The crystal structure of Haloferax volcanii proliferating cell nuclear antigen reveals unique surface charge characteristics due to halophilic adaptation
Winter, J.A., Christofi, P., Morroll, S., Bunting, K.A.(2009) BMC Struct Biol 9: 55-55
- PubMed: 19698123 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-9-55
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3IFV - PubMed Abstract: 
The high intracellular salt concentration required to maintain a halophilic lifestyle poses challenges to haloarchaeal proteins that must stay soluble, stable and functional in this extreme environment. Proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) is a fundamental protein involved in maintaining genome integrity, with roles in both DNA replication and repair. To investigate the halophilic adaptation of such a key protein we have crystallised and solved the structure of Haloferax volcanii PCNA (HvPCNA) to a resolution of 2.0 A.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute of Genetics, University of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK. jody.winter@nottingham.ac.uk