Solution x-ray-scattering study on the chaperonin groel from escherichia-coli

Autor: Kaoru Ichimura, Shigeru Matsuzaki, Teikichi Ikura, Yoshihiko Igarashi, Hiroshi Kihara, Kazumoto Kimura, Kunihiro Kuwajima
Rok vydání: 1995
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Zdroj: Biophysical Chemistry. 53:259-266
ISSN: 0301-4622
DOI: 10.1016/0301-4622(94)00107-u
Popis: The molecular architecture of native GroEL has been studied by solution X-ray scattering. The radius of gyration for the native molecule was estimated to be 66.0 A in 50 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM KCl at pH 7.5 and 25°C. The maximum dimension was estimated to be 170 A, based on the pair distance distribution function. A cylindrical structure or two heptameric rings was found to be the best for native GroEL among structures examined by using a multi-sphere model analysis in which the radius of constituent sphere was 6 A. The results of the model analysis show that the radius of GroEL is 68.0 A and the height is 150.7 A. Unexpectedly, the central penetrating hole through GroEL was not confirmed in the best-fit structure.
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