The Crystal Structure of Methyl-CpG Binding Domain of Human MeCP2 in Complex with a Methylated DNA Sequence from BDNF
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP | 6.5 | 290 | 26% PEG2000, 0.2M Ammonium acetate, 0.01M Mg acetate, 0.05M Na cacodylate pH6.5, 0.002M DTT, VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP, temperature 290K |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.21 | 44.33 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 79.71 | α = 90 |
| b = 53.6 | β = 132.1 |
| c = 65.73 | γ = 90 |
| Symmetry | |
|---|---|
| Space Group | C 1 2 1 |
Diffraction
| Diffraction Experiment | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Crystal ID | Scattering Type | Data Collection Temperature | Detector | Detector Type | Details | Collection Date | Monochromator | Protocol | |||||
| 1 | 1 | x-ray | 100 | CCD | MARMOSAIC 225 mm CCD | mirrors | 2006-08-07 | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | |||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | SYNCHROTRON | ESRF BEAMLINE BM14 | 0.97800 | ESRF | BM14 |
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 | 2.5 | 48.795 | 98.5 | 0.075 | 0.075 | 3.1 | 7.1 | 7122 | 7122 | 84.3 | |||||||||
| Highest Resolution Shell | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (All) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | R-Sym I (Observed) | Mean I Over Sigma (Observed) | Redundancy | Number Unique Reflections (All) | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2.5 | 2.64 | 90.7 | 0.377 | 0.377 | 2 | 5.3 | 950 | |||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Cross Validation method | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Number Reflections (All) | Number Reflections (Observed) | Number Reflections (R-Free) | Percent Reflections (Observed) | R-Factor (Observed) | R-Work (Depositor) | R-Work (DCC) | R-Free (Depositor) | R-Free (DCC) | R-Free Selection Details | Mean Isotropic B | ||||
| X-RAY DIFFRACTION | SAD | THROUGHOUT | 2.5 | 23.48 | 7115 | 7115 | 331 | 98.53 | 0.215 | 0.212 | 0.21 | 0.276 | 0.27 | RANDOM | 59.076 | ||||
| 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] | |
| 0.29 | 0.07 | 0.3 | -0.49 | |||
| RMS Deviations | |
|---|---|
| Key | Refinement Restraint Deviation |
| r_dihedral_angle_2_deg | 35.425 |
| r_dihedral_angle_4_deg | 21.077 |
| r_dihedral_angle_3_deg | 20.454 |
| r_dihedral_angle_1_deg | 5.524 |
| r_angle_refined_deg | 1.848 |
| r_scangle_it | 1.579 |
| r_scbond_it | 1.001 |
| r_mcangle_it | 0.898 |
| r_mcbond_it | 0.693 |
| r_nbtor_refined | 0.317 |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 584 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | 816 |
| Solvent Atoms | 47 |
| Heterogen Atoms | |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| MOSFLM | data reduction |
| SCALA | data scaling |
| SOLVE | phasing |
| RESOLVE | phasing |
| REFMAC | refinement |
| PDB_EXTRACT | data extraction |














