CRYSTALLIZATION AND PRELIMINARY-X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF UDP-N-ACETYLENOLPYRUVYLGLUCOSAMINE REDUCTASE

被引:15
作者
BENSON, TE [1 ]
WALSH, CT [1 ]
HOGLE, JM [1 ]
机构
[1] HARVARD UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT BIOL CHEM & MOLEC PHARMACOL,BOSTON,MA 02115
关键词
CRYSTALLIZATION; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; UDP-N-ACETYLENOL-PYRUVYLGLUCOSAMINE REDUCTASE; X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1002/pro.5560030718
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The overexpression and purification of the second enzyme in Escherichia coli peptidoglycan biosynthesis, UDP-N-acetylenolpyruvylglucosamine reductase (MurB), provided sufficient protein to undertake crystallization and X-ray crystallographic studies of the enzyme. MurB crystallizes in 14-20% PEG 8000, 100 mM sodium cacodylate, pH 8.0, and 200 mM calcium acetate in the presence of its substrate UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvate. Crystals of MurB belong to the tetragonal space group P4(1)2(1)2 with a = b = 49.6 Angstrom, c = 263.2 Angstrom, and alpha = beta = gamma = 90 degrees at -160 degrees C and diffract to at least 2.5 Angstrom. Screening for heavy atom derivatives has yielded a single site that is reactive with both methylmercury nitrate and Thimerosal.
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页码:1125 / 1127
页数:3
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