MICROCRYSTALS OF THE BETA(1) ISOENZYME OF PROTEIN-KINASE-C - AN ELECTRON-MICROSCOPIC STUDY

被引:11
作者
NEWMAN, RH
CARPENTER, E
FREEMONT, PS
BLUNDELL, TL
PARKER, PJ
机构
[1] IMPERIAL CANC RES FUND, PROT PHOSPHORYLAT LAB, LONDON WC2A 3PX, ENGLAND
[2] IMPERIAL CANC RES FUND, PROT STRUCT LAB, LONDON WC2A 3PX, ENGLAND
[3] UNIV LONDON BIRKBECK COLL, DEPT CRYSTALLOG, ICRF, STRUCT MOLEC BIOL UNIT, LONDON WC1E 7HX, ENGLAND
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10.1042/bj2980391
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Microcrystals of protein kinase C beta(1) have been grown from solutions of poly(ethylene glycol). Image analysis of electron micrographs of the protein crystals, which diffracted to 5.0 nm, revealed p3 symmetry with a unit cell of about 10.3 nm x 10.3 nm. The electron stain-excluding densities showed a three-domain ring structure in projection, giving kidney bean-shaped molecules of about 7.0 nm x 4.5 nm diameter, packed as trimers. The implications of these observations for the function of the enzyme are discussed.
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