Cloning, purification, crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of SecA from Enterococcus faecalis

Winfried Meining, Johannes Scheuring, Markus Fischer, Sevil Weinkauf

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Abstract

The gene coding for SecA from Enterococcus faecalis was cloned and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. In this protein, the lysine at position 6 was replaced by an asparagine in order to reduce sensitivity towards proteases. The modified protein was purified and crystallized. Crystals diffracting to 2.4 Å resolution were obtained using the vapour-diffusion technique. The crystals belong to the monoclinic space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 203.4, b = 49.8, c = 100.8 Å, α = γ = 90.0, β = 119.1°. A selenomethionine derivative was prepared and is currently being tested in crystallization trials.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)583-585
Number of pages3
JournalActa Crystallographica Section F: Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications
Volume62
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2006

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