THE GCN4 BASIC REGION LEUCINE ZIPPER BINDS DNA AS A DIMER OF UNINTERRUPTED ALPHA HELICES: CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF THE PROTEIN-DNA COMPLEX
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP | 5.75 | 295 | pH 5.75, VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP, temperature 295.00K TWO ADENINES, B22 AND B23, WHICH ARE NEAR THE 5-PRIME END OF DNA CHAIN B ARE LOOPED OUT OF THE DNA HELIX. THIS CONFORMATION IS PRESENT IN CRYSTALS THAT WERE SOAKED IN 35% (VOL/VOL) POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL MW 400, FOLLOWED BY RAPID FREEZING AND X-RAY DATA COLLECTION AT -155 DEG. CENTIGRADE. |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.43 | 49.4 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 49.13 | α = 90 |
| b = 88.54 | β = 90 |
| c = 59.24 | γ = 90 |
| Symmetry | |
|---|---|
| Space Group | P 21 21 21 |
Diffraction
| Diffraction Experiment | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Crystal ID | Scattering Type | Data Collection Temperature | Detector | Detector Type | Details | Collection Date | Monochromator | Protocol | |||||
| 1 | 1 | x-ray | 118 | AREA DETECTOR | SIEMENS-NICOLET | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | |||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | ROTATING ANODE | ELLIOTT GX-13 | |||
Data Collection
| Overall | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | Net I Over Average Sigma (I) | Redundancy | Number Reflections (All) | Number Reflections (Observed) | Observed Criterion Sigma (F) | Observed Criterion Sigma (I) | B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot | ||||||||
| 1 | 2.9 | 8 | 96 | 0.099 | 5289 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Cut-off Sigma (F) | Number Reflections (Observed) | Number Reflections (R-Free) | Percent Reflections (Observed) | R-Factor (Observed) | R-Work (Depositor) | R-Free (Depositor) | Mean Isotropic B | ||||||||
| X-RAY DIFFRACTION | 2.9 | 8 | 1.5 | 5289 | 0.23 | ||||||||||||||
| Temperature Factor Modeling | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anisotropic B[1][1] | Anisotropic B[1][2] | Anisotropic B[1][3] | Anisotropic B[2][2] | Anisotropic B[2][3] | Anisotropic B[3][3] | |
| RMS Deviations | |
|---|---|
| Key | Refinement Restraint Deviation |
| t_angle_deg | 3.3 |
| t_bond_d | 0.023 |
| t_dihedral_angle_d | |
| t_incorr_chiral_ct | |
| t_pseud_angle | |
| t_trig_c_planes | |
| t_gen_planes | |
| t_it | |
| t_nbd | |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 941 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | 814 |
| Solvent Atoms | 17 |
| Heterogen Atoms | |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| TNT | refinement |














