Ruggiero Alessia, Squeglia Flavia, Esposito Carla, Marasco Daniela, Pedone Emilia, Pedone Carlo, Berisio Rita
Institute of Biostructures and Bioimaging, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16. I-80134 Napoli, Italy.
Protein Pept Lett. 2010 Jan;17(1):70-3. doi: 10.2174/092986610789909557.
RipA is an important growth factor of M. tuberculosis. Its depletion produces decreasing bacterial growth and an abnormal phenotype. RipA C-terminal fragment (263-472), containing its predicted catalytic domain has been successfully crystallized using vapor-diffusion methods. The structure has been solved by Multiwavelength Anomalous Dispersion and atomic resolution refinement is in progress.
RipA是结核分枝杆菌的一种重要生长因子。其缺失会导致细菌生长减缓以及异常表型。包含预测催化结构域的RipA C末端片段(263 - 472)已通过气相扩散法成功结晶。该结构已通过多波长反常色散解析,原子分辨率精修正在进行中。