scholarly journals Crystallization and crystallographic analysis of branching enzymes fromCyanothecesp. ATCC 51142

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 1109-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mari Hayashi ◽  
Ryuichiro Suzuki ◽  
Christophe Colleoni ◽  
Steven G. Ball ◽  
Naoko Fujita ◽  
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Several cyanobacterial species, includingCyanothecesp. ATCC 51142, remarkably have four isoforms of α-glucan branching enzymes (BEs). Based on their primary structures, they are classified into glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 13 (BE1, BE2 and BE3) or family 57 (GH57 BE). In the present study, GH13-type BEs fromCyanothecesp. ATCC 51142 (BE1, BE2 and BE3) have been overexpressed inEscherichia coliand biochemically characterized. The recombinant BE1 was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. Crystals of BE1 were obtained at 293 K in the presence of 0.2 MMg2+, 7–10%(w/v) ethanol, 0.1 MHEPES–NaOH pH 7.2–7.9. The crystals belonged to the tetragonal space groupP41212, with unit-cell parametersa = b = 133.75,c= 185.90 Å, and diffracted to beyond 1.85 Å resolution. Matthews coefficient calculations suggested that the crystals of BE1 contained two molecules in the asymmetric unit.

Author(s):  
Jung Hyun Song ◽  
Woo Cheol Lee ◽  
Jeong Soon Park ◽  
Seung Il Kim ◽  
Je Chul Lee ◽  
...  

Peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (Pal) is one component of the Tol–Pal system that is involved in maintaining the integrity and stability of the outer membrane. The C-terminal OmpA-like domain of Pal interacts noncovalently with peptidoglycan. In this study, the OmpA-like domain of Pal fromAcinetobacter baumanniiwas overexpressed inEscherichia colistrain BL21 (DE3), purified and crystallized using the vapour-diffusion method. A native crystal diffracted to 1.4 Å resolution and belonged to space groupP61orP65, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 72.58,c= 44.65 Å, a calculated Matthews coefficient of 2.64 Å3 Da−1and one molecule per asymmetric unit.


2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (11) ◽  
pp. 1560-1562
Author(s):  
Guofang Zhang ◽  
Dan Yu ◽  
Guodong Yang ◽  
Hui Dong ◽  
Tongcun Zhang ◽  
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RPB_0146, a putative deaminase fromRhodopseudomonas palustrisHaA2, was expressed inEscherichia coliBL21 (DE3) cells and purified using a His6tag by Ni2+-chelating affinity chromatography for X-ray crystallographic analysis. Diffraction-quality crystals were grown by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method at 289 K and diffracted to a resolution of 2.44 Å using a wavelength of 1.000 Å at the Photon Factory (KEK), Japan. The crystals belonged to the orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 66.26,b= 123.94,c= 155.95 Å.


Author(s):  
Yuki Hirato ◽  
Masaru Goto ◽  
Mayumi Tokuhisa ◽  
Minoru Tanigawa ◽  
Katsushi Nishimura

D-Threonine aldolase from the green algaChlamydomonas reinhardtii(CrDTA) catalyzes the interconversion of several β-hydroxy-D-amino acids (e.g.D-threonine) and glycine plus the corresponding aldehydes. Recombinant CrDTA was overexpressed inEscherichia coliand purified to homogeneity; it was subsequently crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method at 295 K. Data were collected and processed at 1.85 Å resolution. Analysis of the diffraction pattern showed that the crystal belonged to space groupP1, with unit-cell parametersa= 64.79,b= 74.10,c= 89.94 Å, α = 77.07, β = 69.34, γ = 71.93°. The asymmetric unit contained four molecules of CrDTA. The Matthews coefficient was calculated to be 2.12 Å3 Da−1and the solvent content was 41.9%.


Author(s):  
Kenichi Harada ◽  
Eiki Yamashita ◽  
Kento Inoue ◽  
Koji Yamaguchi ◽  
Toshimichi Fujiwara ◽  
...  

The Os01T0156300 protein fromOryza sativahas been classified into the domain of unknown function (DUF) family DUF1110. DUF1110 family members exist in monocotyledons but not in dicotyledons, and share no sequence identity with proteins for which structures have been reported. In this study, the Os01T0156300 protein was crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. X-ray diffraction data were collected to 1.84 Å resolution. The crystal belonged to space groupP21, with unit-cell parametersa= 89.9,b= 89.8,c= 107.1 Å, β = 106.6°. The asymmetric unit was estimated to contain 6–11 molecules.


Author(s):  
Mayra A. Machuca ◽  
Yu C. Liu ◽  
Simone A. Beckham ◽  
Anna Roujeinikova

A periplasmic sensory domain of theCampylobacter jejunichemoreceptor for multiple ligands (CcmL) has been crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using polyethylene glycol 3350 as a precipitating agent. A complete data set was collected to 1.3 Å resolution using cryocooling conditions and synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to space groupP21, with unit-cell parametersa= 42.6,b= 138.0,c= 49.0 Å, β = 94.3°.


Author(s):  
Yosuke Sugiyama ◽  
Miki Senda ◽  
Toshiya Senda ◽  
Tomoko Matsuda

Acetophenone reductase (APRD) fromGeotrichum candidiumNBRC 4597 was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using PEG 3350 as a precipitant. The crystal belonged to space groupP6522, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 104.5,c= 273.7 Å, and diffracted to 2.6 Å resolution. Phasing using the single-wavelength anomalous diffraction method was successful. Model building and crystallographic refinement are in progress.


Author(s):  
Chinar Pathak ◽  
Sun-Bok Jang ◽  
Hookang Im ◽  
Hye-Jin Yoon ◽  
Bong-Jin Lee

SAV0479, a hypothetical protein from the Mu50 strain of methicillin- and vancomycin-resistantStaphylococcus aureus, was selected for structure and function determination as part of a structural genomics project. Here, the cloning, overexpression, purification and crystallization of SAV0479 are reported. Crystals were obtained by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method and diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.8 Å. The crystals belonged to space groupP3121, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 81.48,c= 82.53 Å. Three monomers of SAV0479 are present in each asymmetric unit.


2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (8) ◽  
pp. 1033-1037 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanting Wang ◽  
Shanshan Liu ◽  
Pengfei Yao ◽  
Yi Yu ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
...  

Nosiheptide is a member of the thiopeptide family of antibiotics which demonstrates potent activities against various bacterial pathogens. The formation of its C-terminal amide is catalysed by NosA in an unusual strategy for maturating certain thiopeptides by processing precursor peptides featuring a serine extension. Here, a recombinant C-terminally truncated selenomethionine-derivatized NosA1–111variant fromStreptomyces actuosusconsisting of residues 1–111, named SeMet NosA1–111, was crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. Diffraction data were collected to 2.40 Å resolution using synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to the primitive cubic space groupP4132, with unit-cell parametersa=b=c= 143.3 Å. Assuming the presence of three molecules in the asymmetric unit, the calculated Matthews coefficient was 3.94 Å3 Da−1and the corresponding solvent content was 40.3%.


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.


Author(s):  
Kavitha Marapakala ◽  
A. Abdul Ajees ◽  
Jie Qin ◽  
Banumathi Sankaran ◽  
Barry P. Rosen

Arsenic is the most ubiquitous environmental toxin and carcinogen and consequently ranks first on the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund Priority List of Hazardous Substances. It is introduced primarily from geochemical sources and is acted on biologically, creating an arsenic biogeocycle. A common biotransformation is methylation to monomethylated, dimethylated and trimethylated species. Methylation is catalyzed by the ArsM (or AS3MT) arsenic(III)S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase, an enzyme (EC 2.1.1.137) that is found in members of every kingdom from bacteria to humans. ArsM from the thermophilic algaCyanidioschyzonsp. 5508 was expressed, purified and crystallized. Crystals were obtained by the hanging-drop vapor-diffusion method. The crystals belonged to the monoclinic space groupC2, with unit-cell parametersa= 84.85,b= 46.89,c= 100.35 Å, β = 114.25° and one molecule in the asymmetric unit. Diffraction data were collected at the Advanced Light Source and were processed to a resolution of 1.76 Å.


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