Purification and two-dimensional crystallization of bacterial cytochrome oxidases.
A novel strategy which employes chromatography on an immobilized metal ion has been developed for the purification of bacterial cytochrome c and quinol oxidases. Many bacterial oxidase complexes appear to have a natural affinity to bind to the chelated copper ion. A combination of three different chromatographic principles (anion exchange, metal-affinity and gel filtration) makes an effective tool chest for the preparation of homogeneous and protein-chemically pure bacterial oxidases. These preparations have been used for two-dimensional crystallization. Until now, crystals have been obtained using the Paracococcus denitrificans and Rhodobacter sphaeroides cytochrome aa3 and the Escherichia coli cytochrome bo. The crystals diffract to approximately 2.5 nm in negative stain and have potential for further structural studies.
European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
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D001419:Bacteria / Q000201:enzymology*; D003460:Crystallization; D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D003580:Cytochromes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; D010231:Paracoccus denitrificans / Q000201:enzymology; D012242:Rhodobacter sphaeroides / Q000201:enzymology
D003573:Cytochrome b Group; D003580:Cytochromes; D029968:Escherichia coli Proteins; C017168:cytochrome bo, E coli; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV