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X-RAY STRUCTURE OF A MONOCLINIC FORM OF HEN EGG-WHITE LYSOZYME CRYSTALLIZED AT 313K. COMPARISON OF TWO INDEPENDENT MOLECULES
Structural highlights
FunctionLYSC_CHICK Lysozymes have primarily a bacteriolytic function; those in tissues and body fluids are associated with the monocyte-macrophage system and enhance the activity of immunoagents. Has bacteriolytic activity against M.luteus.[1] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedA monoclinic crystal of hen egg lysozyme (HEL, E.C. 3.2.1.17) was obtained at 313 K from a 10%(w/v) NaCl solution at pH 7.6 containing 5%(v/v) 1-propanol. Cell dimensions were a = 27.23, b = 63.66, c = 59.12 A and beta = 92.9 degrees, and the space group was P2(1). The unit cell contains four molecules (V(m) = 1.79 A(3) Da(-1)). The structure was solved by the isomorphous replacement method with anomalous scattering followed by phase improvement by the solvent-flattening method. The refinement of the structure was carried out by the simulated-annealing method. The conventional R value was 0.187 for 18 260 reflections [|F(o)| > 3sigma(F)] in the resolution range 10-1.72 A. The r.m.s. deviations from the ideal bond distances and angles were 0.015 A and 3.0 degrees, respectively. The two molecules in the asymmetric unit are related by a translation of half a lattice unit along the a and c axes. The r.m.s. difference of equivalent C(alpha) atoms between the two molecules was 0.64 A and the largest difference was 3.57 A for Gly71. A significant structural change was observed in the regions of residues 45-50, 65-73 and 100-104. The residues 45-50, which connect two beta-strands, are shifted parallel to the beta-sheet plane between the two molecules. The residues 100-104 belong to the substrate-binding site (subsite A) and the high flexibility of this region may be responsible for the binding of the substrate and the release of reaction products. X-ray structure of a monoclinic form of hen egg-white lysozyme crystallized at 313 K. Comparison of two independent molecules.,Harata K Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 1994 May 1;50(Pt 3):250-7. PMID:15299435[2] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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