CRYSTALLIZATION AND PRELIMINARY-X-RAY DIFFRACTION STUDIES OF THE LEPIDOPTERAN-SPECIFIC INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN CRYLA(A)

被引:6
作者
BORISOVA, S
GROCHULSKI, P
VANFAASSEN, H
PUSZTAICAREY, M
MASSON, L
CYGLER, M
机构
[1] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA, BIOTECHNOL RES INST, MONTREAL H4P 2R2, PQ, CANADA
[2] NATL RES COUNCIL CANADA, INST BIOL SCI, OTTAWA K1A 0R6, ON, CANADA
关键词
PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN; DELTA-ENDOTOXIN; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN;
D O I
10.1006/jmbi.1994.1678
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
A trypsin-activated CrylA(a) protein from Bacillus thuringiensis has been purified and crystallized. Crystals belong to orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), with cell dimensions a = 53.3, b = 111.3 and c = 154.7 Angstrom. The crystals diffract to at least 2.2 Angstrom resolution and are suitable for X-ray structural analysis. They contain a single molecule in the asymmetric unit.
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页码:530 / 532
页数:3
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