A survey of protein-protein complex crystallizations.

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr

Structural Immunology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 12441 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20852, USA.

Published: June 2006

A survey of crystallization conditions was carried out for 650 published protein-protein complexes in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) of the Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB). This resulted in the establishment of a Protein Complex Crystallization Database (PCCD) and a set of configuration-space boundaries for protein-complex crystallizations. Overall, polyethylene glycol (PEG) based conditions accounted for 70-80% of all crystallizations, with PEG 3000-4000, 5000-6000 and 8000 being the most frequently used. The median values of PEG concentrations were between 10 and 20% and were inversely correlated with their molecular weights. Ammonium sulfate remained the most favorable salt precipitant, with a median concentration of 1.6 M. The crystallization pH for the vast majority of protein complexes was between 5.0 and 8.0. Overall, the boundaries for the crystallization configuration space of protein complexes appear to be more restricted than those of soluble proteins. This may reflect the limited stability and solubility of protein-protein complexes. Based on statistical analysis of the database, a sparse-matrix and a systematic buffer and pH screen were formulated to best represent the crystallization of protein complexes.

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