3ZXA

Structure and Assembly of Turnip Crinkle Virus I. X-ray Crystallographic Structure Analysis at 3.2 A Resolution


X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
IDMethodpHTemperatureDetails
17THE METHYL MERCURY ADDUCT WAS OBTAINED BY BRINGING STOCK SOLUTION OF VIRUS (3.5% TCV (W/V) IN 0.01% SODIUM AZIDE,) TO 6 EQUIVALENT METHYL MERCURY/PROTEIN SUBUNIT BY ADDITION OF 15 MILLIMOLAR-METHYL MERCURY NITRATE AND INCUBATING FOR 1 H. CRYSTALLIZATION WAS THEN INITIATED BY ADDITION OF AN APPROXIMATELY EQUAL VOLUME OF SATURATED SODIUM CITRATE (PH 7.0) AND ALLOWED TO PROCEED UNDISTURBED FOR 2 TO 4 MONTHS. THE OPTIMUM CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM CITRATE REQUIRED TO PRODUCE LARGE CRYSTALS VARIED FROM EXPERIMENT TO EXPERIMENT BUT WAS GENERALLY IN THE RANGE 42 TO 46% SATURATED.

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 348.8α = 90
b = 379.1β = 90
c = 397.4γ = 90
Symmetry
Space GroupI 2 2 2

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #Crystal IDScattering TypeData Collection TemperatureDetectorDetector TypeDetailsCollection DateMonochromatorProtocol
11x-ray293FILMKODAK NO-SCREEN X-RAY FILMFRANKS MIRROR OPTICSMSINGLE WAVELENGTH
Radiation Source
ID #SourceTypeWavelength ListSynchrotron SiteBeamline
1ROTATING ANODEELLIOTT GX-61.5418

Data Collection

Overall
ID #Resolution (High)Resolution (Low)Percent Possible (Observed)R Merge I (Observed)Net I Over Average Sigma (I)RedundancyNumber Reflections (All)Number Reflections (Observed)Observed Criterion Sigma (F)Observed Criterion Sigma (I)B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot
13.2100730.182.2310000
Highest Resolution Shell
ID #Resolution (High)Resolution (Low)Percent Possible (All)Percent Possible (Observed)Mean I Over Sigma (Observed)RedundancyNumber Unique Reflections (All)
13.2

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction IDStructure Solution MethodStarting modelResolution (High)Resolution (Low)Number Reflections (Observed)Number Reflections (R-Free)Percent Reflections (Observed)R-WorkR-FreeMean Isotropic B
X-RAY DIFFRACTIONMOLECULAR REPLACEMENTTBSV3.2100680000
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]
Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen AtomsNumber
Protein Atoms2237
Nucleic Acid Atoms
Solvent Atoms
Heterogen Atoms

Software

Software
Software NamePurpose
OPTRONICSdata reduction
DIGITALdata reduction
SCAN12data reduction
HARVARDdata scaling
COMBINEphasing
FFTphasing
BILDERrefinement