2X5V

80 microsecond laue diffraction snapshot from crystals of a photosynthetic reaction centre 3 millisecond following photoactivation.


X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
IDMethodpHTemperatureDetails
1VAPOR DIFFUSION, HANGING DROP8.1MONOOLEIN WAS MIXED WITH 0.1M HEPES PH 8.1, 0.1% LDAO IN 60:40 (W/W) RATIO. THEN THE CUBIC PHASE WAS MIXED WITH 16% JEFFAMINE M600, 1M HEPES PH 8.1, 0.7M AMMONIUM SULFATE, 2.5% 1,2,3-HEPTANETRIOL IN 1 TO 4 RATIO AND EQUILIBRATED UNTIL PHASE SEPARATION OCCURED. THE UPPER LIPIDIC-SPONGE PHASE WAS HARVESTED AND 1UL WAS USED AS A PRECIPITANT SOLUTION TOGETHER WITH 1UL OF 25 MG/ML PROTEIN SOLUTION IN A HANGING-DROP, VAPOUR-DIFFUSION EXPERIMENT.
Crystal Properties
Matthews coefficientSolvent content
3.9668.69

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 85.693α = 90
b = 143.47β = 90
c = 177.998γ = 90
Symmetry
Space GroupP 21 21 2

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #Crystal IDScattering TypeData Collection TemperatureDetectorDetector TypeDetailsCollection DateMonochromatorProtocol
11x-ray293CCDMARRESEARCH2007-09-12LLAUE
Radiation Source
ID #SourceTypeWavelength ListSynchrotron SiteBeamline
1SYNCHROTRONESRF BEAMLINE ID090.8-1.1ESRFID09

Data Collection

Overall
ID #Resolution (High)Resolution (Low)Percent Possible (Observed)R Merge 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
1346.290.60.1810.47.740530243.16
Highest Resolution Shell
ID #Resolution (High)Resolution (Low)Percent Possible (All)Percent Possible (Observed)Mean I Over Sigma (Observed)RedundancyNumber Unique Reflections (All)
133.1474.26.97.7

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction IDStructure Solution MethodCross Validation methodStarting modelResolution (High)Resolution (Low)Number Reflections (Observed)Number Reflections (R-Free)Percent Reflections (Observed)R-Factor (Observed)R-WorkR-FreeR-Free Selection DetailsMean Isotropic B
X-RAY DIFFRACTIONMOLECULAR REPLACEMENTTHROUGHOUTPDB ENTRY 2WJN346.1838478204990.60.278660.276530.3194RANDOM27.619
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]
0.030.09-0.12
RMS Deviations
KeyRefinement Restraint Deviation
r_dihedral_angle_2_deg30.537
r_dihedral_angle_3_deg13.912
r_dihedral_angle_4_deg12.987
r_dihedral_angle_1_deg5.592
r_angle_refined_deg1.786
r_scangle_it0.935
r_angle_other_deg0.859
r_scbond_it0.561
r_mcangle_it0.467
r_mcbond_it0.251
RMS Deviations
KeyRefinement Restraint Deviation
r_dihedral_angle_2_deg30.537
r_dihedral_angle_3_deg13.912
r_dihedral_angle_4_deg12.987
r_dihedral_angle_1_deg5.592
r_angle_refined_deg1.786
r_scangle_it0.935
r_angle_other_deg0.859
r_scbond_it0.561
r_mcangle_it0.467
r_mcbond_it0.251
r_chiral_restr0.056
r_mcbond_other0.029
r_bond_refined_d0.014
r_gen_planes_refined0.005
r_gen_planes_other0.002
r_bond_other_d0.001
r_nbd_refined
r_nbd_other
r_nbtor_refined
r_nbtor_other
r_xyhbond_nbd_refined
r_xyhbond_nbd_other
r_metal_ion_refined
r_metal_ion_other
r_symmetry_vdw_refined
r_symmetry_vdw_other
r_symmetry_hbond_refined
r_symmetry_hbond_other
r_symmetry_metal_ion_refined
r_symmetry_metal_ion_other
r_mcangle_other
r_scbond_other
r_scangle_other
r_long_range_B_refined
r_long_range_B_other
r_rigid_bond_restr
r_sphericity_free
r_sphericity_bonded
Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen AtomsNumber
Protein Atoms9234
Nucleic Acid Atoms
Solvent Atoms2
Heterogen Atoms610

Software

Software
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
Precognitiondata reduction
Epinormdata scaling
PHASERphasing