ISSN:
1399-0047
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
The head–tail connector of bacteriophage φ29, an oligomer of gene product 10 (gp10), was crystallized into various forms. The most useful of these were an orthorhombic P22121 form (unit-cell parameters a = 143.0, b = 157.0, c = 245.2 Å), a monoclinic C2 form (a = 160.7, b = 143.6, c = 221.0 Å, β = 97.8°) and another monoclinic C2 form (a = 177.0, b = 169.1, c = 185.2 Å, β = 114.1°). Frozen crystals diffracted to about 3.2 Å resolution. There is one connector per crystallographic asymmetric unit in each case. Rotation functions show the connector to be a dodecamer. Translation functions readily determined the position of the 12-fold axis in each unit cell. The structure is being determined by 12-fold electron-density averaging within each crystal and by averaging between the various crystal forms.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444900009239
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