Research Article

Crystal Structure of a Conserved Hypothetical Protein MJ0927 from Methanocaldococcus jannaschii Reveals a Novel Quaternary Assembly in the Nif3 Family

Table 3

Interacting surfaces in MJ0927 and interactions at the intratrimer interface.

Type of contactsMonomer AMonomer BMonomer C
ResidueResidueResidue

Salt bridgesAsp22His204
Lys192Glu191
Lys127Asp194
Asp194Lys127
Glu191Lys192
His204Asp22

Hydrogen bondsTyr188[OH]Glu191[OE1]
Lys127[NZ]Ala193[O]
Lys110[N]Glu211[OE1]
Glu211[OE1]Lys110[N]
Glu191[OE1]Tyr188[OH]