Crystallization of a complex of cro repressor with a 17 base-pair operator

Richard G. Brennan; Yoshinori Takeda; Jim Kim; Wayne F. Anderson; Brian W. Matthews

doi:10.1016/0022-2836(86)90488-2

Crystallization of a complex of cro repressor with a 17 base-pair operator

Richard G. Brennan^*, Yoshinori Takeda, Jim Kim, Wayne F. Anderson, Brian W. Matthews

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Crystals of the λ cro repressor complexed to a 17 base-pair synthetic binding site related to the O_R3 operator have been obtained. The complex crystallizes in the hexagonal space group P6₂ (or P6₄) with unit cell dimensions a = b = 154.8 A ̊, c = 85.6 A ̊. Preliminary photography reveals that the crystals are stable to X-rays and display measurable reflections to a resolution of about 3.7 Å. The diffraction patterns suggest that the cro-DNA complexes are arranged in an open hexagonal network with the DNA fragments stacked end-to-end. The DNA is in the B-form but appears to be bent or curved into an approximate superhelix.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	115-118
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Molecular Biology
Volume	188
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(86)90488-2
State	Published - Mar 5 1986

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