Purification, solution properties and crystallization of SIV integrase containing a continuous core and C-terminal domain

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (11) ◽  
pp. 1906-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Li ◽  
Youwei Yan ◽  
Joan Zugay-Murphy ◽  
Bei Xu ◽  
James L. Cole ◽  
...  

The C-terminal two-thirds segment of integrase derived from the simian immunodeficiency virus has been cloned, expressed in Escherichia coli, and purified to greater than 95% homogeneity. The protein encompasses amino-acid residues 50–293 and contains a F185H substitution to enhance solubility. In dilute solutions at concentrations below 1 mg ml−1, the enzyme is predominantly dimeric. At the higher concentrations (>10 mg ml−1) required to enable crystallization, the enzyme self-associates to form species with molecular weights greater than 200 kDa. Despite the apparent high aggregation in solution, the enzyme crystallizes from a 8%(v/v) polyethylene glycol (molecular weight 6000) solution in a form suitable for X-ray diffraction studies. The resulting single crystals belong to the space group P212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 79.76, b = 99.98, c = 150.2 Å, α = β = γ = 90° and Z = 4. Under X-ray irradiation generated with a rotating-anode generator, the crystals diffract to 2.8 Å resolution and allow collection of a native 3 Å resolution diffraction data set.

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):  
Junko Morita ◽  
Kazuki Kato ◽  
Emiko Mihara ◽  
Ryuichiro Ishitani ◽  
Junichi Takagi ◽  
...  

Enpp (ectonucleotide phosphodiesterase/pyrophosphatase) 6 is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that hydrolyzes choline-containing compounds such as lysophosphatidylcholine and glycerophosphorylcholine, and presumably participates in choline metabolism. The catalytic domain of mouse Enpp6 was expressed in HEK293T cells, purified using the TARGET tag/P20.1-Sepharose system and crystallized. An X-ray diffraction data set was collected to 1.8 Å resolution. The crystal belonged to space groupP1, with unit-cell parametersa= 63.7,b= 68.8,c= 69.7 Å, α = 60.6, β = 87.0, γ = 68.1°. Assuming the presence of two protein molecules per asymmetric unit, the solvent content was estimated to be 49.5%.


1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1616-1617
Author(s):  
I. Polikarpov ◽  
R. T. de Oliveira ◽  
J. Abrahão-Neto

L-Asparaginase is an enzyme which hydrolyzes asparagine to produce aspartic acid and ammonia. It is an effective chemotherapeutic drug, especially in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in children. The enzyme from Escherichia coli was crystallized in a new crystal form with space group C2, unit-cell parameters a = 76.3 (0), b = 134.6 (2), c = 64.8 (7) Å, β = 110.5 (1)° and a dimer in the asymmetric unit. Synchrotron-radiation diffraction data have been collected to 1.95 Å resolution.


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.


2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gopal ◽  
R. A. Cox ◽  
M. J. Colston ◽  
G. G. Dodson ◽  
S. J. Smerdon ◽  
...  

N-utilizing substance B (NusB) is a protein which forms part of a complex assembly in transcriptional antitermination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It forms a heterodimer with the product of the NusE gene (identical to the ribosomal protein S10) and mediates the process of transcriptional antitermination by forming the core complex with the nut site of the ribosomal RNA along with other protein factors. NusB has been cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli and crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. The space group is P212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 46.6, b = 64.2, c = 90.1 Å. A native data set complete to 1.6 Å resolution has been collected from a single crystal.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 1224-1227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udaya Kumar Tiruttani Subhramanyam ◽  
Jan Kubicek ◽  
Ulf B. Eidhoff ◽  
Joerg Labahn

Prostate apoptosis response-4 protein is an intrinsically disordered pro-apoptotic protein with tumour suppressor function. Par-4 is known for its selective induction of apoptosis in cancer cells only and its ability to interact with various apoptotic proteinsviaits C-terminus. Par-4, with its unique function and various interacting partners, has gained importance as a potential target for cancer therapy. The C-terminus of the rat homologue of Par-4 was crystallized and a 3.7 Å resolution X-ray diffraction data set was collected. Preliminary data analysis shows the space group to beP41212. The unit-cell parameters area=b= 115.351,c= 123.663 Å, α = β = γ = 90°.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (8) ◽  
pp. 1053-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-ho Jang ◽  
Hyun Ho Park

Toll-like receptor (TLR) proteins have been identified and shown to play a role in the innate immune response. TLR6 associated with TLR2 can recognize diacylated lipoprotein. In this study, the human TLR6 TIR domain corresponding to amino acids 640–796 was overexpressed inEscherichia coliusing engineered C-terminal His tags. The TLR6 TIR domain was then purified to homogeneity and crystallized at 20°C. Finally, X-ray diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.2 Å from a crystal belonging to space groupC2, with unit-cell parametersa= 127.60,b= 44.20,c= 75.72 Å, β = 118.89°


Author(s):  
Takeo Tsuda ◽  
Tomomi Suzuki ◽  
Shuichi Kojima

Bacillus subtilisYwfE, an L-amino-acid ligase, catalyzes the formation of an α-dipeptide from L-amino acids in an ATP-dependent manner. In order to elucidate the substrate-recognition mode and the reaction mechanism of this ligase, native and selenomethionine-derivatized (SeMet) crystals of YwfE in the presence of ADP, MgCl2and the dipeptide L-Ala-L-Gln were obtained using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. These crystals diffracted to 1.9 and 2.8 Å resolution, respectively. Preliminary SAD phase calculations using the data set from the SeMet crystal suggested that the crystal belonged to the hexagonal space groupP6522, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 90.85,c = 250.31 Å, and contained one molecule in the asymmetric unit with a solvent content of 57.3%.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 1414-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Mi Lee ◽  
Hyun Ho Park

Drep2 is a novel nuclease from the fruit fly that might have a similar function in apoptosis to DFF40 and DFF45, which are primary players in apoptotic DNA fragmentation. Drep2 contains a conserved CIDE domain of ∼90 amino-acid residues that is involved in protein–protein interaction. In this study, the Drep2 CIDE domain was purified and crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. X-ray diffraction data were then collected to a resolution of 2.3 Å. The crystals were found to belong to the orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 50.28,b= 88.70,c= 113.37 Å.


Author(s):  
Weimin Pan ◽  
Junchao Wang ◽  
Ye Yang ◽  
Lin Liu ◽  
Min Zhang

Thioredoxins (Trxs) play important roles in chloroplasts by linking photosynthetic light reactions to a series of plastid functions. They execute their function by regulating the oxidation and reduction of disulfide bonds. ACHT1 (atypical cysteine/histidine-rich Trx1) is a thylakoid-associated thioredoxin-type protein found in theArabidopsis thalianachloroplast. Recombinant ACHT1 protein was overexpressed inEscherichia coli, purified and crystallized by the vapour-diffusion method. The crystal diffracted to 1.7 Å resolution and a complete X-ray data set was collected. Preliminary crystallographic analysis suggested that the crystals belonged to space groupC2221, with unit-cell parametersa = 102.7,b= 100.6,c= 92.8 Å.


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