Conformational stability and crystal packing: polymorphism in Neurospora crassa CAT-3

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2013 Jul;69(Pt 7):753-8. doi: 10.1107/S1744309113013468. Epub 2013 Jun 27.

Abstract

Polymorphism is frequently observed from different crystallization conditions. In proteins, the effect on conformational variability is poorly documented, with only a few reported examples. Here, three polymorphic crystal structures determined for a large-subunit catalase, CAT-3 from Neurospora crassa, are reported. Two of them belonged to new space groups, P1 and P43212, and a third structure belonged to the same space group, P212121, as the previously deposited 2.3 Å resolution structure (PDB entry 3ej6), but had a higher resolution (1.95 Å). Comparisons between these polymorphic structures highlight the conformational stability of tetrameric CAT-3 and reveal a distortion in the tetrameric structure that has not previously been described.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Catalase / chemistry*
  • Catalase / classification
  • Catalase / genetics
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Neurospora crassa / enzymology*
  • Neurospora crassa / genetics
  • Protein Conformation
  • Protein Multimerization
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry*
  • Recombinant Proteins / classification
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Catalase