Three-dimensional structure of a Streptomyces sviceus GNAT acetyltransferase with similarity to the C-terminal domain of the human GH84 O-GlcNAcase

The crystal structure of a bacterial acetyltransferase with 27% sequence identity to the C-terminal domain of human O-GlcNAcase has been solved at 1.5 Å resolution. This S. sviceus protein is compared with known GCN5-related acetyltransferases, adding to the diversity observed in this superfamily.

Analysis of an industrial production suspension of Bacillus lentus subtilisin crystals by powder diffraction: a powerful quality-control tool

A combination of powder diffraction and macromolecular crystallography demonstrated the presence of at least three different crystal forms of B. lentus subtilisin in a suspension from a large-scale industrial production. The application of powder diffraction is a powerful tool for quality control in enzyme production.

Structure of the virulence-associated protein VapD from the intracellular pathogen Rhodococcus equi

VapD is one of a set of highly homologous virulence-associated proteins from the multi-host pathogen Rhodococcus equi. The crystal structure reveals an eight-stranded β-barrel with a novel fold and a glycine rich `bald' surface.