Structural analyses of the nucleosome complexes with human testis-specific histone variants, hTh2a and hTh2b.

Th2a and Th2b are the testis-specific histone variants highly expressed during spermatogenesis. Approximately 4% of the genome is retained in nucleosomes in mature human sperm, which is enriched at loci of developmental importance. Our recent studies revealed that the mouse histone variant homologs TH2a and TH2b are involved in reprogramming.

Crystal structure analysis of a hypothetical protein (MJ0366) from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii revealed a novel topological arrangement of the knot fold.

The crystal structure of a hypothetical protein MJ0366, derived from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii was solved at 1.9 Å resolution using synchrotron radiation. MJ0366 was crystallized as a monomer and has knot structural arrangement.

Revelation of endogenously bound Fe(2+) ions in the crystal structure of ferritin from Escherichia coli.

Ferritin is an iron regulatory protein. It is responsible for storage and detoxification of excess iron thereby it regulates iron level in the body. Here we report the crystal structure of ferritin with two endogenously expressed Fe atoms binding in both the sites.

Crystal structure of the single-stranded RNA binding protein HutP from Geobacillus thermodenitrificans.

RNA binding proteins control gene expression by the attenuation/antitermination mechanism. HutP is an RNA binding antitermination protein. It regulates the expression of hut operon when it binds with RNA by modulating the secondary structure of single-stranded hut mRNA.

Ethyl 3-(4-chloro-phen-yl)-2-phenyl-3-(4-phenyl-1,2,3-selena-diazol-5-yl)propano-ate.

In the title compound, C25H21ClN2O2Se, the selena-diazole ring is almost planar [maximum deviation = 0.004 (2) Å], and the adjacent benzene ring is twisted by 50.6 (1)° with respect to this ring.

2-Chloro-1-(2,4,4-trimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetra-hydro-1H-1,5-benzodiazepin-1-yl)ethanone.

In the title compound, C14H19ClN2O, the diazepine ring adopts a boat conformation. The Cl atom of the chloro-acetyl group is trans to the N atom of the diazepine ring. In the crystal, the mol-ecules form chains running along the diagonal of the ac plane through N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

cis-Chlorido(methyl-amine)-bis-(propane-1,3-diamine)-cobalt(III) dichloride monohydrate.

In the title compound, [CoCl(CH5N)(C3H10N2)2]Cl2·H2O, the Co(III) ion has an octa-hedral coordination environment and is surrounded by four N atoms of two propane-1,3-diamine ligands in the equatorial plane, with another N atom of the methylamine ligand and a Cl atom occupying the axial positions. The crystal packing is stabilized by inter-molecular N-H⋯O, N-H⋯Cl, and O-H⋯Cl inter-actions, generating a three-dimensional network.

cis-Chlorido(ethyl-amine)-bis-(propane-1,3-diamine)-cobalt(III) dichloride.

In the title compound, [CoCl(C2H7N)(C3H10N2)2]Cl2, the Co(III) ion has a distorted octa-hedral coordination environment and is surrounded by four N atoms in the equatorial plane, with the other N and Cl atoms occupying the axial positions. The crystal packing is stabilized by N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a layered arrangement parallel to (1-10).