scholarly journals Transcription factor Rv0081 fromMycobacterium tuberculosis: purification, crystallization and initial crystallographic analysis

Author(s):  
Shishang Dong ◽  
Zhenzhen Ding ◽  
Yu Wang ◽  
Yan Yang ◽  
Yonghong Mao ◽  
...  

Because of its high infectivity and pathogenicity,Mycobacterium tuberculosisis a serious threat to human health. While the transcription-regulatory system ofM. tuberculosisremains incompletely understood, Rv0081, an essential regulatory hub, is known to mediate the initial response to hypoxia in the long-term survival ofM. tuberculosis. Here, the production, crystallization and initial X-ray crystallographic analysis of Rv0081 are reported. The crystals of Rv0081 belonged to space groupP62, with unit-cell parametersa= 67.48,b = 67.48,c = 40.84 Å, γ = 120°. The Matthews coefficient is 2.09 Å3 Da−1, assuming the presence of one molecule in the asymmetric unit, with a corresponding solvent content of 41.27%. Phasing of the native crystal form of Rv0081 was performed by molecular replacement. Currently, the structure has been refined to 2.00 Å resolution with anRworkof 25.99% and anRfreeof 30.88%.

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1342-1344 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-W. Zhu ◽  
G.-J. Xu ◽  
P. H. Rehse ◽  
A. Azzi ◽  
F.-K. Zhao ◽  
...  

The snake muscle fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase, a typical allosteric enzyme which plays important roles in gluconeogenesis, was crystallized in the presence of polyethylene glycol 3350 and magnesium chloride at pH 8.5. The crystals diffract to 2.3 Å on a rotating-anode X-ray source. The space group was determined to be either P3121 or its enantiomorph P3221, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 83.7, c = 202.41 Å, α = β = 90 and γ = 120°. There are two subunits in the asymmetric unit. Preliminary molecular-replacement studies indicate that the first enantiomorph is the correct one.


Author(s):  
Egon Deyaert ◽  
Arjan Kortholt ◽  
Wim Versées

Roco proteins are characterized by the presence of a Roc-COR supradomain harbouring GTPase activity, which is often preceded by an LRR domain. The most notorious member of the Roco protein family is the Parkinson's disease-associated LRRK2. The Roco protein from the bacteriumChlorobium tepidumhas been used as a model system to investigate the structure and mechanism of this class of enzymes. Here, the crystallization and crystallographic analysis of the LRR-Roc-COR construct of theC. tepidumRoco protein is reported. The LRR-Roc-COR crystals belonged to space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 95.6,b= 129.8,c= 179.5 Å, α = β = γ = 90°, and diffracted to a resolution of 3.3 Å. Based on the calculated Matthews coefficient, Patterson map analysis and an initial molecular-replacement analysis, one protein dimer is present in the asymmetric unit. The crystal structure of this protein will provide valuable insights into the interaction between the Roc-COR and LRR domains within Roco proteins.


1998 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Luo ◽  
Min-yuan Chou ◽  
Su-chen Li ◽  
Yu-teh Li ◽  
Ming Luo

Functional monomeric 83 kDa sialidase L, a NeuAcα2→3Gal-specific sialidase from Macrobdella leech, was expressed in Escherichia coli and readily crystallized by a macroseeding technique. The crystal belongs to space group P1 with unit-cell parameters a = 46.4, b = 69.3, c = 72.5 Å, α = 113.5, β = 95.4 and γ = 107.3°. There is one molecule per unit cell, giving a Vm = 2.4 Å3 Da−1 and a solvent content of 40%. Native and mercury-derivative data sets were collected to 2.0 Å resolution. Threading and molecular-replacement calculations confirmed the existence of a bacterial sialidase-like domain.


1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 907-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Masuda ◽  
Tetsuya Yamaguchi ◽  
Takamasa Tobimatsu ◽  
Tetsuo Toraya ◽  
Kyoko Suto ◽  
...  

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.


Author(s):  
Inês B. Trindade ◽  
Bruno M. Fonseca ◽  
Pedro M. Matias ◽  
Ricardo O. Louro ◽  
Elin Moe

Siderophore-binding proteins (SIPs) perform a key role in iron acquisition in multiple organisms. In the genome of the marine bacteriumShewanella frigidimarinaNCIMB 400, the gene tagged as SFRI_RS12295 encodes a protein from this family. Here, the cloning, expression, purification and crystallization of this protein are reported, together with its preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis to 1.35 Å resolution. The SIP crystals belonged to the monoclinic space groupP21, with unit-cell parametersa= 48.04,b= 78.31,c= 67.71 Å, α = 90, β = 99.94, γ = 90°, and are predicted to contain two molecules per asymmetric unit. Structure determination by molecular replacement and the use of previously determined ∼2 Å resolution SIP structures with ∼30% sequence identity as templates are ongoing.


Author(s):  
Shishang Dong ◽  
Hongguan Chu ◽  
Kangning Wen ◽  
Qianqian Yu ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
...  

Mitochondria, chloroplasts and several species of bacteria have outer membrane proteins (OMPs) that perform many essential biological functions. The β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) complex is one of the OMPs of Borrelia burgdorferi, the pathogenic spirochete that causes Lyme disease, and its BamA component (BbBamA) includes a C-terminal β-barrel domain and five N-terminal periplasmic polypeptide-transport-associated (POTRA) domains, which together perform a central transport function. In the current work, the production, crystallization and X-ray analysis of the three N-terminal POTRA domains of BbBamA (BbBamA-POTRA P1–P3; residues 30–273) were carried out. The crystals of BbBamA-POTRA P1–P3 belonged to space group P21, with unit-cell parameters a = 45.353, b = 111.538, c = 64.376 Å, β = 99.913°. The Matthews coefficient was calculated to be 2.92 Å3 Da−1, assuming the presence of two molecules per asymmetric unit, and the corresponding solvent content was 57.9%. Owing to the absence of an ideal homology model, numerous attempts to solve the BbBamA-POTRA P1–P3 structure using molecular replacement (MR) failed. In order to solve the structure, further trials using selenomethionine derivatization are currently being carried out.


Author(s):  
Peter-Thomas Naumann ◽  
Charles T. Lauhon ◽  
Ralf Ficner

The sulfurtransferase 4-thiouridine synthetase (ThiI) is involved in the ATP-dependent modification of U8 in tRNA. ThiI fromThermotoga maritimawas cloned, overexpressed and purified. A complex comprising ThiI and a truncated tRNA was prepared and crystallized, and X-ray diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 3.5 Å. The crystals belonged to the orthorhombic space groupP212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 102.9,b= 112.8,c= 132.8 Å.


Author(s):  
Seoung Min Bong ◽  
Seung Won Yang ◽  
Ji-Woong Choi ◽  
Seung Jun Kim ◽  
Byung Il Lee

Myotubularin-related protein 1 is a phosphatase that dephosphorylates phospholipids such as phosphatidylinositol 3-phosphate or phosphatidylinositol 3,5-bisphosphate. In this study, human MTMR1 was overexpressed inEscherichia coli, purified and crystallized at 277 K using polyethylene glycol 20 000 as a precipitant. Diffraction data were collected to 2.0 Å resolution using synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to space groupP1, with unit-cell parametersa= 67.219,b= 96.587,c= 97.581 Å, α = 87.597, β = 86.072, γ = 77.327°. Assuming the presence of four molecules in the asymmetric unit, the calculated Matthews coefficient value was 2.61 Å3 Da−1and the corresponding solvent content was 52.9%.


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.


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