2INQ

Neutron Crystal Structure of Escherichia coli Dihydrofolate Reductase Bound to the Anti-cancer drug, Methotrexate


NEUTRON DIFFRACTION

Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
IDMethodpHTemperatureDetails
17.527716% (v/v) Polyethylene Glycol 400, 0.2 M CaCl2, 0.1 M Na-HEPES (pH = 7.5); complex [] = 50 mg/ml, Microbatch under parrafin oil, temperature 277K, pH 7.50
Crystal Properties
Matthews coefficientSolvent content
2.5652.03

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 93.12α = 90
b = 93.12β = 90
c = 73.87γ = 120
Symmetry
Space GroupP 61

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #Crystal IDScattering TypeData Collection TemperatureDetectorDetector TypeDetailsCollection DateMonochromatorProtocol
11neutron293AREA DETECTORTIME-OF-FLIGHT MULTIWIRE HE3 NEUTRON DETECTOR2005-02-15LLAUE
Radiation Source
ID #SourceTypeWavelength ListSynchrotron SiteBeamline
10.6-7.0

Data Collection

Overall
ID #Resolution (High)Resolution (Low)Percent Possible (Observed)R Merge I (Observed)R Sym I (Observed)Net I Over Average Sigma (I)RedundancyNumber Reflections (All)Number Reflections (Observed)Observed Criterion Sigma (F)Observed Criterion Sigma (I)B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot
12.1738.679.70.1360.073.72.9142131.5
Highest Resolution Shell
ID #Resolution (High)Resolution (Low)Percent Possible (All)Percent Possible (Observed)R-Sym I (Observed)Mean I Over Sigma (Observed)RedundancyNumber Unique Reflections (All)
12.172.2963.70.3251.71.7

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction IDStructure Solution MethodCross Validation methodStarting modelResolution (High)Resolution (Low)Cut-off Sigma (F)Number Reflections (All)Number Reflections (R-Free)Percent Reflections (Observed)R-WorkR-FreeR-Free Selection DetailsMean Isotropic B
NEUTRON DIFFRACTIONFOURIER SYNTHESISTHROUGHOUT3DRC (293 K E. COLI DHFR/MTX X-RAY STRUCTURE, 1.7A RESOLUTION)2.26.531421370279.70.233RANDOM
Temperature Factor Modeling
Anisotropic B[1][1]Anisotropic B[1][2]Anisotropic B[1][3]Anisotropic B[2][2]Anisotropic B[2][3]Anisotropic B[3][3]
RMS Deviations
KeyRefinement Restraint Deviation
s_zero_chiral_vol0.059
s_anti_bump_dis_restr0.057
s_non_zero_chiral_vol0.052
s_angle_d0.048
s_bond_d0.046
s_from_restr_planes0.016
s_similar_dist
s_rigid_bond_adp_cmpnt
s_similar_adp_cmpnt
s_approx_iso_adps
Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen AtomsNumber
Protein Atoms2516
Nucleic Acid Atoms
Solvent Atoms152
Heterogen Atoms66

Software

Software
Software NamePurpose
d*TREKdata scaling
SHELXL-97model building
SHELXL-97refinement
d*TREKdata reduction
CCP4data scaling
SHELXL-97phasing