X-ray crystal structure of a KirBac potassium channel highlights a mechanism of channel opening at the bundle-crossing gate.
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Starting Model(s)
| Initial Refinement Model(s) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Source | Accession Code | Details |
| experimental model | PDB | 1X6C | PDB ENTRY 1X6C |
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | 10% GLYCEROL, 90 MM HEPES 7.2, 20.0% PEG 400, 5% PEG 4K, 2.5% PEG 8K. | |||
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 4.02 | 69.43 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 106.24 | α = 90 |
| b = 106.24 | β = 90 |
| c = 89.8 | γ = 90 |
| Symmetry | |
|---|---|
| Space Group | P 4 21 2 |
Diffraction
| Diffraction Experiment | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Crystal ID | Scattering Type | Data Collection Temperature | Detector | Detector Type | Details | Collection Date | Monochromator | Protocol | |||||
| 1 | 1 | x-ray | 100 | PIXEL | DECTRIS PILATUS 6M | 2011-02-12 | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | ||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | SYNCHROTRON | DIAMOND BEAMLINE I24 | Diamond | I24 | |
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 | 3.05 | 106.24 | 99.9 | 0.13 | 5.5 | 6.8 | 10293 | 2 | 81.02 | ||||||||||
| Highest Resolution Shell | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (All) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | Mean I Over Sigma (Observed) | Redundancy | Number Unique Reflections (All) | |||||||||||
| 1 | 3.05 | 3.21 | 99.8 | 0.94 | 2 | 6.9 | |||||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Cross Validation method | Starting model | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Cut-off Sigma (F) | 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 | MOLECULAR REPLACEMENT | THROUGHOUT | PDB ENTRY 1X6C | 3.05 | 89.8 | 2 | 10244 | 496 | 99.9 | 0.2222 | 0.2204 | 0.23 | 0.2589 | 0.27 | RANDOM | 54.39 | |||
| 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] | |
| -10.0113 | -10.0113 | 20.0227 | ||||
| RMS Deviations | |
|---|---|
| Key | Refinement Restraint Deviation |
| t_other_torsion | 3.33 |
| t_omega_torsion | 2.76 |
| t_angle_deg | 1.08 |
| t_bond_d | 0.01 |
| t_dihedral_angle_d | |
| t_incorr_chiral_ct | |
| t_pseud_angle | |
| t_trig_c_planes | |
| t_gen_planes | |
| t_it | |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 2185 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | |
| Solvent Atoms | 19 |
| Heterogen Atoms | 7 |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| BUSTER | refinement |
| MOSFLM | data reduction |
| SCALA | data scaling |
| PHASER | phasing |














