Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction studies of the eukaryotic iron superoxide dismutase (FeSOD) from Vigna unguiculata

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2003 Jun;59(Pt 6):1070-2. doi: 10.1107/s0907444903006966. Epub 2003 May 23.

Abstract

Eukaryotic iron superoxide dismutases (FeSODs) are homodimeric proteins that constitute a fundamental protection against free radicals, which can damage essential cellular mechanisms. The protein was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli with an N-terminal His tag. Crystallization experiments of the protein resulted, after several refined screenings, in crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 82.54, b = 48.41, c = 64.28 A, alpha = gamma = 90, beta = 119.66 degrees, and contain one molecule per asymmetric unit. At cryogenic temperatures, the crystals diffracted to a resolution limit of 1.80 A using synchrotron radiation at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF).

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • DNA, Complementary / biosynthesis
  • DNA, Complementary / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Pisum sativum / chemistry*
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Superoxide Dismutase / biosynthesis
  • Superoxide Dismutase / chemistry*
  • Superoxide Dismutase / isolation & purification
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • DNA, Complementary
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Superoxide Dismutase