Crystal Structure of Tyrosinase from Bacillus megaterium soaked in CuSO4

First structures of an active bacterial tyrosinase reveal copper plasticity.

Crystallization and preliminary x-ray crystallographic analysis of a bacterial tyrosinase from Bacillus megaterium

MSNKYRVRKNVLHLTDTEKRDFVRTVLILKEKGIYDRYIAWHGAAGKFHTPPGSDRNAAHMSSAFLPWHREYLLRFERDL
QSINPEVTLPYWEWETDAQMQDPSQSQIWSADFMGGNGNPIKDFIVDTGPFAAGRWTTIDEQGNPSGGLKRNFGATKEAP
TLPTRDDVLNALKITQYDTPPWDMTSQNSFRNQLEGFINGPQLHNRVHRWVGGQMGVVPTAPNDPVFFLHHANVDRIWAV
WQIIHRNQNYQPMKNGPFGQNFRDPMYPWNTTPEDVMNHRKLGYVYDIELRKSKRSSHHHHHH

PEG 8000, ZnAc, sodium cacodylate, pH 6.1, vapor diffusion, hanging drop, temperature 290K

HYDROGENS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE RIDING POSITIONS

tyrosinase, type3 copper proteins, Bacillus megaterium, oxidoreductase

MSNKYRVRKNVLHLTDTEKRDFVRTVLILKEKGIYDRYIAWHGAAGKFHTPPGSDRNAAHMSSAFLPWHREYLLRFERDL
QSINPEVTLPYWEWETDAQMQDPSQSQIWSADFMGGNGNPIKDFIVDTGPFAAGRWTTIDEQGNPSGGLKRNFGATKEAP
TLPTRDDVLNALKITQYDTPPWDMTSQNSFRNQLEGFINGPQLHNRVHRWVGGQMGVVPTAPNDPVFFLHHANVDRIWAV
WQIIHRNQNYQPMKNGPFGQNFRDPMYPWNTTPEDVMNHRKLGYVYDIELRKSKRSS