title: Crystallization of a soluble form of the Kex1p serine carboxypeptidase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
abstract: A soluble form of the killer factor and prohormone-processing carboxypeptidase, "Kex1 delta p," from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been crystallized in 17-22% poly(enthylene glycol) methyl ether (average M(r) = 5,000), 100 mM ammonium acetate, 5% glycerol, pH 6.5, at 20 degrees C. A native data set (2.8 A resolution) and four derivative data sets (3.0-3.2 A resolution) were collected at the Photon Factory (lambda = 1.0 A). The crystals belong to space group P2(1)2(1)2(1) with a =56.6 A, b = 84.0 A, c = 111.8 A. Freezing a Kex1 delta p crystal has facilitated the collection of a 2.4-A data set using a rotating anode source (lambda = 1.5418 A). Molecular replacement models have been built based on the structures of wheat serine carboxypeptidase (CPDW-II; Liao DI et al., 1992, Biochemistry 31:9796-9812) and yeast carboxypeptidase Y.
authors: Biotechnology Research Institute, NRC, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors: B H
authors: BH
authors: Shilton
authors: Y
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Tessier
authors: D Y
authors: DY
authors: Thomas
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Cygler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002268:Carboxypeptidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003460:Crystallization; D005656:Fungal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007313:Insecta / Q000166:cytology; D017924:Nucleopolyhedroviruses / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D017384:Sequence Deletion; D012995:Solubility
chemical_list: D005656:Fungal Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D002268:Carboxypeptidases; C078874:carboxypeptidase D