Monellin (MNEI) at 1.15 A resolution.

ABSTRACT: The X-ray crystal structure of a single-chain monellin protein (MNEI) has been determined at 1.15 A resolution. The model was refined to convergence employing anisotropic displacement parameters and riding H atoms to produce a final model with R(work) and R(free) values of 0.132 and 0.162, respectively. The crystal contains a single MNEI protein in the asymmetric unit and unusually lacks the dimer interface observed in all previous crystal structures of monellin and its single-chain derivatives. The high resolution allowed a more detailed view of MNEI than previously possible, with 38 of the 96 residues modelled with alternative side-chain conformations, including four core residues Thr12, Cys41, Leu62 and Ile75. Four stably bound negative ions were also located, providing new insight into

SUBMITTER: Hobbs JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2330190 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature