Self-interaction chromatography as a tool for optimizing conditions for membrane protein crystallization (original) (raw)

Gabrielsen, M., Nagy, L.A., DeLucas, L.J. and Cogdell, R.J. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2119-6607(2010) Self-interaction chromatography as a tool for optimizing conditions for membrane protein crystallization.Acta Crystallographica. Section D: Biological Crystallography, 66(1), pp. 44-50. (doi: 10.1107/S0907444909043972)

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Publisher's URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444909043972

Abstract

The second virial coefficient, or B value, is a measurement of how well a protein interacts with itself in solution. These interactions can lead to protein crystallization or precipitation, depending on their strength, with a narrow range of B values (the `crystallization slot') being known to promote crystallization. A convenient method of determining the B value is by self-interaction chromatography. This paper describes how the light-harvesting complex 1-reaction centre core complex from Allochromatium vinosum yielded single straight-edged crystals after iterative cycles of self-interaction chromatography and crystallization. This process allowed the rapid screening of small molecules and detergents as crystallization additives. Here, a description is given of how self-interaction chromatography has been utilized to improve the crystallization conditions of a membrane protein.

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