scholarly journals Crystallization of two operator complexes from theVibrio choleraeHigBA2 toxin–antitoxin module

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
San Hadži ◽  
Abel Garcia-Pino ◽  
Kenn Gerdes ◽  
Jurij Lah ◽  
Remy Loris
Keyword(s):  
Vibrio Cholerae ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Dna Duplexes ◽  
Dna Duplex ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Complex Crystals

The HigA2 antitoxin and the HigBA2 toxin–antitoxin complex fromVibrio choleraewere crystallized in complex with their operator box. Screening of 22 different DNA duplexes led to two crystal forms of HigA2 complexes and one crystal form of a HigBA2 complex. Crystals of HigA2 in complex with a 17 bp DNA duplex belong to space groupP3221, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 94.0,c= 123.7 Å, and diffract to 2.3 Å resolution. The second form corresponding to HigA2 in complex with a 19 bp duplex belong to space groupP43212 and only diffract to 3.45 Å resolution. Crystals of the HigBA2 toxin–antitoxin were obtained in complex with a 31 bp duplex and belonged to space groupP41212, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 113.6,c= 121.1 Å. They diffract to 3.3 Å resolution.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray study of two crystal forms of Klebsiella oxytoca diol dehydratase–cyanocobalamin complex

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 907-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Masuda ◽  
Tetsuya Yamaguchi ◽  
Takamasa Tobimatsu ◽  
Tetsuo Toraya ◽  
Kyoko Suto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Klebsiella Oxytoca ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Diol Dehydratase ◽  
Replacement Method

Two crystal forms of Klebsiella oxytoca diol dehydratase complexed with cyanocobalamin have been obtained and preliminary crystallographic experiments have been performed. The crystals belong to two different space groups, depending on the crystallization conditions. One crystal (form I) belongs to space group P212121 with unit-cell parameters a = 76.2, b = 122.3, c = 209.6 Å, and diffracts to 2.2 Å resolution using an X-ray beam from a synchrotron radiation source. The other crystal (form II) belongs to space group P21 with unit-cell parameters a = 75.4, b = 132.7, c = 298.8 Å, β = 91.9°, and diffracts to 3.0 Å resolution. For the purpose of structure determination, a heavy-atom derivative search was carried out and some mercuric derivatives were found to be promising. Structure analysis by the multiple isomorphous replacement method is now under way.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis ofHypocrea jecorinaCel7A in two new crystal forms

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 773-776 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette M. Bodenheimer ◽  
Matthew J. Cuneo ◽  
Paul D. Swartz ◽  
Junhong He ◽  
Hugh M. O'Neill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Carbohydrate Binding ◽  
X Rays ◽  
Cellobiohydrolase I ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters

Cel7A (previously known as cellobiohydrolase I) fromHypocrea jecorinawas crystallized in two crystalline forms, neither of which have been previously reported. Both forms co-crystallize under the same crystallization conditions. The first crystal form belonged to space groupC2, with unit-cell parametersa= 152.5,b= 44.9,c= 57.6 Å, β = 101.2°, and diffracted X-rays to 1.5 Å resolution. The second crystal form belonged to space groupP6322, with unit-cell parametersa=b≃ 155,c≃ 138 Å, and diffracted X-rays to 2.5 Å resolution. The crystals were obtained using full-length Cel7A, which consists of a large 434-residue N-terminal catalytic domain capable of cleaving cellulose, a 27-residue flexible linker and a small 36-residue C-terminal carbohydrate-binding module (CBM). However, a preliminary analysis of the electron-density maps suggests that the linker and CBM are disordered in both crystal forms. Complete refinement and structure analysis are currently in progress.

scholarly journals Two crystal forms of a helix-rich fatty acid- and retinol-binding protein, Na-FAR-1, from the parasitic nematodeNecator americanus

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 835-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mads Gabrielsen ◽  
M. Florencia Rey-Burusco ◽  
Kate Griffiths ◽  
Andrew J. Roe ◽  
Alan Cooper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Binding Protein ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Blood Feeding ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Retinol Binding Protein ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters

Na-FAR-1 is an unusual α-helix-rich fatty acid- and retinol-binding protein fromNecator americanus, a blood-feeding intestinal parasitic nematode of humans. It belongs to the FAR protein family, which is unique to nematodes; no structural information is available to date for FAR proteins from parasites. Crystals were obtained with two different morphologies that corresponded to different space groups. Crystal form 1 exhibited space groupP432 (unit-cell parametersa = b = c = 120.80 Å, α = β = γ = 90°) and diffracted to 2.5 Å resolution, whereas crystal form 2 exhibited space groupF23 (unit-cell parametersa = b = c = 240.38 Å, α = β = γ = 90°) and diffracted to 3.2 Å resolution. Crystal form 2 showed signs of significant twinning.

scholarly journals The hyperthermophilic cystathionine γ-synthase from the aerobic crenarchaeonSulfolobus tokodaii: expression, purification, crystallization and structural insights

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Sato ◽  
Tomoo Shiba ◽  
Sae Mizuno ◽  
Ayaka Kawamura ◽  
Shoko Hanada ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Activity ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Transsulfuration Pathway ◽  
Ph Conditions

Cystathionine γ-synthase (CGS; EC 2.5.1.48), a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme, catalyzes the formation of cystathionine from an L-homoserine derivative and L-cysteine in the first step of the transsulfuration pathway. Recombinant CGS from the thermoacidophilic archaeonSulfolobus tokodaii(StCGS) was overexpressed inEscherichia coliand purified to homogeneity by heat treatment followed by hydroxyapatite and gel-filtration column chromatography. The purified enzyme shows higher enzymatic activity at 353 K under basic pH conditions compared with that at 293 K. Crystallization trials yielded three crystal forms from different temperature and pH conditions. Form I crystals (space groupP21; unit-cell parametersa= 58.4,b= 149.3,c= 90.2 Å, β = 108.9°) were obtained at 293 K under acidic pH conditions using 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol as a precipitant, whereas under basic pH conditions the enzyme crystallized in form II at 293 K (space groupC2221; unit-cell parametersa= 117.7,b= 117.8,c= 251.3 Å) and in form II′ at 313 K (space groupC2221; unit-cell parametersa= 107.5,b= 127.7,c= 251.1 Å) using polyethylene glycol 3350 as a precipitant. X-ray diffraction data were collected to 2.2, 2.9 and 2.7 Å resolution for forms I, II and II′, respectively. Structural analysis of these crystal forms shows that the orientation of the bound PLP in form II is significantly different from that in form II′, suggesting that the change in orientation of PLP with temperature plays a role in the thermophilic enzymatic activity of StCGS.

Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of catabolic ornithine carbamoyltransferase from Pseudomonas aeruginosa

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (9) ◽  
pp. 1591-1593 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Sainz ◽  
J. Vicat ◽  
R. Kahn ◽  
C. Tricot ◽  
V. Stalon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa ◽  
Point Group ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Group Symmetry ◽  
Ornithine Carbamoyltransferase ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Hexagonal Crystals

The catabolic ornithine carbamoyltransferase (OTCase) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa exhibits allosteric behaviour, with two conformational states of the molecule: an active R form and an inactive T form. The enzyme is a dodecamer with a molecular mass of 455700 Da. Three crystal forms have been obtained. Crystals of allosteric state T are rhombohedral, belonging to the R3 space group, with hexagonal unit-cell parameters a = b = 180.6, c = 122.0 Å. They diffract to a resolution of 4.5 Å. Two crystal forms for allosteric state R have been obtained, with hexagonal and cubic symmetries. Hexagonal crystals, which diffract to a resolution of 3.4 Å, belong to the space group P63 with unit-cell parameters a = b = 140.8, c = 145.6 Å. The cubic crystals belong to space group I23, with unit-cell parameter a = 134.32 Å and diffract to a resolution better than 2.5 Å. In all crystal forms, the dodecamer exhibits a 23 point-group symmetry.

scholarly journals Expression, purification and crystallization of the phosphate-binding PstS protein fromPseudomonas aeruginosa

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 906-910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Avi Neznansky ◽  
Yarden Opatowsky
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Form ◽  
Phosphate Transport ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
Solvent Content ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Volume

Pseudomonas aeruginosa(PA) infections pose a serious threat to human health. PA is a leading cause of fatal lung infections in cystic fibrosis and immune-suppressed patients, of sepsis in burn victims and of nosocomial infections. An important element in PA virulence is its ability to establish biofilms that evade suppression by the host's immune system and antibiotics. PstS, a periplasmic subunit of the Pst phosphate-transport system of PA, plays a critical role in the establishment of biofilms. In some drug-resistant PA strains, PstS is secreted in large quantities from the bacteria, where it participates in the assembly of adhesion fibres that enhance bacterial virulence. In order to understand the dual function of PstS in biofilm formation and phosphate transport, the crystal structure of PA PstS was determined. Here, the overexpression inEscherichia coliand purification of PA PstS in the presence of phosphate are described. Two crystal forms were obtained using the vapour-diffusion method at 20°C and X-ray diffraction data were collected. The first crystal form belonged to the centred orthorhombic space groupC2221, with unit-cell parametersa= 67.5,b= 151.3,c= 108.9 Å. Assuming the presence of a dimer in the asymmetric unit gives a crystal volume per protein weight (VM) of 2.09 Å3 Da−1and a solvent content of 41%. The second crystal form belonged to the primitive orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 35.4,b= 148.3,c= 216.7 Å. Assuming the presence of a tetramer in the asymmetric unit gives a crystal volume per protein weight (VM) of 2.14 Å3 Da−1and a solvent content of 42.65%. A pseudo-translational symmetry is present in theP212121crystal form which is consistent with a filamentous arrangement of PstS in the crystal lattice.

scholarly journals Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the β-catenin homolog HMP-2 fromCaenorhabditis elegans

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-276
Author(s):  
Hee-Jung Choi ◽  
William I. Weis
Keyword(s):  
Cell Adhesion ◽  
Wnt Signaling ◽  
Sodium Formate ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Multifunctional Protein ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
C Elegans

β-Catenin is a multifunctional protein involved in both cell adhesion and Wnt signaling in metazoans. The nematodeCaenorhabditis elegansis unusual in that it expresses four β-catenin paralogs with separate functions.C. elegansHMP-2 participates in cell adhesion but not in Wnt signaling, so structural and biochemical studies of this protein will help in understanding its unusual specialization and the evolution of β-catenin. HMP-2 was expressed, purified and crystallized in two different salt conditions. Crystals grown from a sodium formate condition diffracted to a resolution of 2 Å and belonged to space groupC2, with unit-cell parametersa= 165.2,b= 39.0,c= 101.1 Å, β = 116.7°. Crystals obtained from a lithium sulfate condition diffracted to 3 Å resolution and belonged to space groupP43, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 85.3,c= 138.7 Å. Diffraction data were collected and processed from both crystal forms and the structure was solved by molecular replacement. Model refinement is in progress.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of a novel bacterial esterase

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 915-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip C. Bourne ◽  
Michail N. Isupov ◽  
Jennifer A. Littlechild
Keyword(s):  
Vapour Phase ◽  
Crystal Form ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Phase Calculation

A novel bacterial esterase has been crystallized in two forms suitable for X-ray diffraction studies. Crystals have been obtained by vapour-phase diffusion at 290 K using ammonium sulfate as precipitant. The first crystals grew in space group C2 with unit-cell parameters a = 134.7, b = 55.8, c = 110.3 Å, β = 125.1°. A monoclinic data set has been collected to 2.0 Å resolution. Microseeding yielded a second crystal form which grew in space group P212121 with unit-cell parameters a = 57.1, b = 115.4, c = 130.4 Å. Native data from these crystals have been collected to 1.6 Å resolution. A molecular envelope has been determined using an uranyl acetate derivative for phase calculation.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the regulatory subunit of human protein kinase CK2

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 895-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Chantalat ◽  
Didier Leroy ◽  
Odile Filhol ◽  
Nora Quitaine ◽  
Edmond M. Chambaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Protein Kinase ◽  
Protein Kinase Ck2 ◽  
Unit Cell ◽  
Regulatory Subunit ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Crystal Forms ◽  
Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Kinase Ck2

Protein kinase CK2 is a tetramer composed of two α catalytic subunits and two β regulatory subunits. A C-terminal truncated form of the β subunit has been overproduced in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. Two crystal forms of the truncated protein which diffract to at least 2 Å resolution have been obtained. Form I belongs to the monoclinic space group P21, with unit-cell parameters a = 49.9, b = 92.9, c = 53.7 Å, β = 96.3°, and yields plate-like crystals. Form II belongs to the tetragonal space group P42212, with unit-cell parameters a = 132.19, b = 132.19, c = 63.79 Å, and produces rod-shaped crystals. Both crystal forms have a functional dimer in the crystal asymmetric unit.

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