Research Project
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
In order to reveal the recognition mechanism of the microtubule by motor protein dynein, I have searched the crystallization condition of the mouse dynein stalk domain and could obtain single crystals. I prepared the selenomethionine-substituted protein and collected the diffraction data of the crystals using Synchrotron Radiation (2.8 A resolution). Initial phase are calculated by the multiwavelength anomalous dispersion (MAD) method, I could obtain the partial model of the protein (coiled-coil region). The model revealed that the positions of the methionine, which are calculated by using the anomalous dispersion signal of the selenium, are shifted those of the reported crystal structure.
All 2010 2009 2008
All Journal Article (10 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 10 results) Presentation (2 results)
Acta Cryst F66
Pages: 304-308
Pages: 275-278
Acta Crystallographica Section F F66
Nucleic. Acids Res. 37
Pages: 4787-4798
Acta Cryst F65
Pages: 159-162
Nucleic Acids Research 37
Acta Crystallographica Section F F65
Biochemistry 47
Pages: 10881-10891