The basic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Agkistrodon halys pallas possesses the ability to cause hemolysis in contrast to the other two phospholipase A2 from the same venom. A new form of crystals of this enzyme w...The basic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Agkistrodon halys pallas possesses the ability to cause hemolysis in contrast to the other two phospholipase A2 from the same venom. A new form of crystals of this enzyme was grown. The crystals belong to space group of P212121 with unit cell parameters of a=9. 175nm, b=10.080nm , c=2.287nm.The crystals diffract to high resolution, and are suitable for detailed structural studies. The data were collected up to 0.25nm resolutiorl using synchrotron radiation-imaging plate-Weissenberg camera system. Preliminary analysis reveals the presence of two molecules in the asymmetric uint and the molecule may pack with the smallest dimension approximately parallel to the c axis. The new crystal form is more attractive than the monoclinic one previously reported for crystallographic structure determination as it contains fewermolecules in the asymmetric unit.展开更多
Protein crystal growth is quite important for the determination of protein structureswhich are essential to the understanding of life at molecular level as well as to the development of molecu-lar biotechnology.The mi...Protein crystal growth is quite important for the determination of protein structureswhich are essential to the understanding of life at molecular level as well as to the development of molecu-lar biotechnology.The microgravity environment of space is an ideal place to study the complicated pro-tein crystallization and to grow good-quality protein crystals.A number of crystal-growth experiments of10 different proteins were carried out in August,1992 on the Chinese re-entry satellite FSW-2 in spaceusing a tube crystallization equipment made in China.A total of 25 samples from 6 proteins producedcrystals,and the effects of microgravity on protein crystal growth were observed,especially for an acidicphospholipase A2 and henegg-white lysozyme which gave better crystals in space than earth-grown crys-tals in ground control experiments.The results have shown that the microgravity in space favors the im-provement of the size,perfection,morphology and internal order of the grown protein crytals.展开更多
The second experiment of protein crystallization was performed on domestic re-entry satelliteFSW-2 in 1994-07. The results are superior to the ones of the first mission in 1992: 9 of 10 different proteins were crystal...The second experiment of protein crystallization was performed on domestic re-entry satelliteFSW-2 in 1994-07. The results are superior to the ones of the first mission in 1992: 9 of 10 different proteins were crystallized in space, and 70% of the total 48 samples yielded single crystals. Besides hen egg-white lysozyme which grew high-quality crystals on the first mission, an acidic phospholipase A2(aPLA2) from snake venom and hemoglobin from Anser Indicus produced good-quality crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analyses. The positive effect of microgravity on protein crystal growth is verified again at this time.展开更多
In addition to esterasic activity, phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> （PLA<sub>2</sub>） from snake venom possesses various physiological activities and toxicities, such as hemolysis, anticoagulation...In addition to esterasic activity, phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> （PLA<sub>2</sub>） from snake venom possesses various physiological activities and toxicities, such as hemolysis, anticoagulation, platelet function, presynaptic toxicity, muscular toxicity. It has been found that the venom from Agkistrodon halys Pallas has three homologous PLA<sub>2</sub>, which are quite different from each other in enzymatic activity, presynaptic toxicity, platelet function, hemolysis and anticoagulation. For example, the neutral PLA<sub>2</sub> has strong presynaptic toxicity, but no platelet function. On the contrary, the acidic PLA<sub>2</sub> can inhibit the platelet aggregation,展开更多
文摘The basic phospholipase A2 from the venom of Agkistrodon halys pallas possesses the ability to cause hemolysis in contrast to the other two phospholipase A2 from the same venom. A new form of crystals of this enzyme was grown. The crystals belong to space group of P212121 with unit cell parameters of a=9. 175nm, b=10.080nm , c=2.287nm.The crystals diffract to high resolution, and are suitable for detailed structural studies. The data were collected up to 0.25nm resolutiorl using synchrotron radiation-imaging plate-Weissenberg camera system. Preliminary analysis reveals the presence of two molecules in the asymmetric uint and the molecule may pack with the smallest dimension approximately parallel to the c axis. The new crystal form is more attractive than the monoclinic one previously reported for crystallographic structure determination as it contains fewermolecules in the asymmetric unit.
文摘Protein crystal growth is quite important for the determination of protein structureswhich are essential to the understanding of life at molecular level as well as to the development of molecu-lar biotechnology.The microgravity environment of space is an ideal place to study the complicated pro-tein crystallization and to grow good-quality protein crystals.A number of crystal-growth experiments of10 different proteins were carried out in August,1992 on the Chinese re-entry satellite FSW-2 in spaceusing a tube crystallization equipment made in China.A total of 25 samples from 6 proteins producedcrystals,and the effects of microgravity on protein crystal growth were observed,especially for an acidicphospholipase A2 and henegg-white lysozyme which gave better crystals in space than earth-grown crys-tals in ground control experiments.The results have shown that the microgravity in space favors the im-provement of the size,perfection,morphology and internal order of the grown protein crytals.
基金Project supported by the National Space Application Program.
文摘The second experiment of protein crystallization was performed on domestic re-entry satelliteFSW-2 in 1994-07. The results are superior to the ones of the first mission in 1992: 9 of 10 different proteins were crystallized in space, and 70% of the total 48 samples yielded single crystals. Besides hen egg-white lysozyme which grew high-quality crystals on the first mission, an acidic phospholipase A2(aPLA2) from snake venom and hemoglobin from Anser Indicus produced good-quality crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analyses. The positive effect of microgravity on protein crystal growth is verified again at this time.
文摘In addition to esterasic activity, phospholipase A<sub>2</sub> （PLA<sub>2</sub>） from snake venom possesses various physiological activities and toxicities, such as hemolysis, anticoagulation, platelet function, presynaptic toxicity, muscular toxicity. It has been found that the venom from Agkistrodon halys Pallas has three homologous PLA<sub>2</sub>, which are quite different from each other in enzymatic activity, presynaptic toxicity, platelet function, hemolysis and anticoagulation. For example, the neutral PLA<sub>2</sub> has strong presynaptic toxicity, but no platelet function. On the contrary, the acidic PLA<sub>2</sub> can inhibit the platelet aggregation,
