Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of laminarinase from Rhodothermus marinus: a case of pseudomerohedral twinning

Protein Pept Lett. 2008;15(10):1142-4. doi: 10.2174/092986608786071139.

Abstract

Thermophilic endo-1,3(4)-beta glucanase (laminarinase) from Rhodothermus marinus was crystallized by the hanging-drop vapor diffusion method. The needle-like crystals belong to space group P2(1) and contain two protein molecules in the asymmetric unit with a solvent content of 51.75 %. Diffraction data were collected to a resolution of 1.95A and resulted in a dataset with an overall R(merge) of 10.4% and a completeness of 97.8%. Analysis of the structure factors revealed pseudomerohedral twinning of the crystals with a twin fraction of approximately 42%.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Endo-1,3(4)-beta-Glucanase / chemistry*
  • Endo-1,3(4)-beta-Glucanase / genetics
  • Endo-1,3(4)-beta-Glucanase / metabolism
  • Glycosylation
  • Mutation
  • Rhodothermus / enzymology*

Substances

  • Endo-1,3(4)-beta-Glucanase