变性链球菌(Streptococcus mutans)是最主要的龋齿致病菌.其中Smu_195c为一个约10ku(86个氨基酸)的蛋白质,序列比对结果显示,它没有包含保守的结构域,功能也是未知的.为揭示其功能,在大肠杆菌BL21(DE3)中表达了N端结合了6个His的编码Smu_195c的DNA片段.通过悬滴法得到了两种不同晶系的晶体.第一种属于空间群P6122或P6522,晶格参数为a=b=62.93A,c=90.63A,λ=120°;第二种属于空间群P41212或P43212,晶格参数为a=b=57.97A,c=103.51A.N端带有His的蛋白质长出的晶体属于第一种,而切掉N端的6个His后的蛋白质长出的晶体两种都有.
Smu_195c is a protein with 86 amino acids in Streptococcus mutans, a primary pathogen for human dental caries. The specific function of Smu_195c is still unknown and there are no conserved domains in it. In order to find out its function, the gene encodes Smu_195c was cloned and expressed in E. coli as N-terminally 6*His tagged recombinant protein. Two crystal forms were obtained by the hanging drop method. Form Ⅰ belongs to space group P6122 or P6522 with the unit cell parameters a = b = 62.93A , c = 90.63 A, γ=120° and form Ⅱ belongs to the space group P41212 or P43212 with the unit cell parameters a =b=57.97 A, c = 103.51 A. Crystals from the protein with His-tag belong to form Ⅰ, however, crystals from the protein without His-tag belong to both.