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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications2006

A single point mutation changes the crystallization behavior of Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen.

Yi Guo, Zhong Li, Sandra J Van Vranken, Hongmin Li

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Yi GuoWadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health, Empire State Plaza, PO Box 509, Albany, New York 12201-0509, USA.
Zhong Li
Sandra J Van Vranken
Hongmin Li

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Superantigen-immunoreceptor interactionsR01AI050628 · NIAID · WADSWORTH CENTER · PI LI, HONGMIN · 2002 to 2004
$864k
NIAID NIH HHS AI50628NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI050628
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Abstract

Mycoplasma arthritidis-derived mitogen (MAM) functions as a conventional superantigen (SAg). Although recombinant MAM has been crystallized by the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method, the crystals diffracted poorly to only 5.0 A resolution, with large unit-cell parameters a = 163.8, b = 93.0, c = 210.9 A, beta = 93.7 degrees in the monoclinic space group P2(1). Unit-cell content analysis revealed that as many as 24 molecules could be present in the asymmetric unit. Systematic alanine mutagenesis was applied in order to search for mutants that give crystals of better quality. Two mutants, L50A and K201A, were crystallized under the same conditions as wild-type MAM (MAMwt). Crystals of the L50A mutant are isomorphous with those of MAMwt, while a new crystal form was obtained for the K201 mutant, belonging to the cubic space group P4(1)32 with unit-cell parameters a = b = c = 181.9 A. Diffraction data were collected to 3.6 and 2.8 A resolution from crystals of the MAM L50A and K201A mutants, respectively. Molecular-replacement calculations suggest the presence of two molecules in the asymmetric unit for the MAM K201A mutant crystal, resulting in a VM of 5.0 A Da(-1) and a solvent content of 75%. An interpretable electron-density map for the MAM K201A mutant crystal was produced using the molecular-replacement method.

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AntigensAntigens, BacterialCrystallizationEscherichia coliPoint MutationProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSuperantigensAntigensAntigens, BacterialMycoplasma arthritidis mitogenProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSuperantigens

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PMID16511311
PMCPMC2197180

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