Crystal structure of the Molybdenum-containing nitrogenase from Methanocaldococcus infernus refined to 1.37 A resolution - crystalline form A


X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Starting Model(s)

Initial Refinement Model(s)
TypeSourceAccession CodeDetails
in silico modelAlphaFold 

Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
IDMethodpHTemperatureDetails
1VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP8.5293.15Samples 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 coefficientSolvent content
2.3246.91

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 78.433α = 90
b = 117.18β = 91.48
c = 106.627γ = 90
Symmetry
Space GroupP 1 21 1

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #Crystal IDScattering TypeData Collection TemperatureDetectorDetector TypeDetailsCollection DateMonochromatorProtocol
11x-ray100PIXELDECTRIS EIGER X 16M2022-10-12MSINGLE WAVELENGTH
Radiation Source
ID #SourceTypeWavelength ListSynchrotron SiteBeamline
1SYNCHROTRONSLS BEAMLINE X06SA1.00000SLSX06SA

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)RedundancyNumber Reflections (All)Number Reflections (Observed)Observed Criterion Sigma (F)Observed Criterion Sigma (I)B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot
11.3778.8595.30.0910.0960.0290.99812.310.4273586
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)RedundancyNumber Unique Reflections (All)
11.371.51568.21.1981.2660.4040.6581.99.6

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction IDStructure Solution MethodCross Validation methodResolution (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 DIFFRACTIONMOLECULAR REPLACEMENTFREE R-VALUE1.3721.911.342734571361967.940.12490.12330.12450.15560.1557
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
KeyRefinement Restraint Deviation
f_dihedral_angle_d15.394
f_angle_d1.262
f_chiral_restr0.877
f_plane_restr0.013
f_bond_d0.011
Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen AtomsNumber
Protein Atoms14915
Nucleic Acid Atoms
Solvent Atoms1454
Heterogen Atoms233

Software

Software
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction
autoPROCdata reduction
autoPROCdata scaling
PHASERphasing