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Crystallization and preliminary diffraction studies of Nudix hydrolase YmfB from Escherichia coli K-1.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19149682     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Nudix hydrolases are a family of proteins that contains the Nudix signature of the characteristic amino-acid sequence Gx(5)Ex(5) [UA]xREx(2)EExGU, where x represents any amino acid and U usually a bulky hydrophobic amino acid, such as Leu, Val, or Ile. They ubiquitously exist in more than 200 species. YmfB, a novel Nudix hydrolase found in Escherichia coli, is a nonspecific nucleoside tri- and di-phosphatase, which atypically releases inorganic orthophosphate from triphosphates instead of pyrophosphate. In this study, YmfB was cloned, overexpressed, and crystallized. Two different crystals, one belonging to an orthorhombic space group C222(1) and the other a monoclinic space group P2(1), diffracted to 2.7 A and 2.6 A resolution, and had unit cell parameters of a = 68.7 A, b = 283.1 A, c = 70.4 A and a = 69.1 A, b = 70.3 A, c = 145.6 A, beta = 103.3 degrees , respectively. For the C222(1) space group, four or five monomers exist in the asymmetric unit, with a corresponding V(m) of 2.48 or 1.99 A(3) Da(-1) and a solvent content of 50.5 or 38.2%. For the P2(1) space group, eight or nine monomers exist in the asymmetric unit, with a corresponding V(m) of 2.49 or 2.21 A(3) Da(-1) and a solvent content of 50.7 or 44.5%.
Authors:
Myoung-Ki Hong; Jin-Kwang Kim; Yeh-Jin Ahn; Lin-Woo Kang
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Protein and peptide letters     Volume:  16     ISSN:  0929-8665     ISO Abbreviation:  Protein Pept. Lett.     Publication Date:  2009  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-19     Completed Date:  2009-03-05     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9441434     Medline TA:  Protein Pept Lett     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  101-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Advanced Technology Fusion, Konkuk University, Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Amino Acid Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
Crystallization
Crystallography, X-Ray
Escherichia coli / enzymology*
Escherichia coli Proteins / chemistry*
Pyrophosphatases / chemistry*
Sequence Alignment
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Escherichia coli Proteins; EC 3.6.1.-/Pyrophosphatases; EC 3.6.1.-/YmfB protein, E coli

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