PURIFICATION, CHARACTERIZATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION OF ACANTHAMOEBA PROFILIN EXPRESSED IN ESCHERICHIA-COLI

被引:32
作者
ALMO, SC
POLLARD, TD
WAY, M
LATTMAN, EE
机构
[1] WHITEHEAD INST BIOMED RES,CAMBRIDGE,MA 02139
[2] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT CELL BIOL & ANAT,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT BIOPHYS,BALTIMORE,MD 21205
关键词
PROFILIN; CYTOSKELETON; CRYSTALLIZATION; EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;
D O I
10.1006/jmbi.1994.1200
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Profilin (isoform I) from Acanthamoeba castellani was expressed in Escherichia coli using a bacteriophage T7-based expression vector. The recombinant material is similar to authentic profilm from Acanthamoeba-based on fluorescence monitored urea denaturation, circular dichroisrn, actin-nuoleotide exchange rate and the Ka for rabbit skeletal actin. This recombinant material crystallized from 80% saturated sodium potassium tartrate, yielding monoclinic crystals, space group C2, a = 91·4 Å, b =37·4 Å, c = 34·7 Å, α =109·6°. These crystals contain one molecule in the asymmetric unit and diffract to 2·0 Å. © 1994 Academic Press, Inc.
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页码:950 / 952
页数:3
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