crystallization communications
Bacterial selenocysteine tRNA was crystallized as the heterologous complex with archaeal seryl-tRNA synthetase. X-ray diffraction was improved by introducing point mutations and heavy-atom labeling, and a 3.2 Å diffraction data set for phase determination was obtained from a platinum-labeled crystal.
crystallization communications
The bacterial selenocysteine synthase SelA from Aquifex aeolicus was crystallized and the diffraction resolution was improved by lysine-residue methylation, truncation of N-terminal region (ΔN), and Lys-to-Ala point mutations. Phases were determined by using a selenomethionine-substituted crystal of the ΔN mutant.