Cubic crystals of chloramphenicol phosphotransferase from Streptomyces venezuelae in complex with chloramphenicol

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 1999 May;55(Pt 5):1086-8. doi: 10.1107/s0907444999003029.

Abstract

Chloramphenicol 3-O-phosphotransferase (CPT) from Streptomyces venezuelae ISP5230, a novel chloramphenicol-inactivating kinase, has been overexpressed and purified using Escherichia coli as the heterologous host. Crystals of CPT in complex with its substrate chloramphenicol (Cm) were obtained which were suitable for X-ray diffraction. The crystals belong to the cubic space group I4132 with unit-cell dimension a = 200.0 A. The initial CPT crystals diffracted to 3.5 A and the diffraction was improved significantly upon adding acetonitrile and Cm to the crystallization drop. The CPT-Cm crystals diffract to at least 2.8 A resolution.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Bacterial Proteins*
  • Chloramphenicol / chemistry*
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Escherichia coli / genetics
  • Escherichia coli / metabolism
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / chemistry*
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / genetics
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor) / isolation & purification
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Streptomyces / enzymology*

Substances

  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Chloramphenicol
  • Phosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)
  • chloramphenicol 3'-O-phosphotransferase