Enhancement of lysozyme crystallization using DNA as a polymeric additive
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Journal Article
Abstract
This study reports the first experimental evidence of using DNA as a polymeric additive to enhance protein crystallization. Using three kinds of DNA with different molecular weights—calf DNA, salmon DNA, and herring DNA—this study showed an improvement in the success rate of lysozyme crystallization, as compared to control experiments, especially at low lysozyme concentration. The improvement of crystallization is particularly significant in the presence of calf DNA with the highest molecular weight. Calf DNA also speeds up the induction time of lysozyme crystallization and increases the number of crystals per drop. We hypothesized the effect of DNA on protein crystallization may be due to the combination of excluded volume effect, change of water’s surface tension, and the water competition effect. This work confirms predications of the potential use of DNA as a polymeric additive to enhance protein crystallization, potentially applied to systems with limited protein available or difficult to crystallize.
Date Issued
2019-04-01
Date Acceptance
2019-03-26
Citation
Crystals, 2019, 9 (4)
ISSN
2073-4352
Publisher
MDPI AG
Journal / Book Title
Crystals
Volume
9
Issue
4
Copyright Statement
© 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
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Grant Number
EP/N015916/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Crystallography
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Materials Science
lysozyme crystallization
DNA
additive
volume exclusion
PROTEIN CRYSTALLIZATION
HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION
WATER-MOLECULES
FOLDING DNA
ORIGAMI
NUCLEANTS
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
ARTN 186
Date Publish Online
2019-04-01