Experiment: 2ELG

The rare crystallographic structure of d(CGCGCG)2: The natural spermidine molecule bound to the minor groove of left-handed Z-DNA d(CGCGCG)2 at 10 degree celsius

X-RAY DIFFRACTION

Starting Model(s)

Initial Refinement Model(s)
Type	Source	Accession Code	Details
experimental model	PDB	1DJ6	PDB ENTRY 1DJ6

Crystallization

Crystalization Experiments
ID	Method	pH	Temperature	Details
1	VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP	7	283	10mM Sodium cacodilate, 1M Magnesium chloride, 100mM spermidine trichloride, 8%MPD, pH 7.0, VAPOR DIFFUSION, SITTING DROP, temperature 283K

Crystal Properties
Matthews coefficient	Solvent content
1.681153	26.83592

Crystal Data

Unit Cell
Length ( Å )	Angle ( ˚ )
a = 17.847	α = 90
b = 30.988	β = 90
c = 44.022	γ = 90

Symmetry
Space Group	P 21 21 21

Diffraction

Diffraction Experiment
ID #	Crystal ID	Scattering Type	Data Collection Temperature	Detector	Detector Type	Details	Collection Date	Monochromator	Protocol
1	1	x-ray	95	CCD	ADSC QUANTUM 210	mirrors	2005-12-15	M	SINGLE WAVELENGTH

Radiation Source
ID #	Source	Type	Wavelength List	Synchrotron Site	Beamline
1	SYNCHROTRON	PHOTON FACTORY BEAMLINE BL-6A	1.000	Photon Factory	BL-6A

Data Collection

Overall
ID #	Resolution (High)	Resolution (Low)	Percent Possible (Observed)	R Merge I (Observed)	R Sym I (Observed)	Net I Over Average Sigma (I)	Redundancy	Number Reflections (All)	Number Reflections (Observed)	Observed Criterion Sigma (F)	Observed Criterion Sigma (I)	B (Isotropic) From Wilson Plot
1	1	25	99.5	0.047	0.057	20.7	4.7		11287	2	2	5.3

Highest Resolution Shell
ID #	Resolution (High)	Resolution (Low)	Percent Possible (All)	Percent Possible (Observed)	R Merge I (Observed)	R-Sym I (Observed)	Mean I Over Sigma (Observed)	Redundancy	Number Unique Reflections (All)
	1		99.5		0.047	0.057	20.7	4.7	11287

Refinement

Statistics
Diffraction ID	Structure Solution Method	Starting model	Resolution (High)	Resolution (Low)	Cut-off Sigma (I)	Cut-off Sigma (F)	Number Reflections (All)	Number Reflections (Observed)	Number Reflections (R-Free)	Percent Reflections (Observed)	R-Factor (All)	R-Factor (Observed)	R-Work (Depositor)	R-Work (DCC)	R-Free (Depositor)	R-Free Selection Details	Mean Isotropic B
X-RAY DIFFRACTION	MOLECULAR REPLACEMENT	PDB ENTRY 1DJ6	1	7	2	2	11287	11232	520	99.5	0.253	0.244	0.232	0.2285	0.247	random	5.8

Temperature Factor Modeling
Anisotropic B[1][1]	Anisotropic B[1][2]	Anisotropic B[1][3]	Anisotropic B[2][2]	Anisotropic B[2][3]	Anisotropic B[3][3]

Non-Hydrogen Atoms Used in Refinement
Non-Hydrogen Atoms	Number
Protein Atoms
Nucleic Acid Atoms	273
Solvent Atoms	201
Heterogen Atoms	36

Software

Software
Software Name	Purpose
ADSC	data collection
MERLOT	phasing
X-PLOR	refinement
MOSFLM	data reduction
SCALA	data scaling