In
prokaryotes, Dsb proteins catalyze the formation of native disulfide
bonds through an oxidative folding pathway and are part of the cell
machinery that protects proteins from oxidative stress. Deinococcus radiodurans
is an extremophile which shows unparalleled resistance to ionizing
radiation and oxidative stress. It has a strong mechanism to protect its
proteome from oxidative damage. The genome of Deinococcus
shows the presence of FrnE, a Dsb protein homologue that potentially
provides the bacterium with oxidative stress tolerance. Here,
crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic analysis of FrnE
from D. Radiodurans are reported. Diffraction-quality single
crystals were obtained using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method
with reservoir solution consisting of 100 Mm sodium acetate pH 5.0, 10%
PEG 8000, 15–20% glycerol. Diffraction data were collected on an Agilent
SuperNova system using a microfocus sealed-tube X-ray source. The
crystal diffracted to 1.8 Å resolution at 100 K. The space group of the
crystal was found to be P21221,with unit-cell parameters a= 47.91,b= 62.94, c= 86.75 Å, α=β=γ=90°.
Based on Matthews coefficient analysis, one monomer per asymmetric unit
is present in the crystal, with a solvent content of approximately 45%.