| X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
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290 |
Crystals of PfAMA1-3D7 were obtained by mixing 1.2 micro-L of protein and 1.2 micro-L of reservoir buffer containing 12% PEG 3350, 0.1M Hepes pH 7 and 10% propanol-2. The final protein concentration was 3.5 mg/ml. Before mounting, 1 micro-L of a 20mM solution of a small molecule NCGC00015280 (demonstrated as inhibiting the AMA1-RON2 interaction and referenced as B43 in the PDB), was dissolved in DMSO and half diluted with the reservoir buffer, then added to the drop containing the crystals. Cryo-protecting buffer for the PfAMA1-3D7 crystals consisted of 90% of reservoir buffer containing 20% PEG 3350, 0.1M Hepes pH 7 and 10% propanol-2 supplemented with 10% glycerol, and 10% of a 20mM solution of B43. |