribute to the molecular understanding of the function of the tandem-type UspE, UspE fromE. coliwas overexpressed and the recombinant protein was purified using Ni–NTA affinity, Q anion-exchange and gel-filtration chromatography. Crystals of UspE were obtained by sitting-drop vapour diffusion. A diffraction data set was collected to a resolution of 3.2 Å from flash-cooled crystals. The crystals belonged to the tetragonal space groupI4122 orI4322, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 121.1,c = 241.7 Å.


Author(s):  
Lihan Zhang ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Takahiro Mori ◽  
Yan Yan ◽  
Wen Liu ◽  
...  

AntE fromStreptomycessp. NRRL 2288 is a crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase that catalyzes the reductive carboxylation of various α,β-unsaturated acyl-CoAs to provide the building block at the C7 position for antimycin A biosynthesis. Recombinant AntE expressed inEscherichia coliwas crystallized by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals belonged to space groupI222 orI212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 76.4,b= 96.7,c= 129.6 Å, α = β = γ = 90.0°. A diffraction data set was collected at the KEK Photon Factory to 2.29 Å resolution.


Author(s):  
Dan Huang ◽  
Yanan Zhang ◽  
Yanxiang Zhao ◽  
Junfeng Liu ◽  
You-Liang Peng

RGA5-A, a component of the Pia resistance-protein complex (RGA4/RGA5-A) fromOryza sativaL.japonica, has the ability to interact physically with the effector protein AVR-Pia fromMagnaporthe oryzaeviaits effector-interaction domain RGA5-A_S. The interaction between RGA5-A and AVR-Pia relieves the repression of RGA4, leading to AVR-independent cell death by the freed RGA4. To further understand the details of this interaction, the effector-interaction domain RGA5-A_S was expressed inEscherichia coliand purified to homogeneity. The purified recombinant protein His-RGA5-A_S was successfully crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. A single crystal obtained using 0.2Mammonium citrate, 25%(w/v) PEG 3350 diffracted to 2.43 Å resolution. It belonged to space groupP4122 orP4322, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 55.2,c= 78.2 Å, α = β = γ = 90°.


Author(s):  
Silje Skråmo ◽  
Hans-Petter Hersleth ◽  
Marta Hammerstad ◽  
K. Kristoffer Andersson ◽  
Åsmund K. Røhr

Ferredoxin/flavodoxin-NADP(H) oxidoreductases (FNRs) are key enzymes involved in catalysing electron transfer between ferredoxins/flavodoxins and NAD(P)H/NAD(P)+. InBacillus cereusthere are three genes that may encode FNRs, and the Bc0385 FNR has been cloned, overexpressed, purified and successfully crystallized in its NADPH/NADP+-free form. Diffraction data have been collected to 2.5 Å resolution from crystals belonging to the orthorhombic space groupP21212, with unit-cell parametersa= 57.2,b= 164.3,c= 95.0 Å, containing two FNR molecules in the asymmetric unit. The structure of the Bc0385 FNR has been solved by molecular replacement, and is a member of the homodimeric thioredoxin reductase-like class of FNRs.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 1249-1251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirco Toccafondi ◽  
Michele Cianci ◽  
Stefano Benini

Glucose-1-phosphate uridylyltransferase fromErwinia amylovoraCFPB1430 was expressed as a His-tag fusion protein inEscherichia coli. After tag removal, the purified protein was crystallized from 100 mMTris pH 8.5, 2 Mammonium sulfate, 5% ethylene glycol. Diffraction data sets were collected to a maximum resolution of 2.46 Å using synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to the hexagonal space groupP62, with unit-cell parametersa= 80.67,b= 80.67,c = 169.18. The structure was solved by molecular replacement using the structure of theE. colienzyme as a search model.


2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina A. Brunner ◽  
Dietmar A. Lang ◽  
Matthias Wilmanns ◽  
Reinhard Hensel

Recombinant non-phosphorylating NAD+-dependent glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPN) of the hyperthermophilic crenarchaeote Thermoproteus tenax has been overexpressed, purified and crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion technique. Crystals of different habits were obtained from several precipitant solutions (salts and polyethylene glycols). Preliminary X-ray analysis was performed with crystals grown in ammonium formate, which belonged to the primitive hexagonal space group P622, and had unit-cell parameters a = b = 184.8, c = 133.0 Å, γ = 120°. Assuming a molecular weight of 55 kDa, a Matthews parameter of 3.3 Å3 Da−1 is calculated assuming two molecules per asymmetric unit. The diffraction limit of these crystals is 2.5 Å resolution.


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