title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the organophosphorus hydrolase OPHC2 from Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes.
abstract: Enzymes that are capable of degrading neurotoxic organophosphorus compounds are of increasing interest because of the lack of efficient and clean methods for their removal. Recently, a novel organophosphorus hydrolase belonging to the metallo-β-lactamase superfamily was identified and isolated from the mesophilic bacterium Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes. This enzyme, named OPHC2, is endowed with significant thermal and pH stability, making it an appealing candidate for engineering studies to develop an efficient organophosphorus biodecontaminant. Combined with biochemical studies, structural information will help decipher the catalytic mechanism of organophosphorus hydrolysis by OPHC2 and identify the residues involved in its substrate specificity. Here, the expression, purification, crystallization and X-ray data collection at 2.1 Å resolution of OPHC2 are presented.
authors.affiliation: Aix Marseille Université, URMITE, UM63, CNRS 7278, IRD 198, Inserm 1095, 13005 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Guillaume
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gotthard
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hiblot
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chabrière
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elias
mesh_terms: D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D007700:Kinetics; D011487:Protein Conformation; D044205:Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D043303:Aryldialkylphosphatase