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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications2009

A crystallizable form of the Streptococcus gordonii surface antigen SspB C-domain obtained by limited proteolysis.

Nina Forsgren, Richard J Lamont, Karina Persson

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Nina ForsgrenDepartment of Odontology, Umeå University, Umeå SE-90 187, Sweden.
Richard J Lamont
Karina Persson

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MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF ORAL PLAQUE FORMATIONR01DE012505 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI Richard J Lamont, JAN S POTEMPA · 1998 to 2026
$9.5M
NIDCR NIH HHS DE12505NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE012505
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Abstract

SspB is a 1500-residue adhesin expressed on the surface of the oral bacterium Streptococcus gordonii. Its interaction with other bacteria and host cells initiates the development of dental plaque. The full-length C-terminal domain of SspB was cloned, overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified. However, the protein could not be crystallized. Limited proteolysis of the full-length C-domain identified a core fragment. The proteolysis product was cloned, expressed and purified. The protein was crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. X-ray data were collected and processed to a maximum resolution of 2.1 A with 96.4% completeness. The crystals belonged to space group P2(1), with one molecule in the asymmetric unit, a solvent content of 33.7% and a corresponding Matthews coefficient of 1.85 A(3) Da(-1).

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Protein Processing, Post-TranslationalAdhesins, BacterialAntigens, BacterialCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayMutant ProteinsProtein Structure, TertiaryStreptococcus gordoniiAdhesins, BacterialAntigens, BacterialMutant Proteinssalivary agglutinin receptor, Streptocococcus

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PMID19574647
PMCPMC2705642

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