Crystallization and Preliminary X-ray Analysis of Bacteriophasge T4 UvsY Recombination Mediator Protein
Bacteriophage T4 UvsY protein is considered to be the prototype of recombination mediator proteins, a class of proteins which assist in the loading of recombinases onto DNA. Wild-type and Se-substituted UvsY protein have been expressed and purified and crystallized by hanging-drop vapor diffusion. The crystals diffract to 2.4 {angstrom} using in-house facilities and to 2.2 {angstrom} at NSLS, Brookhaven National Laboratory. The crystals belong to space group P422, P4{sub 2}22, P42{sub 1}2 or P4{sub 2}2{sub 1}2, the ambiguity arising from pseudo-centering, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 76.93, c = 269.8 {angstrom}. Previous biophysical characterization of UvsY indicates that it exists primarily as a hexamer in solution. Along with the absence of a crystallographic threefold, this suggests that the asymmetric unit of these crystals is likely to contain either three monomers, giving a solvent content of 71%, or six monomers, giving a solvent content of 41%.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). National Synchrotron Light Source
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Doe - Office Of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-98CH10886
- OSTI ID:
- 930091
- Report Number(s):
- BNL-80727-2008-JA; TRN: US0806701
- Journal Information:
- Acta Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications, Vol. 62
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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