title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of the GST-fused human Bri3 N-terminal domain.
abstract: Bri3 is a recently identified proline-rich transmembrane polypeptide up-regulated during TNF-mediated inflammation and immunity. The polyproline-rich N-terminal (residues 1-60) domain of Bri3 was affinity-purified to homogeneity as a glutathione-S-transferase (GST) fusion protein. Crystals were obtained in approximately 3 d by the equilibrium vapour-diffusion method from a solution containing 1.5-2.2 M ammonium sulfate and 0.1 M bis-tris pH 6.0. The crystals belong to space group P4(3)2(1)2, with unit-cell parameters a = b = 91.66, c = 57.53 A. An X-ray data set was collected to 1.6 A resolution using synchrotron radiation, with an Rsym of 0.058 and a completeness of 95.3%. There is one molecule of the fusion protein in the asymmetric unit, which corresponds to approximately 35% solvent content.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada.
authors.forename: Qilu
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Vinay Kumar
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: James Daniel
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Blonde
authors.forename: Zongchao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Jia
mesh_terms: D001483:Base Sequence; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003460:Crystallization; D017931:DNA Primers; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D006801:Humans; D008565:Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000737:chemistry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: C499959:BRI3 protein, human; D017931:DNA Primers; D008565:Membrane Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D005982:Glutathione Transferase