Neutron Crystal Structure of Escherichia coli Dihydrofolate Reductase Bound to the Anti-cancer drug, Methotrexate
NEUTRON DIFFRACTION
Starting Model(s)
| Initial Refinement Model(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Source | Accession Code | Details |
| experimental model | PDB | 3DRC | 3DRC (293 K E. COLI DHFR/MTX X-RAY STRUCTURE, 1.7A RESOLUTION) |
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | 7.5 | 277 | 16% (v/v) Polyethylene Glycol 400, 0.2 M CaCl2, 0.1 M Na-HEPES (pH = 7.5); complex [] = 50 mg/ml, Microbatch under parrafin oil, temperature 277K, pH 7.50 | |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.56 | 52.03 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 93.12 | α = 90 |
| b = 93.12 | β = 90 |
| c = 73.87 | γ = 120 |
| Symmetry | |
|---|---|
| Space Group | P 61 |
Diffraction
| Diffraction Experiment | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Crystal ID | Scattering Type | Data Collection Temperature | Detector | Detector Type | Details | Collection Date | Monochromator | Protocol | |||||
| 1 | 1 | neutron | 293 | AREA DETECTOR | TIME-OF-FLIGHT MULTIWIRE HE3 NEUTRON DETECTOR | 2005-02-15 | L | LAUE | ||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | 0.6-7.0 | ||||
Data Collection
| Overall | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | R Sym I (Observed) | Net I Over Average Sigma (I) | Redundancy | Number Reflections (All) | Number Reflections (Observed) | Observed Criterion Sigma (F) | Observed Criterion Sigma (I) | B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot | |||||||
| 1 | 2.17 | 38.6 | 79.7 | 0.136 | 0.07 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 14213 | 1.5 | ||||||||||
| Highest Resolution Shell | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (All) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R-Sym I (Observed) | Mean I Over Sigma (Observed) | Redundancy | Number Unique Reflections (All) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 2.17 | 2.29 | 63.7 | 0.325 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Cross Validation method | Starting model | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Cut-off Sigma (F) | Number Reflections (All) | Number Reflections (R-Free) | Percent Reflections (Observed) | R-Work (Depositor) | R-Free (Depositor) | R-Free Selection Details | Mean Isotropic B | ||||||
| NEUTRON DIFFRACTION | FOURIER SYNTHESIS | THROUGHOUT | 3DRC (293 K E. COLI DHFR/MTX X-RAY STRUCTURE, 1.7A RESOLUTION) | 2.2 | 6.5 | 3 | 14213 | 702 | 79.7 | 0.233 | RANDOM | ||||||||
| 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] | |
| RMS Deviations | |
|---|---|
| Key | Refinement Restraint Deviation |
| s_zero_chiral_vol | 0.059 |
| s_anti_bump_dis_restr | 0.057 |
| s_non_zero_chiral_vol | 0.052 |
| s_angle_d | 0.048 |
| s_bond_d | 0.046 |
| s_from_restr_planes | 0.016 |
| s_similar_dist | |
| s_rigid_bond_adp_cmpnt | |
| s_similar_adp_cmpnt | |
| s_approx_iso_adps | |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 2516 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | |
| Solvent Atoms | 152 |
| Heterogen Atoms | 66 |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| d*TREK | data scaling |
| SHELXL-97 | model building |
| SHELXL-97 | refinement |
| d*TREK | data reduction |
| CCP4 | data scaling |
| SHELXL-97 | phasing |














