Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic studies of Drep-3, a DFF-related protein from Drosophila melanogaster
- Department of Biochemistry, Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University, New York, NY 10021 (United States)
The D. melanogaster Drep-3 protein has been crystallized. Crystals were obtained at 293 K that diffracted to 2.8 Å resolution and belonged to space group P2{sub 1}2{sub 1}2{sub 1}. During apoptosis, DNA fragmentation is mainly mediated by the caspase-activated DFF40 nuclease. DFF40 exists as a heterodimeric complex with its inhibitor DFF45. Upon apoptosis induction, DFF45 is cleaved by caspases to allow DFF40 activation. Drep-3 is a recently identified regulator of the DFF40 system in Drosophila melanogaster. Here, Drep-3 was expressed with a C-terminal His tag in Escherichia coli and the protein was purified to homogeneity. Multi-angle light-scattering analysis showed that Drep-3 is a homotetramer in solution. Native and selenomethionine-substituted Drep-3 proteins were crystallized at 293 K and X-ray diffraction data were collected to 2.8 and 3.0 Å resolution, respectively. The crystals belong to space group P2{sub 1}2{sub 1}2{sub 1}, with unit-cell parameters a = 56.9, b = 125.4, c = 168.7 Å. The asymmetric unit is estimated to contain one homotetramer.
- OSTI ID:
- 22360223
- Journal Information:
- Acta Crystallographica. Section F, Vol. 62, Issue Pt 6; Other Information: PMCID: PMC2243087; PMID: 16754992; PUBLISHER-ID: en5177; OAI: oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:2243087; Copyright (c) International Union of Crystallography 2006; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1744-3091
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Language:
- English
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