Preparation, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of YjcG protein from Bacillus subtilis
- National Laboratory of Protein Engineering and Plant Genetic Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871 (China)
B. subtilis YjcG protein was expressed, purified and crystallized. A complete diffraction data set was collected at BSRF beamline 3W1A and processed to 2.3 Å resolution. Bacillus subtilis YjcG is a functionally uncharacterized protein with 171 residues that has no structural homologue in the Protein Data Bank. However, it shows sequence homology to bacterial and archaeal 2′–5′ RNA ligases. In order to identify its exact function via structural studies, the yjcG gene was amplified from B. subtilis genomic DNA and cloned into the expression vector pET21-DEST. The protein was expressed in a soluble form in Escherichia coli and was purified to homogeneity. Crystals suitable for X-ray analysis were obtained that diffracted to 2.3 Å and belonged to space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 99.66, b = 73.93, c = 61.77 Å, β = 113.56°.
- OSTI ID:
- 22355993
- Journal Information:
- Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Vol. 61, Issue Pt 5; Other Information: PMCID: PMC1952297; PMID: 16511078; PUBLISHER-ID: gx5054; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1952297; Copyright (c) International Union of Crystallography 2005; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1744-3091
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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