BioDesign 2024; 12(2): 23-28
Published online June 30, 2024
https://doi.org/10.34184/kssb.2024.12.2.23
© Korean Society for Structural Biology
Zhidan Zhao1,2, Xue Bai1,2, Wanjun Chen1,2, Dan Meng1,2 and Yongbin Xu1,2,*
1Department of Bioengineering, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, Liaoning, China
2Key Laboratory of Biotechnology and Bioresources Utilization of Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Dalian Minzu University, Dalian 116600, Liaoning, China
Correspondence to: yongbinxu@dlnu.edu.cn
Fusobacterium nucleatum (F. nucleatum) is one of the most abundant gram-negative anaerobic bacteria, which has long been found to cause opportunistic infections and has recently been implicated in colorectal cancer (CRC). In F. nucleatum, both the CoA transferases (Fn1856, Fn1857) play a crucial role in the butyrate metabolism pathway. Through investigation, the formation of complexes involves the execution of the functions of Fn1856 and Fn1857. In this study, the Fn1856-Fn1857 complex was successfully co-expressed and purified using Ni-NTA affinity and gel-filtration chromatography and then crystallized. The crystal diffracted to 2.80 Å resolution and belonged to the space group P65, with unit cell parameters of a = 166.518 Å, b = 166.518 Å, and c = 191.377 Å, α = β = 90.00° and γ = 120°. The asymmetric unit contained approximately eight monomers of Fn1856-Fn1857.