Preparation and preliminary study of crystals of the recombinant calcium-regulated photoprotein obelin from the bioluminescent hydroid Obelia longissima Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • Crystals of recombinant obelin, the Ca2+-regulated photoprotein from the marine hydroid Obelia longissima, have been grown from sodium citrate solutions. Crystals grow as hexagonal light-yellow rods (0.1 × 0.1 × 1.0 mm) which diffract to beyond 1.8 Å with synchrotron radiation of 1.0 Å wavelength. The crystals have a primitive hexagonal lattice with unit-cell parameters a = 81.55, c = 86.95 Å. The asymmetric unit contains two molecules. This represents the successful preparation of single crystals of a photoprotein obelin which have promising diffraction properties.

authors

  • Vysotski, Eugene S
  • Liu, Zhi-Jie
  • Rose, John
  • Wang, BC
  • Lee, John

publication date

  • November 1, 1999