Crystal structure of the Molybdenum-containing nitrogenase from Methanocaldococcus infernus refined to 1.37 A resolution - crystalline form A
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP | 8.5 | 293.15 | Samples were centrifuged at 13,000 x g for 3 min to remove macro-aggregates and dust, and crystallised inside an anaerobic chamber (N2/H2 (97:3%) atmosphere, 20 degrees Celsius). Crystallisation was done by the sitting drop method in 96-Well MRC 2-Drop polystyrene Crystallisation Plates (SWISSCI) plate containing 90 uL of crystallisation solution in the reservoir in all cases. Crystals were obtained by mixing 0.7 uL of crystallisation solution with 0.7 uL of protein sample at a concentration of 2.95 mg/mL. The crystallisation solution contained the following: 30 % v/v 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 100 mM Tris pH 8.5, 500 mM Sodium chloride, and 8 % w/v Polyethylene glycol 8,000 (Crystallisation solution of the JBScreen Wizard form Jena Bioscience, Germany). |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.32 | 46.91 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 78.433 | α = 90 |
| b = 117.18 | β = 91.48 |
| c = 106.627 | γ = 90 |
| Symmetry | |
|---|---|
| Space Group | P 1 21 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 | PIXEL | DECTRIS EIGER X 16M | 2022-10-12 | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | ||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | SYNCHROTRON | SLS BEAMLINE X06SA | 1.00000 | SLS | X06SA |
Data Collection
| Overall | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | Rrim I (All) | Rpim I (All) | CC (Half) | 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 | 1.37 | 78.85 | 95.3 | 0.091 | 0.096 | 0.029 | 0.998 | 12.3 | 10.4 | 273586 | |||||||||
| Highest Resolution Shell | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Resolution (High) | Resolution (Low) | Percent Possible (All) | Percent Possible (Observed) | R Merge I (Observed) | Rrim I (All) | Rpim I (All) | CC (Half) | Mean I Over Sigma (Observed) | Redundancy | Number Unique Reflections (All) | ||||||||
| 1 | 1.37 | 1.515 | 68.2 | 1.198 | 1.266 | 0.404 | 0.658 | 1.9 | 9.6 | ||||||||||
Refinement
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diffraction ID | Structure Solution Method | Cross Validation method | 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) | Mean Isotropic B | |||||
| X-RAY DIFFRACTION | MOLECULAR REPLACEMENT | FREE R-VALUE | 1.37 | 21.91 | 1.34 | 273457 | 13619 | 67.94 | 0.1249 | 0.1233 | 0.1245 | 0.1556 | 0.1557 | ||||||
| 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 |
| f_dihedral_angle_d | 15.394 |
| f_angle_d | 1.262 |
| f_chiral_restr | 0.877 |
| f_plane_restr | 0.013 |
| f_bond_d | 0.011 |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 14915 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | |
| Solvent Atoms | 1454 |
| Heterogen Atoms | 233 |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| PHENIX | refinement |
| PDB_EXTRACT | data extraction |
| autoPROC | data reduction |
| autoPROC | data scaling |
| PHASER | phasing |














