Table 1 Crystallization conditions.

From: Chimeric 14-3-3 proteins for unraveling interactions with intrinsically disordered partners

Chimera

14-3-3σ Clu3 – HSPB6 phosphopeptide*

14-3-3σ Clu3 – Gli1 phosphopeptide**

14-3-3σ Clu3 – StARD1 phosphopeptide**

Topology

bi-directional peptide swap

self-bound

mono-directional peptide swap

bi-directional peptide swap

Designation

pCH1

pCH1X

pCH2

pCH3

Crystallization solution (reservoir)

0.1 M MMT (malate-MES-Tris) pH 4, 25% PEG 1500

0.1 M Na-acetate pH 4.6, 20 mM CaCl2, 30% MPD

0.1 M HEPES pH 7.5, 1 M Na-acetate, 50 mM CdSO4

0.1 M bis-Tris (pH 6.5), 2 M (NH4)2SO4

0.1 M bis-Tris-propane pH 6.5, 0.2 M (NH4)2SO4, 25% PEG 3350

Crystal handling

no cryosolution

no cryosolution (crystallization solution contained 30% MPD)

no cryosolution

cryosolution: 20 mM Tris pH 7.5, 0.1 M bis-Tris pH 6.5, 2.4 M (NH4)2SO4, 150 mM NaCl, 20% glycerol

no cryosolution

Resolution, Å

2.35

2.5–3.3

3.2

3.2

3.9

Protein conc. (mg/ml)

23

23 (seeding)

23

20.6

10.1

Temperature (°C)

20

20

20

20

20

Growth time (days)

8–12

1–4

3–6

8–14

7–10

  1. Prior to crystallization, protein samples were additionally purified by SEC in 25 mM Tris pH 7.0–7.5 with 150 mM NaCl and with either 1 mM dithiothreitol (*) or 3 mM β-mercaptoethanol (**). PEG – polyethylene glycol; MPD – 2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol; MES – 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid; Tris – tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane.