Acta Crystallographica Section D: Biological Crystallography Volume 65, Part 1 (January 2009) Copyright (c) International Union of Crystallography 2009 ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Issue Author Index][Volume Author Index] * research papers * obituaries * international union of crystallography ----------------------------------------------------------------- research papers ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 1-10 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908029867 ] Features of homotetrameric molecular association in protein crystals U. V. Katre and C. G. Suresh Synopsis: An analysis of the different patterns of subunit association observed in the crystal structures of various homotetrameric proteins is presented. Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 11-17 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908032186 ] Structure of NS1A effector domain from the influenza A/Udorn/72 virus S. Xia, A. F. Monzingo and J. D. Robertus Synopsis: The structure of the effector domain of the influenza protein NS1, a validated antiviral drug target, has been solved in two space groups. PDB references: 3ee9 and 3ee8 Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 18-23 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908035440 ] The Biomolecular Crystallization Database Version 4: expanded content and new features M. Tung and D. T. Gallagher Synopsis: Improvements to the Biomolecular Crystallization Database are described, including new search features and expanded content. A few examples of searches and analysis are given. Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 24-33 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908036524 ] Structures of the multicomponent Rieske non-heme iron toluene 2,3-dioxygenase enzyme system R. Friemann, K. Lee, E. N. Brown, D. T. Gibson, H. Eklund and S. Ramaswamy Synopsis: The crystal structures of the three-component toluene 2,3-dioxygenase system provide a model for electron transfer among bacterial Rieske non-heme iron dioxygenases. PDB references: 3ef6, 3dqy, 3en1 and 3eqq Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 34-40 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908036548 ] Distal histidine conformational flexibility in dehaloperoxidase from Amphitrite ornata Z. Chen, V. de Serrano, L. Betts and S. Franzen Synopsis: The enzyme dehaloperoxidase (DHP) from the terebellid polychaete Amphitrite ornata, which can function as both a hemoglobin and a peroxidase, has been studied. PDB reference: 3dr9 Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 41-48 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908037256 ] Structure of relaxed-state human hemoglobin: insight into ligand uptake, transport and release J. D. Jenkins, F. N. Musayev, R. Danso-Danquah, D. J. Abraham and M. K. Safo Synopsis: The crystal structure of a human carbonmonoxy hemoglobin has been determined at 2.8 AA resolution. The structure, which is in a relaxed conformation, shows rotation of [beta]His63(E7) out of the distal pocket, creating a ligand channel to the solvent. PDB reference: 3d17 Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 49-57 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908037451 ] Sugar-complex structures of the C-half domain of the galactose-binding lectin EW29 from the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris R. Suzuki, A. Kuno, T. Hasegawa, J. Hirabayashi, K. Kasai, M. Momma and Z. Fujimoto Synopsis: Crystal structures of the C-half domain of the galactose-binding lectin EW29 from the earthworm L. terrestris in complex with D-lactose and N-acetyl-D-galactosamine were determined. PDB references: 2zqn and 2zqo Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 58-66 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908039243 ] The structure of the BIR3 domain of cIAP1 in complex with the N-terminal peptides of SMAC and caspase-9 R. Kulathila, B. Vash, D. Sage, S. Cornell-Kennon, K. Wright, J. Koehn, T. Stams, K. Clark and A. Price Synopsis: The X-ray crystal structures of the BIR3 domain of cIAP1 in complex with N-terminal peptides from SMAC and caspase-9 have been determined. The binding affinities of the complexes were determined using the surface plasmon resonance technique. The structures were compared with similar structures of XIAP. PDB references: 3d9t and 3d9u Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 67-73 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908039486 ] Structure of a highly stable mutant of human fibroblast growth factor 1 A. Szlachcic, M. Zakrzewska, D. Krowarsch, V. Os, R. Helland, A. O. Smalaas and J. Otlewski Synopsis: Structural analysis of a highly stable FGF-1 mutant based on 1.70 AA crystal structure reveals three localized conformational changes. PDB reference: 2q9x Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 74-84 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908039292 ] Structural and functional role of water molecules in bovine pancreatic phospholipase A[2]: a data-mining approach S. P. Kanaujia and K. Sekar Synopsis: The water molecules in crystal structures of bovine pancreatic phospholipase A[2] have been investigated in order to identify the invariant water molecules and their possible roles in the structure and function of the enzyme. Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 85-92 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908040195 ] Atomic resolution structure of pseudoazurin from the methylotrophic denitrifying bacterium Hyphomicrobium denitrificans: structural insights into its spectroscopic properties D. Hira, M. Nojiri and S. Suzuki Synopsis: The atomic resolution structure of pseudoazurin from Hyphomicrobium denitrificans demonstrates that its spectroscopic properties are a consequence of its characteristic Cu coordination geometry. PDB reference: 3ef4 Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- obituaries ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Open access] Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 93-95 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908041565 ] Hans C. Freeman (1929-2008) J. M. Guss Synopsis: Obituary for H. C. Freeman. Online 18 December 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------- international union of crystallography ----------------------------------------------------------------- [Open access] Acta Cryst. (2009). D65, 96-100 [ doi:10.1107/S0907444908036482 ] Notes for authors 2009 Online 18 December 2008 -----------------------------------------------------------------