@article {2367, title = {Crystallization and preliminary X-ray diffraction analysis of the 16-haem cytochrome of Desulfovibrio gigas}, journal = {Acta Crystallographica Section D-Biological Crystallography}, volume = {60}, year = {2004}, note = {

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}, month = {May}, pages = {968-970}, abstract = {

High-molecular-weight cytochromes (Hmcs) belong to a large family of multihaem cytochromes in sulfate-reducing bacteria. HmcA is the first cytochrome reported to have 16 c-type haems arranged in its polypeptide chain. The function of this cytochrome is still unknown, although it is clear that it belongs to a membrane-bound complex involved in electron transfer from the periplasm to the membrane. HmcA from Desulfovibrio gigas has been purified and successfully crystallized using the hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method. The crystals grew using PEG and zinc acetate as precipitants to maximum dimensions of 0.2 x 0.2 x 0.2 mm in an orthorhombic space group, with unit-cell parameters a = 88.9, b = 90.9, c = 83.7 Angstrom. The crystals diffracted to beyond 2.07 Angstrom and a MAD data set was collected.

}, isbn = {0907-4449}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/s0907444904005621}, author = {Santos-Silva, T. and Diasa, J. M. and Bourenkov, G. and Bartunik, H. and Moura, I. and Romao, M. J.} }