Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the IgV domain of human nectin-4

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2012 Aug 1;68(Pt 8):942-5. doi: 10.1107/S1744309112027236. Epub 2012 Jul 31.

Abstract

Nectin-4 belongs to a family of immunoglobulin-like cell adhesion molecules and is highly expressed in cancer cells. Recently, nectin-4 was found to be a receptor of measles virus and the IgV domain sustains strong binding to measles virus H protein. In this study, the successful expression and purification of human nectin-4 V domain (nectin-4v) is reported. The purified protein was crystallized using the sitting-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals diffracted to 1.8 Å resolution and belonged to space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 33.1, b = 51.7, c = 56.9 Å, β = 94.7°. Preliminary analysis of the diffraction data was also performed.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / chemistry*
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules / isolation & purification
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Humans
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary

Substances

  • Cell Adhesion Molecules
  • NECTIN4 protein, human