scholarly journals Refolding, Characterization, and Preliminary X-ray Crystallographic Studies on the Campylobacter concisus Plasmid-Encoded Secreted Protein Csep1p Associated with Crohn’s Disease

Crystals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Rahman ◽  
Bradley Goff ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Anna Roujeinikova
Keyword(s):  
Crohn’S Disease ◽  
Crohn's Disease ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Secreted Protein ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Campylobacter Concisus ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Peg 4000 ◽  
Full Length Sequence

Colonization of Campylobacter concisus in the gastrointestinal tract can lead to the development of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Plasmid-encoded C. concisus-secreted protein 1 (Csep1p) was recently identified as a putative pathogenicity marker associated with active Crohn’s disease, a clinical form of IBD. Csep1p shows no significant full-length sequence similarity to proteins of known structure, and its role in pathogenesis is not yet known. This study reports a method for extraction of recombinantly expressed Csep1p from Escherichia coli inclusion bodies, refolding, and purification to produce crystallizable protein. Purified recombinant Csep1p behaved as a monomer in solution. Crystals of Csep1p were grown by the hanging drop vapour diffusion method, using polyethylene glycol (PEG) 4000 as the precipitating agent. A complete data set has been collected to 1.4 Å resolution, using cryocooling conditions and synchrotron radiation. The crystals belong to space group P62 or P64, with unit cell parameters a = b = 85.8, c = 55.2 Å, α = β = 90, and γ = 120°. The asymmetric unit appears to contain one subunit, corresponding to a packing density of 2.47 Å3 Da−1.

Production, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the human integrin \alpha_1 I domain

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1365-1367 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiina A. Salminen ◽  
Yvonne Nymalm ◽  
Jussi Kankare ◽  
Jarmo Käpylä ◽  
Jyrki Heino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Collagen Receptors ◽  
Large Scale Production ◽  
Peg 4000 ◽  
Reservoir Solution

Integrin α1β1 is one of the main collagen receptors in many cell types. A fast large-scale production, purification and crystallization method for the integrin α1 I domain is reported here. The α1 I domain was crystallized using the vapour-diffusion method with a reservoir solution containing a mixture of PEG 4000, sodium acetate, glycerol and Tris–HCl buffer. The crystals beong to the C2 space group, with unit-cell parameters a = 74.5, b = 81.9, c = 37.3 Å, α = γ = 90.0, β = 90.8°. The crystals diffract to 2.0 Å and a 94.2% complete data set to 2.2 Å has been collected from a single crystal with an R merge of 5.8%.

scholarly journals YopT domain of the PfhB2 toxin from Pasteurella multocida: protein expression, characterization, crystallization and crystallographic analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 74 (3) ◽  
pp. 128-134
Author(s):  
Sanjeev Kumar ◽  
Victoria Hedrick ◽  
Seema Mattoo
Keyword(s):  
Pasteurella Multocida ◽  
Opportunistic Infections ◽  
Structural Information ◽  
Sequence Similarity ◽  
Catalytic Triad ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
High Sequence Similarity ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Tract Infections

Pasteurella multocida causes respiratory-tract infections in a broad range of animals, as well as opportunistic infections in humans. P. multocida secretes a multidomain toxin called PfhB2, which contains a YopT-like cysteine protease domain at its C-terminus. The YopT domain of PfhB2 contains a well conserved Cys–His–Asp catalytic triad that defines YopT family members, and shares high sequence similarity with the prototype YopT from Yersinia sp. To date, only one crystal structure of a YopT family member has been reported; however, additional structural information is needed to help characterize the varied substrate specificity and enzymatic action of this large protease family. Here, a catalytically inactive C3733S mutant of PfhB2 YopT that provides enhanced protein stability was used with the aim of gaining structural insight into the diversity within the YopT protein family. To this end, the C3733S mutant of PfhB2 YopT has been successfully cloned, overexpressed, purified and crystallized. Diffraction data sets were collected from native crystals to 3.5 Å resolution and a single-wavelength anomalous data set was collected from an iodide-derivative crystal to 3.2 Å resolution. Data pertaining to crystals belonging to space group P31, with unit-cell parameters a = 136.9, b = 136.9, c = 74.7 Å for the native crystals and a = 139.2, b = 139.2, c = 74.7 Å for the iodide-derivative crystals, are discussed.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the C-terminal domain ofChlamydia trachomatisCdsD

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 1431-1433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gitte Meriläinen ◽  
Rik K. Wierenga
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Type Iii Secretion ◽  
Type Iii Secretion System ◽  
Secretion System ◽  
Size Exclusion ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Type Iii ◽  
Terminal Domain

The inner membrane ring of the bacterial type III secretion system (TTSS) is composed of two proteins. InChlamydia trachomatisthis ring is formed by CdsD (gene nameCT_664) and CdsJ (gene nameCTA_0609). CdsD consists of 829 amino acids. The last 400 amino acids at its C-terminal end relate it to the type III secretion system YscD/HrpQ protein family. The C-terminal domain, consisting of amino acids 558–771, ofC. trachomatisCdsD was overexpressed inEscherichia coliand purified using immobilized metal-affinity chromatography (IMAC) and size-exclusion chromatography. The protein was crystallized using the vapour-diffusion method. A data set was collected to 2.26 Å resolution. The crystals have the symmetry of space groupC2, with unit-cell parametersa= 106.60,b= 23.91,c= 118.65 Å, β = 104.95°. According to the data analysis there is expected to be one molecule in the asymmetric unit, with a Matthews coefficient of 3.0 Å3 Da−1.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of AntE, a crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase fromStreptomycessp. NRRL 2288

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 734-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lihan Zhang ◽  
Jing Chen ◽  
Takahiro Mori ◽  
Yan Yan ◽  
Wen Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Antimycin A ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Vapour Diffusion ◽  
Unsaturated Acyl ◽  
Reductive Carboxylation

AntE fromStreptomycessp. NRRL 2288 is a crotonyl-CoA carboxylase/reductase that catalyzes the reductive carboxylation of various α,β-unsaturated acyl-CoAs to provide the building block at the C7 position for antimycin A biosynthesis. Recombinant AntE expressed inEscherichia coliwas crystallized by the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals belonged to space groupI222 orI212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 76.4,b= 96.7,c= 129.6 Å, α = β = γ = 90.0°. A diffraction data set was collected at the KEK Photon Factory to 2.29 Å resolution.

scholarly journals Cloning, purification and preliminary crystallographic analysis of theHelicobacter pyloripseudaminic acid biosynthesisN-acetyltransferase PseH

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (9) ◽  
pp. 1276-1279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu C. Liu ◽  
Abu I. Ud-Din ◽  
Anna Roujeinikova
Keyword(s):  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Nonulosonic Acid ◽  
Pseudaminic Acid ◽  
The Common ◽  
H Pylori ◽  
Development Of Gastric Cancer

Helicobacter pyloriinfection is the common cause of gastritis and duodenal and stomach ulcers, which have been linked to a higher risk of the development of gastric cancer. The motility that facilitates persistent infection requires functional flagella that are heavily glycosylated with 5,7-diacetamido-3,5,7,9-tetradeoxy-L-glycero-L-manno-nonulosonic acid (pseudaminic acid). Pseudaminic acid biosynthesis protein H (PseH) catalyzes the third step in its biosynthetic pathway, producing UDP-2,4-diacetamido-2,4,6-trideoxy-β-L-altropyranose. Crystals ofH. pyloriPseH have been grown by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using diammonium tartrate as a precipitating agent. The crystals belonged to space groupI222 orI212121, with unit-cell parametersa= 107.8,b= 145.4,c= 166.3 Å. A complete X-ray diffraction data set has been collected to 2.5 Å resolution using cryocooling conditions and synchrotron radiation.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies on the N-utilizing substance-B (NusB) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis

2000 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gopal ◽  
R. A. Cox ◽  
M. J. Colston ◽  
G. G. Dodson ◽  
S. J. Smerdon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis ◽  
Ribosomal Rna ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Core Complex ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters

N-utilizing substance B (NusB) is a protein which forms part of a complex assembly in transcriptional antitermination in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It forms a heterodimer with the product of the NusE gene (identical to the ribosomal protein S10) and mediates the process of transcriptional antitermination by forming the core complex with the nut site of the ribosomal RNA along with other protein factors. NusB has been cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli and crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. The space group is P212121, with unit-cell parameters a = 46.6, b = 64.2, c = 90.1 Å. A native data set complete to 1.6 Å resolution has been collected from a single crystal.

Crystallization of L-aspartate oxidase, the first enzyme in the bacterial de novo biosynthesis of NAD

1999 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 549-551 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Bacchella ◽  
Claudio Lina ◽  
Flavia Todone ◽  
Armando Negri ◽  
Gabriella Tedeschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
Asymmetric Unit ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
De Novo Biosynthesis ◽  
Diffusion Technique ◽  
Peg 4000

The flavoenzyme L-aspartate oxidase from Escherichia coli was crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion technique with PEG 4000 as precipitant. The crystals belong to space group P3121 (or P3221) with unit-cell parameters a = b = 84.9, c = 159.9 Å. A solvent content of 42% corresponds to a monomer (60 kDa) in the asymmetric unit. A complete 2.8 Å resolution data set was collected using a rotating-anode X-ray generator.

scholarly journals Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of Pz peptidase B fromGeobacillus collagenovoransMO-1

2012 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 757-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Nakano ◽  
Allin Hosokawa ◽  
Ryuji Tagawa ◽  
Koji Inaka ◽  
Kazunori Ohta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Space Station ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Peptide Substrates ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Experiment Module ◽  
Counter Diffusion

Pz peptidase B is an intracellular M3 metallopeptidase that is found together with Pz peptidase A in the thermophileGeobacillus collagenovoransMO-1 and recognizes collagen-specific tripeptide units (-Gly-Pro-X-). These peptidases have low homology in their primary structures; however, their cleavage patterns towards peptide substrates are similar. In this work, Pz peptidase B was crystallized using the counter-diffusion method. Data were collected to a resolution of 1.6 Å at 100 K from a crystal obtained in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM; also known as `Kibo') at the International Space Station (ISS). The crystal belonged to the trigonal space groupP3121, with unit-cell parametersa=b= 87.64,c= 210.5 Å. A complete data set was also obtained from crystals of selenomethionine-substituted protein.

scholarly journals Expression, purification and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the cryptic polo-box domain ofCaenorhabditis elegansZYG-1

2014 ◽  
Vol 70 (10) ◽  
pp. 1346-1350
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Shimanovskaya ◽  
Gang Dong
Keyword(s):  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Structural Knowledge ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Lysine Methylation ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Anomalous Data ◽  
Strain Bl21 ◽  
Shed Light

ZYG-1 is a polo-like kinase essential for centriole assembly inCaenorhabditis elegans. The targeting of ZYG-1 to nascent centrioles isviaits central cryptic polo-box (CPB) domain. To shed light on the molecular basis of ZYG-1 recruitment, it is necessary to obtain structural knowledge of the ZYG-1 CPB. Here, the expression, purification and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the ZYG-1 CPB are reported. The protein was overexpressed inEscherichia colistrain BL21 (DE3), purified by multi-step chromatography and crystallized using the vapour-diffusion method. Crystals of the wild-type protein exhibited an order–disorder pathology, which was solved by reductive lysine methylation. A complete anomalous data set was collected to 2.54 Å resolution at the Se Kedge (λ = 0.9792 Å). The crystal belonged to space groupP2, with unit-cell parametersa= 53.3,b= 60.09,c= 87.51 Å, β = 93.31°. There were two molecules in the asymmetric unit.

scholarly journals Cloning, expression, refolding, purification and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the sensory domain of theCampylobacterchemoreceptor for aspartate A (CcaA)

2015 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayra A. Machuca ◽  
Yu C. Liu ◽  
Anna Roujeinikova
Keyword(s):  
Campylobacter Jejuni ◽  
Inclusion Bodies ◽  
Crystallographic Analysis ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Hanging Drop ◽  
Unit Cell Parameters ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Cell Parameters ◽  
Extracellular Signals ◽  
Denatured Protein

InCampylobacter jejuni, chemotaxis and motility have been identified as important virulence factors that are required for host colonization and invasion. Chemotactic recognition of extracellular signals is mediated by the periplasmic sensory domains of its transducer-like proteins (Tlps). In this study, the sensory domain of theC. jejunichemoreceptor for aspartate A (CcaA) has been expressed inEscherichia coliand purified from inclusion bodies. The urea-denatured protein was refolded and then crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method using PEG 3350 as a precipitating agent. A complete data set has been collected to 1.4 Å resolution using cryocooling conditions and synchrotron radiation. The crystals belonged to space groupP1, with unit-cell parametersa= 39.3,b= 43.3,c= 50.9 Å, α = 92.5, β = 111.4, γ = 114.7°.

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