Structural Studies on Toxins and Virulence Factors of Yersinia pestis

Abstract

In this first annual report we present our progress on two different areas, protein production and crystallization. We are working on expression and purification of Yop proteins and their complexes. In the first year we learnt reasons why some of the Yop proteins are not crystallizing. We are using a novel approach of making complexes with synthetic peptides or partner proteins to overcome this problem. In the case of LcrV, we are using the inherent property of LcrV forming a coiled coil complex with LcrG to crystallize the complex.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA426839

Entities

People

  • Subramanyam Swaminathan

Organizations

  • Brookhaven National Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Amino Acids
  • Biological Toxins
  • Biomedical Research
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Crystal Structure
  • Crystallization
  • Crystals
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Immune System
  • New York
  • Peptides
  • Proteins
  • Substrates
  • Three Dimensional
  • Virulence

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Systems Analysis and Design