Issue 15, 1993

Structure of bovine γB-crystallin at 150 K

Abstract

X-Ray diffraction data have been collected from a single crystal of bovine γB-crystallin, a lens specific protein, cryo-cooled to 150 K. The data extend and are measurable to 1.2 Å resolution. A preliminary refinement, undertaken in the resolution range 8.0–2.0 Å indicates that the structure of the protein is essentially unchanged from that determined at 293 K and at 1.47 Å resolution. However, the sulfydryl residues at 18 and 22 are in the fully reduced state in the low-temperature structure. The solvent structure is more clearly defined at 150 K and some 255 water molecules have been located compared to 230 from the 293 K refinement. Over 90% of the water molecules which make three or more hydrogen bond contacts with a single protein molecule are conserved at the two temperatures. A larger number of water molecules, with greater order, are observed in the second hydration shell at 150 K.

Article information

Article type
Paper

J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 1993,89, 2677-2682

Structure of bovine γB-crystallin at 150 K

P. Lindley, S. Najmudin, O. Bateman, C. Slingsby, D. Myles, V. S. Kumaraswamy and I. Glover, J. Chem. Soc., Faraday Trans., 1993, 89, 2677 DOI: 10.1039/FT9938902677

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Spotlight

Advertisements