Download MendeleyUnexpected Structure for the N-Terminal Domain of Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoprotein E1
El Omari, K., Iourin, O., Kadlec, J., Fearn, R., Hall, D.R., Harlos, K., Grimes, J.M., Stuart, D.I.(2014) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 70: 2197
- PubMed: 25084338
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S139900471401339X
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4UOI - PubMed Abstract:
Single-wavelength anomalous dispersion of S atoms (S-SAD) is an elegant phasing method to determine crystal structures that does not require heavy-atom incorporation or selenomethionine derivatization. Nevertheless, this technique has been limited by the paucity of the signal at the usual X-ray wavelengths, requiring very accurate measurement of the anomalous differences. Here, the data collection and structure solution of the N-terminal domain of the ectodomain of HCV E1 from crystals that diffracted very weakly is reported. By combining the data from 32 crystals, it was possible to solve the sulfur substructure and calculate initial maps at 7 Å resolution, and after density modication and phase extension using a higher resolution native data set to 3.5 Å resolution model building was achievable.
Organizational Affiliation:
Division of Structural Biology, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, University of Oxford, Oxford OX3 7BN, England.
