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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology and crystallization communications2012

Expression, purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of nurse shark β2-microglobulin.

Shuangshuang Lu, Shugang Yao, Rong Chen, Nianzhi Zhang, Jianmin Chen, Feng Gao, Chun Xia

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Shuangshuang LuDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, People's Republic of China.
Shugang Yao
Rong Chen
Nianzhi Zhang
Jianmin Chen
Feng Gao
Chun Xia

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β(2)-Microglobulin (β(2)m) is an essential subunit of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I molecule that helps to stabilize the structure of peptide-MHC I (pMHC I). It is also one of the typical immunoglobulin superfamily (IgSF) molecules in the adaptive immune system (AIS). Sharks belong to the cartilaginous fish, which are the oldest jawed vertebrate ancestors with an AIS to exist in the world. Thus, the study of cartilaginous fish β(2)m would help in understanding the evolution of IgSF molecules. In order to demonstrate this, β(2)m from a cartilaginous fish, nurse shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum), was expressed, refolded, purified and crystallized. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 2.3 Å. The crystal belonged to space group P3(2)21, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 88.230, c = 67.146 Å. The crystal structure contained two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The results will provide structural information for study of the evolution of β(2)m and IgSF in the AIS.

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SharksAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsbeta 2-MicroglobulinCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayGene ExpressionHumansMolecular Sequence DataSequence Alignmentbeta 2-Microglobulin

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PMCPMC3325820

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