Crystal structure of the long Rib domain of the LPXTG-anchored surface protein from Limosilactobacillus reuteri

The high-resolution structure of the long Rib domain of the surface protein from Limosilactobacillus reuteri is reported. The data reveal a shared evolution of structural architecture with other modular domains of surface proteins.

Structural and biochemical characterization of the M405S variant of Desulfovibrio vulgaris formate de­hydrogenase

A crystallographic and biochemical study of the M405S variant of D. vulgaris formate dehydrogenase AB is reported in order to clarify the role of Met405 in catalysis in an enzyme that has applications in climate-change mitigation tools.

X-ray crystal structure of a designed rigidified imaging scaffold in the ligand-free conformation

The structure of an imaging scaffold engineered to bind and study therapeutic protein targets has been determined at 3.8 Å resolution. Cargo protein-binding DARPins are positioned within the large solvent channels of an unusually porous crystal lattice, suggesting that it may be possible to soak crystals with small target proteins in order to determine their structures.