富硒螺旋藻中含硒藻蓝蛋白的纯化、结晶及初步晶体学研究

从富硒螺旋藻中提取含硒藻蓝蛋白,经凝胶色谱和离子交换色谱纯化,应用悬滴气相扩散法,采用(NH4)2SO4和PEG4000作沉淀剂,获得了该蛋白质晶体的两种晶型.晶型Ⅰ属于单斜晶系,晶胞参数a=10.80 nm,b=11.70 nm,c=18.40 nm,β=90.2°,晶体空间群属于P21.单位晶胞中每个晶体学不对称单位含12个(αβ)单体,晶体衍射的最高分辨率达0.28 nm.晶型Ⅱ为六方晶系,晶胞参数为a=b=15.5 nm,c=4.03 nm,晶体空间群属于P63.晶体衍射的最高分辨率达0.28 nm.单位晶胞中每个晶体学不对称单位含1个(αβ)单体.对分子在晶体中的可能堆积方式进行了讨论.     

口腔致病菌变形链球菌Smu.776蛋白的制备、结晶及初级晶体学分析

变形链球菌smu.776基因编码一段含有385个氨基酸的蛋白质,其功能可能为依赖于腺苷甲硫氨酸的甲基转移酶.smu.776的DNA片段被克隆到表达载体pET28a后,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)菌株中过量表达得到很好的产量.产物Smu.776蛋白通过Ni2 亲和柱和分子筛柱层析两步得到纯化.采用悬滴气象扩散法得到了Smu.776蛋白的晶体.X射线衍射分辨率达到2.0!,晶体属单斜空间群C2,晶格参数为a=168.47",b=50.66#,c=53.96$,β=104.22°.每个最小不对称单元内含有一个蛋白质分子,溶剂含量为51.3%.     

斑头雁(Auser Indicus)氧合血红蛋白的结晶和X射线的初步分析

本文报道了以聚乙二醇溶液为沉淀剂培养斑头雁氧合血红蛋白晶体.经X射线旋进照相法分析确定,晶体属四方晶系,空间群为P4_22_12,晶胞参数a=b=81.5(?),c=106.4(?),α=β=γ=90V=706735.4(?)~3.每个不对称单位内包含半个四聚体分子.     

斑头雁(Auser Indicus)氧合血红蛋白的结晶和X射线的初步分析

本文报道了以聚乙二醇溶液为沉淀剂培养斑头雁氧合血红蛋白晶体.经X射线旋进照相法分析确定,晶体属四方晶系,空间群为P4_22_12,晶胞参数a=b=81.5(?),c=106.4(?),α=β=γ=90V=706735.4(?)~3.每个不对称单位内包含半个四聚体分子.     

广西眼镜蛇毒磷脂酶A2初步晶体学分析

广西眼镜蛇毒酸性磷脂酶A2具有抗凝血活性和溶血活性。采用悬滴气相扩散法,培养出该酶四方和立方两种晶型的单晶,并进行了X射线衍射鉴定。四方晶型的空间群为P43212或P41212,晶胞参数为α=b=8.797nm,c=10.831nm。每不对称单位中含3个分子;立方晶型的空间群为P213,晶胞参数为a=b=c=6.840nm,其不对称单位含1个分子,对两种晶型分别收集了0.28nm分辨率衍射数据。对不同地域眼镜蛇毒磷脂酶A2的晶体特性进行了比较。     

天花粉蛋白的第三种晶型-P2_1晶型

用平衡透析法得到了新的一种P2_1晶型的天花粉蛋白的单晶,其衍射能力优于2.5(?).晶体属单斜晶系,P2_1空间群,晶胞参数,a=73.4(?),b=74.7(?),c=87.9(?),β=97.7°;一个不对称单位含四个天花粉蛋白分子.文中还讨论了不同盐离子对天花粉蛋白分子在晶胞中堆积方式的影响.     

幽门螺旋杆菌肿瘤坏死因子α诱导蛋白活性分子的构建、结晶及初步晶体学研究

幽门螺旋杆菌中的肿瘤坏死因子α诱导蛋白(Tipα)被鉴定为幽门螺旋杆菌致病感染中的新型致癌因子.Tipα通过NF-κB的激活诱导肿瘤坏死因子α(TNF-α)的大量表达,从而促使宿主的炎症反应以及肿瘤发生、发展的进程.Tipα的同源二聚体为其发挥生物学功能的活性形式,此二聚体以两个单体间N端半胱氨酸形成的二硫键(Cys25-Cys25与Cys27-Cys27)共价连接.Tipα(25-192)的基因克隆至载体pET22b中,并且在大肠杆菌菌株BL21(DE3)中以可溶形式高水平表达.重组蛋白经过Ni2+金属亲和层析、阳离子交换层析和凝胶阻滞层析进行分离纯化.Tipα蛋白样品分别通过悬滴和microbatch的方法进行结晶搜索和优化.母体和硒代晶体分别衍射到2.2和2.6,均属于C2空间群,并且具有相似的晶胞参数.母体晶体的晶胞参数为a=127.01,b=47.57,c=96.5,α=γ=90°,β=127.5°.     

福氏志贺菌硫氧还过氧化物酶的晶体生长和初步晶体学研究（英文）

过氧化物酶是一类广泛存在于生物体内的抗氧化剂,清除有氧代谢过程中产生的活性氧,对于保护机体内的生物大分子有重要的生物学功能.福氏志贺菌硫氧还过氧化物酶(SF2523)作为过氧化物酶家族的一员,通过清除福氏志贺菌体内的活性氧,在维持其活性和致病性上起重要作用.目前,SF2523的三维结构还没有得到解析,其具体的功能机制也尚不清楚.为了得到SF2523蛋白的三维结构,进而了解具体的功能机制,实验获得了均一稳定的可溶蛋白,验证具有体外活性,培养出可用于X射线衍射的蛋白质晶体.在中国科学院高能物理研究所同步辐射装置收到晶体的衍射数据供结构解析使用.SF2523晶体属于空间群P2_12_12_1,晶胞参数为a=35.80,b=50.63,c=88.52,α=β=γ=90.00°,每个晶体学不对称单位含有1个蛋白质分子,马修斯系数为2.03~3/u,溶剂含量为39.56%.     

来自于变性链球菌的脱氧胞嘧啶核苷酸脱氨酶的表达，纯化，结晶以及初步晶体学研究

脱氧胞嘧啶核苷酸脱氨酶属于脱氧胞苷酸脱氨家族.对来自于变性链球菌UA159的脱氧胞嘧啶核苷酸脱氨酶进行了克隆,在大肠杆菌中进行了表达,最后纯化.快速液相分子排阻色谱分析表明这种酶在溶液中形成六聚体.利用悬滴气相扩散技术获得了这个蛋白的晶体.在北京同步辐射的3W1A线站,收集了衍射分辨率到达3.1!的数据.这个晶体属于P213空间群,其晶胞参数为a=b=c=113.2",!="=#=90°.计算可得马修斯系数为3.6#3·Da-1,据此可估计在一个不对称单位中含有两个单亚基.据目前所知,这是第一个关于野生型的脱氧胞嘧啶核苷酸脱氨酶的结晶学报道.     

Isolation and crystal ctructure of sulfur from Capparis spinosa fruits

从刺山柑果实中首次分离纯化得到S8单质.经X-射线单晶衍射分析,确认该化合物为S8晶体,M=256.48.晶体属斜方晶系,空间群Fddd.晶胞参数a=10.456(7)A°,b=12.908(9)A°,c=24.483(17)A°,V=3305(4)A°3,Z=16,F(000)=2048,R1=0.0915,wR2=0.1820.     

Crystallization and preliminary analysis of crystals of cytochrome c2 from Rhodopseudomonas capsulata

Two crystal forms of the cytochrome c2 isolated from Rhodopseudomonas capsulata have been obtained. One crystal form (type I), grown from ammonium sulfate solutions at pH 7.5, belongs to the space group R32 with unit cell dimensions of a = b = 100.0 A, and c = 162.2 A in the hexagonal setting. These crystals most likely contain two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The other crystal form (type II) was obtained from polyethylene glycol 6000 solutions at pH 6.5. Type II crystals belong to the space group P3(1)21 or P3(2)21 with one molecule per asymmetric unit and unit cell dimensions of a = b = 52.4 A, and c = 87.9 A. Both crystal forms diffract to at least 1.8 A resolution and appear to be resistant to radiation damage.     

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the extracellular domain of the cell surface antigen CD38 complexed with ganglioside

The cell surface antigen CD38 is a multifunctional ectoenzyme that acts as an NAD(+) glycohydrolase, an ADP-ribosyl cyclase, and also a cyclic ADP-ribose hydrolase. The extracellular catalytic domain of CD38 was expressed as a fusion protein with maltose-binding protein, and was crystallized in the complex with a ganglioside, G(T1b), one of the possible physiological inhibitors of this ectoenzyme. Two different crystal forms were obtained using the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method with PEG 10,000 as the precipitant. One form diffracted up to 2.4 A resolution with synchrotron radiation at 100 K, but suffered serious X-ray damage. It belongs to the space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit-cell parameters of a = 47.9, b = 94.9, c = 125.2 A. The other form is a thin plate, but the data sets were successfully collected up to 2.4 A resolution by use of synchrotron radiation at 100 K. The crystals belong to the space group P2(1) with unit-cell parameters of a = 57.4, b = 51.2, c = 101.1 A, and beta = 97.9 degrees, and contain one molecule per asymmetric unit with a VM value of 2.05 A(3)/Da.     

Crystallization, activity assay and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the uncleaved form of the serpin antichymotrypsin.

Crystals of recombinant wild-type antichymotrypsin have been prepared by the method of vapor diffusion with polyethylene glycol 4000 as a precipitant at pH 5.7. Two crystal forms are observed. One form belongs to tetragonal space group P4(3)2(1)2 (or P4(1)2(1)2) and has unit cell dimensions a = b = 126 A, c = 243 A, with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The other crystal form belongs to orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) and has unit cell parameters of a = 73 A, b = 78 A and c = 80 A, with one molecular in the asymmetric unit. Diffraction intensity measurements have been made on the tetragonal crystal form to a limiting resolution of 4.1 A, and reflections have been observed on X-ray still photographs to a limiting resolution of 2.5 A for the orthorhombic form. An activity assay of redissolved tetragonal form crystals indicates that the uncleaved, functional serpin has been crystallized.     

X-ray grade crystals of the enzymatic fragment of diphtheria toxin

The enzymatic fragment of diphtheria toxin, fragment A (Mr = 21,167), complexed to the dinucleotide adenosine 3',5'-uridine (ApU), has been crystallized at two different values of pH by hanging drop vapor diffusion. Crystals grown at a pH value of 5.0 (from I) belong to the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with unit cell parameters a = 71.2 A, b = 73.0 A, c = 139.8 A and four protomers in the asymmetric unit. Crystals grown at a pH value of 8.1 (form II) belong to the monoclinic space group C2, with unit cell parameters a = 65.2 A, b = 85.6 A, c = 34.6 A, beta = 103.0 degrees and one protomer in the asymmetric unit. Both crystal forms diffract to 2.5 A resolution. The molecular structures of fragment A obtained from these two crystal forms may illuminate the pH-dependent transition of diphtheria toxin during membrane translocation.     

New crystal forms and low resolution structure analysis of 20S proteasomes from bovine liver

20S proteasomes from higher eukaryotes have immunological functions rather than those from archibacteria or yeast. To clarify the mechanism of the sorting and production of antigen-presenting peptides, it is important and worthwhile to determine the structure of mammalian proteasomes using a third generation synchrotron radiation source. Here we report new crystal forms of 20S proteasomes from bovine liver and preliminary structure analysis of them. The crystals belong to the same space group but have different cell dimensions. One crystal (form I) belongs to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with unit cell dimensions of a = 124.8, b =197.4, c =323.8 A, and diffracts to 3.0 A resolution. The other crystal (form II) belongs to the same space group with a =115.1, b =205.6, c =316. 0 A, and diffracts to 4.0 A resolution. The diffraction data for the form I crystal provided an interpretable electron density map for presenting the structural differences from yeast proteasomes.     

Plasmodium falciparum ARFGAP: expression and crystallization of the catalytic domain

GTPase activating protein for ARF GTPAse (ARFGAP) from the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum was expressed, purified and crystallized. Crystals of ARFGAP belong to trigonal space group P321 (or its enantiomorph) with unit cell parameters a=b=95.89 and c=92.46 A. Diffraction data to 2.4-A resolution have been collected. Calculation of self-rotation function suggested the presence of two molecules in the asymmetric unit.     

Overproduction, crystallization, and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the major cold shock protein from Bacillus subtilis, CspB.

The major cold shock protein from Bacillus subtilis (CspB) was overexpressed using the bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase/promoter system and purified to apparent homogeneity from recombinant Escherichia coli cells. CspB was crystallized in two different forms using vapor diffusion methods. The first crystal form obtained with ammonium sulfate as precipitant belongs to the trigonal crystal system, space group P3(1)21 (P3(2)21) with unit cell dimensions a = b = 59.1 A and c = 46.4 A. The second crystal form is tetragonal, space group P4(1)2(1)2 (P4(3)2(1)2) with unit cell dimensions a = b = 56.9 A and c = 53.0 A. These crystals grow with polyethylene glycol 4000 as precipitant.     

Preliminary X-ray crystallographic study of amicyanin from Paracoccus denitrificans

Single crystals have been prepared of Paracoccus denitrificans amicyanin, a blue copper protein that serves as an electron acceptor for methylamine dehydrogenase. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), and have unit cell parameters a = 20.90 A, b = 56.61 A, c = 27.55 A and beta = 96.41. There is one molecule in the asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract to beyond 1.5 A resolution.     

Crystallization and preliminary x-ray crystallographic analysis of galectin LEC-1 from Caenorhabditis elegans

Galectin LEC-1 isolated from the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans was the first galectin found in invertebrates and also the first tandem-repeat-type galectin identified, containing two homologous carbohydrate-binding sites. This galectin is localized most abundantly in the adult cuticle and possibly plays a role in the formation of epidermal layers. We succeeded in crystallizing LEC-1 composed of 279 amino acids with a calculated molecular weight of 31,809 Da under two independent sets of conditions as a result of extensive screening. The crystals grown under one set of conditions belong to the triclinic space group P1, with unit-cell parameters a = 48.44, b = 52.13, c = 64.24 A, alpha = 108.73, beta= 91.39, and gamma = 98.45 degrees and two protein molecules per unit cell. The crystals grown under the other set of conditions which included lactose belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 52.90, b = 47.01, c = 66.16 A, and beta= 113.30 degrees and one protein molecule per asymmetric unit.     

Protein expression, crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of YjbK from Bacillus subtilis

B. subtilis YjbK is a protein with 190 residues of uncharacterized function, it has been annotated by Pfam database as a member of adenylate cyclase family (EC: 4.6.1.1). In order to identify its exact function via structural studies, yjbK gene was amplified from B. subtilis genomic DNA and cloned into expression vector pET21-DEST. The protein was expressed in a soluble form in E. coli and purified to homogeneity. YjbK was crystallized and diffracted to a resolution of 2.0 A in-house. The crystals belong to P1 space group, with unit cell parameters a = 32.38 A, b = 34.69 A, c = 46.02 A, alpha = 96.560 degrees, beta = 99.683 degrees, gamma = 111.333 degrees. There is one molecule per asymmetric unit.