Crystallization and preliminary X-ray investigation of a recombinant outer membrane protein from Neisseria meningitidis

J Mol Biol. 1994 Jan 21;235(3):1154-5. doi: 10.1006/jmbi.1994.1067.

Abstract

A protein constituent of the outer membrane from Neisseria meningitidis (hereafter called P64K) has been crystallized using the hanging drop technique. Crystals are tetragonal with unit cell dimensions a = b = 136.84 A and c = 78.44 A, compatible with a single monomer of 64 kDa in the asymmetric unit. When exposed to high intensity synchrotron radiation, these crystals diffract X-rays to at least 2.9 A resolution, indicating that a high resolution structure analysis is feasible.

MeSH terms

  • Antigens, Bacterial / chemistry
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / ultrastructure*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Neisseria meningitidis / chemistry*
  • Recombinant Proteins

Substances

  • Antigens, Bacterial
  • Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins