Three Conformational Snapshots of the Hepatitis C Virus NS3 Helicase Reveal a Ratchet Translocation Mechanism
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | hanging drop | 6.5 | 298 | 10 mM NaF, 0.1 M Bis-Tris pH 5.5, 25 mM TMAO (trimethylamine n-oxide), and 12% (w/v) PEG 400, hanging drop, temperature 298K |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.88 | 57.34 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 116.764 | α = 90 |
| b = 116.764 | β = 90 |
| c = 71.1 | 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 | x-ray | CCD | ADSC QUANTUM 315r | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | ||||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | SYNCHROTRON | NSLS BEAMLINE X29A | 1.0809 | NSLS | X29A |
Data Collection
| Overall | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge 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 | 2.05 | 50 | 97.7 | 0.08 | 34174 | 34174 | |||||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Number Reflections (All) | Number Reflections (Observed) | Number Reflections (R-Free) | Percent Reflections (Observed) | R-Work (Depositor) | R-Work (DCC) | R-Free (Depositor) | R-Free (DCC) | Mean Isotropic B | |||||||
| X-RAY DIFFRACTION | MOLECULAR REPLACEMENT | 2.05 | 50 | 33064 | 33064 | 1659 | 95.1 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.223 | 0.21 | 21.96 | |||||||
| 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] | |
| -1.325 | -2.479 | -1.325 | 2.649 | |||
| RMS Deviations | |
|---|---|
| Key | Refinement Restraint Deviation |
| c_scangle_it | 2.9 |
| c_scbond_it | 2.056 |
| c_mcangle_it | 1.953 |
| c_mcbond_it | 1.293 |
| c_angle_d | 1.212 |
| c_bond_d | 0.006 |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 3280 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | 117 |
| Solvent Atoms | 223 |
| Heterogen Atoms | 32 |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| DENZO | data reduction |
| SCALEPACK | data scaling |
| PHASER | phasing |
| CNS | refinement |
| PDB_EXTRACT | data extraction |














