A disulfide polymerized protein crystal.
Quistgaard, E.M.(2014) Chem Commun (Camb) 50: 14995-14997
- PubMed: 25327138 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c4cc07326f
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4W7Y, 4W7Z, 4W80 - PubMed Abstract: 
The vDED coiled coil domain from human BAP29 was crystallized in dimeric and tetrameric forms. For the dimer, a disulfide bond was unexpectedly found to bridge a crystal contact, resulting in complete cross-linking along the c-axis. This indicates that it is in principle possible to design spontaneously polymerizing protein crystals.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, Scheeles väg 2, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden.