4he6

Publication Abstract from PubMed

While small organic molecules generally crystallize forming tightly packed lattices with little solvent content, proteins form air-sensitive high-solvent-content crystals. Here, the crystallization and full structure analysis of a novel recombinant 10 kDa protein corresponding to the C-terminal domain of a putative U32 peptidase are reported. The orthorhombic crystal contained only 24.5% solvent and is therefore among the most tightly packed protein lattices ever reported.

Ultratight crystal packing of a 10 kDa protein.,Trillo-Muyo S, Jasilionis A, Domagalski MJ, Chruszcz M, Minor W, Kuisiene N, Arolas JL, Sola M, Gomis-Ruth FX Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2013 Mar;69(Pt 3):464-70. doi:, 10.1107/S0907444912050135. Epub 2013 Feb 16. PMID:23519421^[1]

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