CRYSTALLIZATION AND PRELIMINARY-X-RAY DIFFRACTION DATA OF THE FAB FRAGMENT OF A MONOCLONAL-ANTIBODY AGAINST APAMIN, A BEE VENOM NEUROTOXIN

被引:5
作者
DEVAUX, C
DEFENDINI, ML
ALZAR, PM
ABERGEL, C
GRANIER, C
FONTECILLACAMPS, JC
机构
[1] FAC MED NORD,CNRS,CRISTALLOG & CRISTALLISAT MACROMOLEC BIOL LAB,F-13326 MARSEILLE 15,FRANCE
[2] INST PASTEUR,UNITE IMMUNOL STRUCT,F-75724 PARIS 15,FRANCE
关键词
APAMIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; FAB PURIFICATION; X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(91)80941-U
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
Fab fragments of anti-apamin monoclonal antibodies have been purified to homogeneity and crystallized. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group P2(1) with cell dimensions a = 99.0 +/- 0.3 angstrom, b = 137.1 +/- 0.4 angstrom, c = 76.0 +/- 0.2 angstrom and beta = 92.9 +/- 0.9-degrees. They most likely contain four molecules in the asymmetric unit (V(m) = 2.39 angstrom3/Da). The possibility of the existence of non-crystallographic symmetry is discussed.
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页码:64 / 66
页数:3
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