4NYQ

In-vivo crystallisation (midguts of a viviparous cockroach) and structure at 1.2 A resolution of a glycosylated, lipid-binding, lipocalin-like protein

Summary for 4NYQ

• Entry DOI: 10.2210/pdb4nyq/pdb
• Related: 4NYR 4NYS
• Descriptor: Milk protein, beta-D-mannopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose, ... (8 entities in total)
• Functional Keywords: in-vivo crystallization, cockroach, sad phasing, lipocalin, lipocalin fold, fatty acid binding protein, lipid binding protein
• Biological source: Diploptera punctata (Pacific beetle cockroach)
• Total number of polymer chains: 1
• Total formula weight: 20728.45

Authors

Coussens, N.P.,Gallat, F.-X.,Ramaswamy, S.,Yagi, K.,Tobe, S.S.,Stay, B.,Chavas, L.M.G. (deposition date: 2013-12-11, release date: 2014-01-01, Last modification date: 2024-10-30)

Primary citation

Banerjee, S.,Coussens, N.P.,Gallat, F.X.,Sathyanarayanan, N.,Srikanth, J.,Yagi, K.J.,Gray, J.S.,Tobe, S.S.,Stay, B.,Chavas, L.M.,Ramaswamy, S.
Structure of a heterogeneous, glycosylated, lipid-bound, in vivo-grown protein crystal at atomic resolution from the viviparous cockroach Diploptera punctata.
Iucrj, 3:282-293, 2016

PubMed Abstract: Macromolecular crystals for X-ray diffraction studies are typically grown in vitro from pure and homogeneous samples; however, there are examples of protein crystals that have been identified in vivo. Recent developments in micro-crystallography techniques and the advent of X-ray free-electron lasers have allowed the determination of several protein structures from crystals grown in cellulo. Here, an atomic resolution (1.2 Å) crystal structure is reported of heterogeneous milk proteins grown inside a living organism in their functional niche. These in vivo-grown crystals were isolated from the midgut of an embryo within the only known viviparous cockroach, Diploptera punctata. The milk proteins crystallized in space group P1, and a structure was determined by anomalous dispersion from the native S atoms. The data revealed glycosylated proteins that adopt a lipocalin fold, bind lipids and organize to form a tightly packed crystalline lattice. A single crystal is estimated to contain more than three times the energy of an equivalent mass of dairy milk. This unique storage form of nourishment for developing embryos allows access to a constant supply of complete nutrients. Notably, the crystalline cockroach-milk proteins are highly heterogeneous with respect to amino-acid sequence, glycosylation and bound fatty-acid composition. These data present a unique example of protein heterogeneity within a single in vivo-grown crystal of a natural protein in its native environment at atomic resolution.

PubMed: 27437115
DOI: 10.1107/S2052252516008903

Experimental method

X-RAY DIFFRACTION (1.2 Å)