Crystal structure of Apo Cysteinyl-tRNA synthetase (CysRS) from Plasmodium falciparum (Orthrhombic P form)
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
Crystallization
| Crystalization Experiments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID | Method | pH | Temperature | Details |
| 1 | VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP | 6.9 | 291 | Berkeley D7: 100mM potassium phosphate dibasic, 100 mM potassium chloride, 30% PEG 3350. PlfaA.00133.a.A3.PS38777 at 12.3 mg/mL. 4mM ATP added to the protein prior to screening but ligand is not bound likely due to high phosphate concentration in the crystallant. plate 20147 D7 drop 1 , Puck: PSL-0309, Cryo: direct |
| Crystal Properties | |
|---|---|
| Matthews coefficient | Solvent content |
| 2.42 | 49.14 |
Crystal Data
| Unit Cell | |
|---|---|
| Length ( Å ) | Angle ( ˚ ) |
| a = 63.874 | α = 90 |
| b = 104.024 | β = 90 |
| c = 158.805 | γ = 90 |
| Symmetry | |
|---|---|
| Space Group | P 21 21 21 |
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 EIGER2 XE 9M | 2025-07-26 | M | SINGLE WAVELENGTH | ||||||
| Radiation Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ID # | Source | Type | Wavelength List | Synchrotron Site | Beamline |
| 1 | SYNCHROTRON | NSLS-II BEAMLINE 19-ID | 0.9786 | NSLS-II | 19-ID |
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 | 3.06 | 49.77 | 99.9 | 0.109 | 0.114 | 0.031 | 0.999 | 16.7 | 13.1 | 20666 | |||||||||
| 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 | 3.06 | 3.14 | 99.9 | 2.163 | 2.249 | 0.611 | 0.767 | 13.4 | |||||||||||
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 | 3.06 | 49.77 | 1.34 | 20574 | 1041 | 99.75 | 0.2315 | 0.2285 | 0.2273 | 0.2876 | 0.2829 | ||||||
| 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 | 13.523 |
| f_angle_d | 0.791 |
| f_chiral_restr | 0.052 |
| f_plane_restr | 0.006 |
| f_bond_d | 0.004 |
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement | |
|---|---|
| Non-Hydrogen Atoms | Number |
| Protein Atoms | 6521 |
| Nucleic Acid Atoms | |
| Solvent Atoms | |
| Heterogen Atoms | 2 |
Software
| Software | |
|---|---|
| Software Name | Purpose |
| PHENIX | refinement |
| Aimless | data scaling |
| XDS | data reduction |
| PHASER | phasing |
| PDB_EXTRACT | data extraction |














