Purification, crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of adenosine triphosphate sulfurylase (ATPS) from the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774

Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2008 Jul 1;64(Pt 7):593-5. doi: 10.1107/S1744309108008816. Epub 2008 Jun 7.

Abstract

Native zinc/cobalt-containing ATP sulfurylase (ATPS; EC 2.7.7.4; MgATP:sulfate adenylyltransferase) from Desulfovibrio desulfuricans ATCC 27774 was purified to homogeneity and crystallized. The orthorhombic crystals diffracted to beyond 2.5 A resolution and the X-ray data collected should allow the determination of the structure of the zinc-bound form of this ATPS. Although previous biochemical studies of this protein indicated the presence of a homotrimer in solution, a dimer was found in the asymmetric unit. Elucidation of this structure will permit a better understanding of the role of the metal in the activity and stability of this family of enzymes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins / chemistry*
  • Bacterial Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Cobalt / chemistry
  • Crystallization
  • Desulfovibrio desulfuricans / enzymology*
  • Enzyme Activation / physiology
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Sulfate Adenylyltransferase / chemistry*
  • Sulfate Adenylyltransferase / isolation & purification
  • Sulfates / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction*
  • Zinc / chemistry

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Sulfates
  • Cobalt
  • Sulfate Adenylyltransferase
  • Zinc