scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of an endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase fromAspergillus aculeatusF-50

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 397-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Chen ◽  
Jian-Wen Huang ◽  
Chun-Chi Chen ◽  
Hui-Lin Lai ◽  
Jian Jin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Structure Refinement ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Cellulolytic Enzyme ◽  
Glycoside Hydrolase Family ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Renewable Biomass ◽  
Glycosidic Bonds

Cellulose is the most abundant renewable biomass on earth, and its decomposition has proven to be very useful in a wide variety of industries. Endo-1,4-β-D-glucanase (EC 3.2.1.4; endoglucanase), which can catalyze the random hydrolysis of β-1,4-glycosidic bonds to cleave cellulose into smaller fragments, is a key cellulolytic enzyme. An endoglucanase isolated fromAspergillus aculeatusF-50 (FI-CMCase) that was classified into glycoside hydrolase family 12 has been found to be effectively expressed in the industrial strainPichia pastoris. Here, recombinant FI-CMCase was crystallized. Crystals belonging to the orthorhombic space groupC2221, with unit-cell parametersa= 74.2,b= 75.1,c= 188.4 Å, were obtained by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method and diffracted to 1.6 Å resolution. Initial phase determination by molecular replacement clearly shows that the crystal contains two protein molecules in the asymmetric unit. Further model building and structure refinement are in progress.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of (R)-carbonyl reductase fromCandida parapsilosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 800-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shanshan Wang ◽  
Yao Nie ◽  
Xu Yan ◽  
Tzu-Ping Ko ◽  
Chun-Hsiang Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Catalytic Mechanism ◽  
Asymmetric Reduction ◽  
Carbonyl Reductase ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Chain Type

The NADH-dependent (R)-carbonyl reductase fromCandida parapsilosis(RCR) catalyzes the asymmetric reduction of 2-hydroxyacetophenone (HAP) to produce (R)-1-phenyl-1,2-ethanediol [(R)-PED], which is used as a versatile building block for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. To gain insight into the catalytic mechanism, the structures of complexes of RCR with ligands, including the coenzyme, are important. Here, the recombinant RCR protein was expressed and purified inEscherichia coliand was crystallized in the presence of NAD+. The crystals, which belonged to the orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 85.64,b= 106.11,c= 145.55 Å, were obtained by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method and diffracted to 2.15 Å resolution. Initial model building indicates that RCR forms a homotetramer, consistent with previous reports of medium-chain-type alcohol dehydrogenases.

scholarly journals Preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a thermophilic β-1,3–1,4-glucanase fromClostridium thermocellum

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 946-948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lilan Zhang ◽  
Puya Zhao ◽  
Chun-Chi Chen ◽  
Chun-Hsiang Huang ◽  
Tzu-Ping Ko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
High Specific Activity ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Glycosidic Bonds ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

β-1,3–1,4-Glucanases catalyze the specific hydrolysis of internal β-1,4-glycosidic bonds adjacent to the 3-O-substituted glucose residues in mixed-linked β-glucans. The thermophilic glycoside hydrolase CtGlu16A fromClostridium thermocellumexhibits superior thermal profiles, high specific activity and broad pH adaptability. Here, the catalytic domain of CtGlu16A was expressed inEscherichia coli, purified and crystallized in the trigonal space groupP3121, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 74.5,c= 182.9 Å, by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method and diffracted to 1.95 Å resolution. The crystal contains two protein molecules in an asymmetric unit. Further structural determination and refinement are in progress.

scholarly journals Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of Drep2 CIDE domain

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 1414-1417 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Mi Lee ◽  
Hyun Ho Park
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Protein Protein Interaction

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.

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.

scholarly journals Purification and crystallographic analysis of a FAD-dependent halogenase fromStreptomycessp. JCM9888

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 972-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanqun Zhao ◽  
Baohua Yan ◽  
Ting Yang ◽  
Jian Jiang ◽  
Heng Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Model Building ◽  
Structure Refinement ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Monoclinic Space Group ◽  
Molecular Replacement ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Hexahistidine Tag ◽  
Crystallization Experiments

A new FAD (flavin adenine dinucleotide)-dependent halogenase HalY fromStreptomycessp. JCM9888 was reported to be involved in the regioselective halogenation of adenine. HalY is a variant B FAD-dependent halogenase that is most similar to the halogenase PltA involved in pyoluteorin biosynthesis. This study reports the overexpression and purification of HalY with an N-terminal hexahistidine tag, followed by crystallization experiments and X-ray crystallographic analysis. HalY was purified as a monomer in solution and crystallized to give X-ray diffraction to a resolution of 1.7 Å. The crystal belonged to the monoclinic space groupP21, with unit-cell parametersa= 41.4,b= 113.4,c= 47.6 Å, α = γ = 90, β = 107.4°, and contained one monomer of HalY in the asymmetric unit, with a calculated Matthews coefficient of 2.3 Å3 Da−1and a solvent content of 46%. The structure of the halogenase CndH was used as a search model in molecular replacement to obtain the initial model of HalY. Manual model building and structure refinement of HalY are in progress.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of a novel β-L-arabinofuranosidase (HypBA1) fromBifidobacterium longum

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (5) ◽  
pp. 636-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen Zhu ◽  
Miao He ◽  
Chun-Hsiang Huang ◽  
Tzu-Ping Ko ◽  
Yi-Fang Zeng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glycoside Hydrolase ◽  
Bifidobacterium Longum ◽  
Data Bank ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Glycoside Hydrolase Family ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Hydrolase Family

The β-L-arabinofuranosidase (HypBA1) fromBifidobacterium longumJCM 1217 hydrolyzes the β-1,2-linked arabinofuranose disaccharide to release L-arabinoses. HypBA1 was classified into glycoside hydrolase family 127 (GH127) by the CAZy website (http://www.cazy.org/). The enzyme was expressed inEscherichia coliand the purified recombinant protein was crystallized. Crystals belonging to the primitive hexagonal space groupP3x21, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 75.9,c= 254.0 Å, were obtained by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method and diffracted to 2.78 Å resolution. ABLASTPsearch (http://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/) of the Protein Data Bank did not reveal any similar crystal structures. Structural determination by using SeMet MAD and MIR methods is in progress.

scholarly journals Xylanase B fromClostridium cellulovorans743B: overexpression, purification, crystallization and X-ray diffraction analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daichi Nakajima ◽  
Akihiko Nagano ◽  
Toshiyuki Shibata ◽  
Reiji Tanaka ◽  
Kouichi Kuroda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffraction Analysis ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Cellulosic Biomass ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Glycoside Hydrolase Family ◽  
Carbohydrate Binding ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Peg 4000

Clostridium cellulovoransproduces multi-enzyme complexes called cellulosomes capable of efficiently degrading cellulosic biomass. There are three xylanase genes containing a sequence corresponding to a dockerin domain that are necessary for constructing cellulosomes in the genome. Among the xylanases encoded by these genes, xylanase B (XynB) contains a catalytic domain belonging to glycoside hydrolase family 10 and a carbohydrate-binding module (CBM) at the N-terminus, making it a member of CBM family 22. In this study, XynB was cloned, overexpressed, purified and crystallized. XynB was crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method in the presence of 0.2 Msodium acetate trihydrate, 0.1 MTris–HCl pH 8.5, 32%(w/v) PEG 4000 at 293 K. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the crystal diffracted to 1.95 Å resolution and belonged to space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa = 74.28,b= 77.55,c= 88.20 Å, α = β = γ = 90°. The data-evaluation statistics revealed high quality of the collected data, thereby establishing a solid basis for determination of the structure of cellulosomal xylanase fromC. cellulovorans.

scholarly journals Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of NADP-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase fromAspergillus niger

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1508-1512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Prem Prakash ◽  
Adhish S. Walvekar ◽  
Narayan S. Punekar ◽  
Prasenjit Bhaumik
Keyword(s):  
Glutamate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Model Building ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Structure Refinement ◽  
High Specific Activity ◽  
Molecular Replacement ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Carbon And Nitrogen

Glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH) catalyzes the NAD-dependent or NADP-dependent oxidative deamination of L-glutamate to 2-oxoglutarate and ammonia. This important reversible reaction establishes the link between carbon and nitrogen metabolism. In this study,Aspergillus nigerNADP-GDH (AnGDH) has been overexpressed and purified. Purified AnGDH, with a high specific activity of 631.1 units per milligram of protein, was crystallized and the crystal diffracted to 2.9 Å resolution using a home X-ray source. Preliminary analysis of the X-ray diffraction data showed that the crystal belonged to space groupR32, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 173.8,c= 241.5 Å, α = β = 90, γ = 120°. The crystals exhibited an unusually high solvent content (83.0%) and had only one molecule in the asymmetric unit. Initial phases were obtained by molecular replacement, and model building and structure refinement of AnGDH are in progress.

scholarly journals Crystallization and X-ray structure determination of a thermoalkalophilic lipase fromGeobacillusSBS-4S

2013 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
pp. 355-357
Author(s):  
Muhammad Tayyab ◽  
Naeem Rashid ◽  
Clement Angkawidjaja ◽  
Shigenori Kanaya ◽  
Muhammad Akhtar
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Molecular Replacement ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Orthorhombic Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Replacement Method ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Molecular Replacement Method

A thermoalkalophilic lipase (LIPSBS) from the newly isolatedGeobacillusstrain SBS-4S which hydrolyzes a wide range of fatty acids has been characterized. In the present study, the crystallization of purified LIPSBSusing the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method and its X-ray diffraction studies are described. The crystals belonged to the orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 55.13,b= 71.75,c= 126.26 Å. The structure was determined at 1.6 Å resolution by the molecular-replacement method using the lipase fromG. stearothermophilusL1 as a model.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the Csu pili CsuC–CsuA/B chaperone–major subunit pre-assembly complex fromAcinetobacter baumannii

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 770-774 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Pakharukova ◽  
Minna Tuittila ◽  
Sari Paavilainen ◽  
Anton Zavialov
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Abiotic Surfaces ◽  
Vapour Diffusion ◽  
Fimbrial Adhesins

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.

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