title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of bacterial cytosine deaminase.
abstract: Cytosine deaminase (CD) is found in prokaryotes and fungi (but not higher eukaryotes) and catalyzes the deamination of cytosine and 5-fluorocytosine to uracil and 5-fluorouracil, respectively. The former activity is an important function within the pyrimidine-salvage pathway, while the latter activity allows the formation of a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent from a non-cytotoxic precursor. Recombinant bacterial CD from Escherichia coli has been subcloned, overexpressed, purified and crystallized for structural analysis. The crystals belong to space group R32, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 109.1, c = 240 A and diffract to at least 1.5 A resolution at a synchrotron X-ray source. There is one enzyme subunit per asymmetric unit and the Matthews coefficient V(M) is 2.8 A(3) Da(-1), corresponding to a solvent content of 56%. Selenomethionine-containing protein has been prepared and crystallized for MAD phasing.
authors.affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle 98109, USA.
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Ireton
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Stoddard
mesh_terms: D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D043525:Cytosine Deaminase; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology*; D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D009700:Nucleoside Deaminases; D043525:Cytosine Deaminase