scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of human DNA primase

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey G. Baranovskiy ◽  
Jianyou Gu ◽  
Nigar D. Babayeva ◽  
Vinod B. Agarkar ◽  
Yoshiaki Suwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Large Subunit ◽  
Structural Studies ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Human Dna ◽  
Structural Details

Human primase synthesizes RNA primers and transfers them to the active site of Pol α with subsequent extension with dNTPs. Human primase is a heterodimer of two subunits: a small catalytic subunit (p49) and a large subunit (p58). The structural details of the initiation and elongation steps of primer synthesis, as well as primer length counting, are not known. To address these questions, structural studies of human primase were initiated. Two types of crystals were obtained. The best diffracting crystals belonged to space groupP1, with unit-cell parametersa= 86.2,b= 88.9,c= 94.68 Å, α = 93.82, β = 96.57, γ = 111.72°, and contained two heterodimers of full-length p49 and p59 subunits in the asymmetric unit.

scholarly journals Crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of native and selenomethionine-substituted PhyH-DI fromBacillussp. HJB17

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (11) ◽  
pp. 607-611
Author(s):  
Fang Lu ◽  
Bei Zhang ◽  
Yong Liu ◽  
Ying Song ◽  
Gangxing Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unit Cell ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Solvent Content ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters

Phytases are phosphatases that hydrolyze phytates to less phosphorylatedmyo-inositol derivatives and inorganic phosphate. β-Propeller phytases, which are very diverse phytases with improved thermostability that are active at neutral and alkaline pH and have absolute substrate specificity, are ideal substitutes for other commercial phytases. PhyH-DI, a β-propeller phytase fromBacillussp. HJB17, was found to act synergistically with other single-domain phytases and can increase their efficiency in the hydrolysis of phytate. Crystals of native and selenomethionine-substituted PhyH-DI were obtained using the vapour-diffusion method in a condition consisting of 0.2 Msodium chloride, 0.1 MTris pH 8.5, 25%(w/v) PEG 3350 at 289 K. X-ray diffraction data were collected to 3.00 and 2.70 Å resolution, respectively, at 100 K. Native PhyH-DI crystals belonged to space groupC121, with unit-cell parametersa = 156.84,b = 45.54,c = 97.64 Å, α = 90.00, β = 125.86, γ = 90.00°. The asymmetric unit contained two molecules of PhyH-DI, with a corresponding Matthews coefficient of 2.17 Å3 Da−1and a solvent content of 43.26%. Crystals of selenomethionine-substituted PhyH-DI belonged to space groupC2221, with unit-cell parametersa = 94.71,b= 97.03,c= 69.16 Å, α = β = γ = 90.00°. The asymmetric unit contained one molecule of the protein, with a corresponding Matthews coefficient of 2.44 Å3 Da−1and a solvent content of 49.64%. Initial phases for PhyH-DI were obtained from SeMet SAD data sets. These data will be useful for further studies of the structure–function relationship of PhyH-DI.

Preparation and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of a new crystal form of L-asparaginase from Escherichia coli

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1616-1617
Author(s):  
I. Polikarpov ◽  
R. T. de Oliveira ◽  
J. Abrahão-Neto
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Drug ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Synchrotron Radiation Diffraction

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.

scholarly journals Overproduction, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis ofEscherichia colitRNAN6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine dehydratase

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1517-1520 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunmin Kim ◽  
Keon Young Kim ◽  
Jeong Kuk Park ◽  
Byung Il Lee ◽  
Yun-Gon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Protein Mass ◽  
Crystal Volume

Escherichia colitRNAN6-threonylcarbamoyladenosine dehydratase (TcdA), previously called CsdL or YgdL, was overproduced and purified fromE. coliand crystallized using polyethylene glycol 3350 as a crystallizing agent. X-ray diffraction data were collected to 2.70 Å resolution under cryoconditions using synchrotron X-rays. The crystals belonged to space groupP21, with unit-cell parametersa= 65.4,b= 96.8,c= 83.3 Å, β = 111.7°. According to the Matthews coefficient, the asymmetric unit may contain up to four subunits of the monomeric protein, with a crystal volume per protein mass (VM) of 2.12 Å3 Da−1and 42.1% solvent content.

Crystal chemistry and nomenclature of fillowite-type phosphates

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (4) ◽  
pp. 781-796
Author(s):  
Frédéric Hatert ◽  
Edward S. Grew ◽  
Pietro Vignola ◽  
Nicola Rotiroti ◽  
Fabrizio Nestola ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffraction Data ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Cation Sites ◽  
Cation Distributions

ABSTRACT The crystal chemistries of five samples of minerals belonging to the fillowite group were structurally investigated: (A) fillowite from the Buranga pegmatite, Rwanda; (B) fillowite from the Kabira pegmatite, Uganda; (C) johnsomervilleite from Loch Quoich, Scotland; (D) johnsomervilleite from the Malpensata pegmatite, Italy; and (E) chladniite from the Sapucaia pegmatite, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Their crystal structures were refined in space group R (No. 148), using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, to R1 values of (A) 3.79%, (B) 3.52%, (C) 4.14%, (D) 4.04%, and (E) 5.59%. Unit-cell parameters are: (A) a = 15.122(1), c = 43.258(4) Å; (B) a = 15.125(1), c = 43.198(3) Å; (C) a = 15.036(2), c = 42.972(9) Å; (D) a = 15.090(2), c = 43.050(9) Å; and (E) a = 15.1416(6), c = 43.123(2) Å. The asymmetric unit contains 15 cation sites with coordinations ranging from V to IX, as well as six P sites. The complex structure can be split into three types of chains running parallel to the c axis. These chains are composed of edge- and face-sharing polyhedra. Detailed cation distributions were determined for all five samples, and their comparison allowed us to establish the general formula A3BC11(PO4)9 for fillowite-type phosphates, where A represents the group of sites mainly occupied by Na, B the Ca sites, and C the sites containing the divalent cations Fe2+, Mn, and Mg. This formula was accepted by the CNMNC, and the four valid mineral species occurring in the fillowite group are fillowite (C = Mn), johnsomervilleite (C = Fe2+), chladniite (C = Mg), and galileiite (B and C = Fe2+). Stornesite-(Y) is discredited, since this mineral corresponds to Y-bearing chladniite.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis ofBacillus subtilisYwfE, anL-amino-acid ligase

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeo Tsuda ◽  
Tomomi Suzuki ◽  
Shuichi Kojima
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters

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%.

scholarly journals Cloning, expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a ferredoxin/flavodoxin-NADP(H) oxidoreductase (Bc0385) fromBacillus cereus

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 777-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Silje Skråmo ◽  
Hans-Petter Hersleth ◽  
Marta Hammerstad ◽  
K. Kristoffer Andersson ◽  
Åsmund K. Røhr
Keyword(s):  
Electron Transfer ◽  
Thioredoxin Reductase ◽  
Free Form ◽  
Molecular Replacement ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters

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.

scholarly journals Structure of recombinant prolidase fromThermococcus sibiricusin space groupP21221

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 951-957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladimir Timofeev ◽  
Elvira Slutskaya ◽  
Marina Gorbacheva ◽  
Konstantin Boyko ◽  
Tatiana Rakitina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Bank ◽  
High Variability ◽  
Protein Crystal ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Counter Diffusion

The crystal structure of recombinant prolidase fromThermococcus sibiricuswas determined by X-ray diffraction at a resolution of 2.6 Å and was found to contain a tetramer in the asymmetric unit. A protein crystal grown in microgravity using the counter-diffusion method was used for X-ray studies. The crystal belonged to space groupP21221, with unit-cell parametersa= 97.60,b= 123.72,c= 136.52 Å, α = β = γ = 90°. The structure was refined to anRcrystof 22.1% and anRfreeof 29.6%. The structure revealed flexible folding of the N-terminal domain of the protein as well as high variability in the positions of the bound metal ions. The coordinates of the resulting model were deposited in the Protein Data Bank as entry 4rgz.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the NAD-dependent non-phosphorylating GAPDH of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Thermoproteus tenax

2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina A. Brunner ◽  
Dietmar A. Lang ◽  
Matthias Wilmanns ◽  
Reinhard Hensel
Keyword(s):  
Diffraction Limit ◽  
Polyethylene Glycols ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Diffusion Technique ◽  
Thermoproteus Tenax

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.

scholarly journals Crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis of chondroitin lyase from baculovirus: envelope protein ODV-E66

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshirou Kawaguchi ◽  
Nobuo Sugiura ◽  
Momo Onishi ◽  
Koji Kimata ◽  
Makoto Kimura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Diffraction Analysis ◽  
Envelope Protein ◽  
Unique Characteristic ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Baculovirus Infection

Baculovirus envelope protein ODV-E66 (67–704), in which the N-terminal 66 amino acids are truncated, is a chondroitin lyase. It digests chondroitin and chondroitin 6-sulfate efficiently, but does not digest chondroitin 4-sulfate. This unique characteristic is useful for the preparation of specific chondroitin oligosaccharides and for investigation of the mechanism of baculovirus infection. ODV-E66 (67–704) was crystallized; the crystal diffracted to 1.8 Å resolution and belonged to space groupP62orP64, with unit-cell parametersa = b = 113.5,c= 101.5 Å. One molecule is assumed to be present per asymmetric unit, which gives a Matthews coefficient of 2.54 Å3 Da−1.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of haloalkane dehalogenase LinB from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 1231-1233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Smatanová ◽  
Yuji Nagata ◽  
L. Anders Svensson ◽  
Masamichi Takagi ◽  
Jaromír Marek
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Sphingomonas Paucimobilis ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Haloalkane Dehalogenase ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters

Haloalkane hydrolytic dehalogenase LinB from Sphingomonas paucimobilis UT26, an enzyme which releases chloride or bromide anion from n-halogenated alkanes and has a broad range of substrate specificity, was crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method at 278 K. The best crystals were obtained by microseeding with a precipitant containing 18–20%(w/v) PEG 6000, 0.2 M calcium acetate and 0.1 M Tris–HCl pH 8.9. The crystals diffract to at least 1.60 Å using synchrotron X-ray under cryogenic (100 K) conditions. They belong to the orthorhombic space group P21212 with unit-cell parameters a = 50.29, b = 71.70, c = 72.73 Å. The asymmetric unit contains one molecule of the enzyme.

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