1L0W

Aspartyl-tRNA synthetase-1 from space-grown crystals


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.01 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.217 

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Literature

Comparative analysis of space-grown and earth-grown crystals of an aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase: space-grown crystals are more useful for structural determination.

Ng, J.D.Sauter, C.Lorber, B.Kirkland, N.Arnez, J.Giege, R.

(2002) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 58: 645-652

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/s0907444902003177
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1L0W

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Protein crystallization under microgravity aims at benefiting from the quasi-absence of convection and sedimentation to favor well ordered crystal nucleation and growth. The dimeric multidomain enzyme aspartyl-tRNA synthetase from Thermus thermophilus has been crystallized within dialysis reactors of the Advanced Protein Crystallization Facility in the laboratory on earth and under microgravity aboard the US Space Shuttle. A strictly comparative crystallographic analysis reveals that the crystals grown in space are superior in every respect to control crystals prepared in otherwise identical conditions on earth. They diffract X-rays more intensely and have a lower mosaicity, facilitating the process of protein structure determination. Indeed, the electron-density map calculated from diffraction data of space-grown crystals contains considerably more detail. The resulting three-dimensional structure model at 2.0 A resolution is more accurate than that produced in parallel using the data originating from earth-grown crystals. The major differences between the structures, including the better defined amino-acid side chains and the higher order of bound water molecules, are emphasized.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Département Mécanismes et Macromolécules de la Synthèse Protéique et Cristallogenèse, UPR 9002, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du CNRS, 15 Rue René Descartes, F-67084 Strasbourg CEDEX, France.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Aspartyl-tRNA synthetase
A, B
580Thermus thermophilusMutation(s): 0 
EC: 6.1.1.12
UniProt
Find proteins for P36419 (Thermus thermophilus)
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Go to UniProtKB:  P36419
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UniProt GroupP36419
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 2.01 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.246 
  • R-Value Work: 0.217 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 62.02α = 90
b = 156.1β = 90
c = 177.98γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
CNSrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CNSphasing

Structure Validation

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2002-03-20
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2008-04-28
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2024-02-14
    Changes: Data collection, Database references