Preliminary neutron diffraction analysis of challenging human manganese superoxide dismutase crystals
- Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (United States). Eppley Inst. for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE (United States). Eppley Inst. for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Biology and Soft Matter Division
Superoxide dismutases (SODs) are enzymes that protect against oxidative stress by dismutation of superoxide into oxygen and hydrogen peroxide through cyclic reduction and oxidation of the active-site metal. The complete enzymatic mechanisms of SODs are unknown since data on the positions of hydrogen are limited. Here, methods are presented for large crystal growth and neutron data collection of human manganese SOD (MnSOD) using perdeuteration and the MaNDi beamline at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The crystal from which the human MnSOD data set was obtained is the crystal with the largest unit-cell edge (240 Å) from which data have been collectedvianeutron diffraction to sufficient resolution (2.30 Å) where hydrogen positions can be observed.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22); National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1407982
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1437709
- Journal Information:
- Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications, Journal Name: Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Structural Biology Communications Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 73; ISSN ACSFEN; ISSN 2053-230X
- Publisher:
- International Union of CrystallographyCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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