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Diffraction data were collected at Southeast Regional Collaborative Access Team (SER-CAT) 22-ID and 22-BM beamlines at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory. The SAXS data was collected on the SIBYLS beamline at the Advance Light Source (ALS), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. We would like to thank the staff at the SIBYLS beamline for their help with remote data collection and processing. We are grateful to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Mass Spectrometry Research and Support Group for help determining the protein domain boundaries. This work was supported by the US National Institute of Health Intramural Research Program; US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (ZIA ES103247 to R. E. S.) and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR, 146626 to M.C.P). Use of the APS was supported by the US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences under Contract No. W-31-109-Eng-38. Use of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) was supported by the Director, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, of the U.S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC02-05CH11231. Additional support for the SIBYLS SAXS beamline comes from the National Institute of Health project MINOS (R01GM105404) and a High-End Instrumentation Grant S10OD018483. We would also like to thank Andrea Moon and Dr. Sara Andres for their critical reading of this manuscript.

1. Recombinant Protein Production and Purification of Nsa 1
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	<li>Nsa1 Expression Plasmid Design and Cloning
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		<li>Obtain or purchase S. cerevisiae genomic DNA.</li>
		<li>PCR amplify the target sequences of Nsa1 (Nsa1FL, residues 1-463) and C-terminal truncated Nsa1 (Nsa1&#916;C, residues 1-434) with appropriate primers using genomic DNA isolated from S. cerevisiae and a melting temperature of approximately 60 &#176;C with an extension time of 1-2 min. The following pr...

Using this protocol, recombinant Nsa1 from S. cerevisiae was generated for structural studies by both X-ray crystallography and SAXS. Nsa1 was well-behaved in solution and crystallized in multiple crystal forms. During the optimization of these crystals, it was discovered that the C-terminus of Nsa1 was sensitive to protease degradation. The high resolution, orthorhombic crystal form could only be duplicated with C-terminal truncation variants of Nsa1, likely because the flexible C-terminus of Nsa1 prevented cry...

Ribosomes are large ribonucleoprotein machines that carry out the essential role of translating mRNA into proteins in all living cells. Ribosomes are composed of two subunits which are produced in a complex process termed ribosome biogenesis1,2,3,4. Eukaryotic ribosome assembly relies on the aid of hundreds of essential ribosomal assembly factors2,3,5. Nsa1 (Nop7 associated 1) is a eukaryotic ribosome assembly factor that is specifically required for the production of the large ribosomal subunit6, and is known as WD-repeat containing 74 (WDR74) in higher organisms7. WDR74 has been shown to be required for blastocyst formation in mice8and the WDR74 promoter is frequently mutated in cancer cells9. However, the function and precise mechanisms of Nsa1/WDR74 in ribosome assembly are still largely unknown. To begin to uncover the role of Nsa1/WDR74 during eukaryotic ribosome maturation, multiple structural analyses were performed, including X-ray crystallography and small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS)10.
X-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, electron microscopy, and SAXS are all important techniques for studying macromolecular structure. Size, shape, availability, and stability of macromolecules influences the structural biology method for which a particular macromolecule will be best suited, however combining multiple techniques through a so-called &#34;hybrid&#34; approach is becoming an increasingly beneficial tool11. In particular X-ray crystallography and SAXS are powerful and complementary methods for structural determination of macromolecules12.
Crystallography provides high-resolution atomic structures ranging from small molecules to large cellular machinery such as the ribosome, and has led to numerous breakthroughs in the understanding of the biological functions of proteins and other macromolecules13. Furthermore, structure-based drug design harnesses the power of crystal structures for molecular docking by computational methods, adding a critical dimension to drug discovery and development14. Despite its broad applicability, flexible and disordered systems are challenging to assess by crystallography since crystal packing can be hindered or electron density maps may be incomplete or of poor quality. Conversely, SAXS is a solution-based and low-resolution structural approach capable of describing flexible systems ranging from disordered loops and termini to intrinsically disordered proteins12,15,16. Considering it is compatible with a broad range of particle sizes12, SAXS can work synergistically with crystallography to expand the range of biological questions that can be addressed by structural studies.
Nsa1 is suitable for a hybrid structural approach because it contains a well-structured WD40 domain followed by a functional, but flexible C-terminus which is not amenable to X-ray crystallography methods. Following is a protocol for the cloning, expression, and purification of S. cerevisiae Nsa1 for hybrid structural determination by X-ray crystallography and SAXS. This protocol can be adapted to study the structures of other proteins that are comprised of a combination of ordered and disordered regions.

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			<td>Molecular Cloning of Nsa1</td>
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			<td></td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr>
			<td>pMBP2 parallel vector</td>
			<td>Sheffield et al, Protein Expression and Purification 15, 34-39 (1999)</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>We used a modified version of pMBP2 which included an N-terminal His-tag (pHMBP)</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>S. cerevisiae genomic DNA</td>
			<td>ATCC</td>
			<td>204508D-5</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Primers for cloning Nsa1</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>SC_Nsa1_FLFw</td>
			<td>IDT</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>CGC CAA AGG CCT 
			ATGAGGTTACTAGTCAGCTGTGT 
			GGATAG</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>SC_Nsa1_FLRv</td>
			<td>IDT</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>AATGCAGCGGCCGCTCAAATTTT 
			GCTTTTCTTACTGGCTTTAGAAGC 
			AGC</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>SC_Nsa1_DeltaCFw</td>
			<td>IDT</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>GGGCGCCATGGGATCCATGAGG 
			TTACTAGTCAGCTGTGTGG</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>SC_Nsa1_DeltaCRv</td>
			<td>IDT</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>GATTCGAAAGCGGCCGCTTAAAC 
			CTTCCTTTTTTGCTTCCC</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Recombinant Protein Production and Purification of Nsa1</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) Star Cells</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>C601003</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>pMBP- NSA1 and various truncations</td>
			<td>Lo et al., 2017</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Selenomethionine</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD12-503B</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>IPTG, Dioxane-Free</td>
			<td>Promega</td>
			<td>V3953</td>
			<td></td>
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		<tr>
			<td>EDTA Free Protease Inhibitor Cocktail</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>4693159001</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Sodium Chloride</td>
			<td>Caledon Laboratory Chemicals</td>
			<td>7560-1-80</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Magnesium Chloride hexahydrate</td>
			<td>Sigma-Aldrich</td>
			<td>M2670</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Tris Buffer, 1 M pH7.5</td>
			<td>KD Medical</td>
			<td>RGF-3340</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
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			<td>Glycerol</td>
			<td>Invitrogen</td>
			<td>15514-029</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>beta-mercaptoethanol</td>
			<td>Sigma</td>
			<td>M6250</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>1M Imidazole, pH 8.0</td>
			<td>Teknova</td>
			<td>I6980-06</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Talon Affinity Resin</td>
			<td>Clonetech</td>
			<td>635503</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Amicon Ultra 15 mL Centrifugal Filter (MWCO 10K)</td>
			<td>Millipore</td>
			<td>UFC901024</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>HiLoad 16/600 Superdex 200 Prep Grade Gel Filtration Column</td>
			<td>GE-Healthcare</td>
			<td>28989335</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>TEV Protease</td>
			<td>Prepared by NIEHS Protein Expression Core</td>
			<td>Expression plasmid provided by NCI (Tropea et al. Methods Mol Biology, 2009)</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>4-15% Mini-PROTEAN TGX Precast Protein Gels</td>
			<td>BioRad</td>
			<td>456-8056</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Crystallization, Proteolytic Screening</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Crystal Screen</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-110</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Crystal Screen 2</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-112</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Salt Rx</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-136</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Index&#160; Screen</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-144</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>PEG/Ion Screen</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-139</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>JCSG+</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD1-37</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Wizard Precipitant Synergy&#160;</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD15-PS-T</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Swissci 96-well 3-drop UVP sitting drop plates</td>
			<td>TTP Labtech</td>
			<td>4150-05823</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>3inch Wide Crystal Clear Sealing Tape</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR4-506</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Proti-Ace Kit</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-429</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>PEG 1500</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD2-100-6</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>PEG 400</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD2-100-3</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>HEPES/sodium hydroxide pH 7.5</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD2-011-</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Sodium Citrate tribasic</td>
			<td>Molecular Dimensions</td>
			<td>MD2-100-127</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>22 mm x 0.22 mm Siliconized Coverslides</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR3-231</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>24 Well Plates with sealant (VDX Plate with Sealant)</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR3-172</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>&#160;18 mM Mounted Nylon Loops (0.05 mm to 0.5 mM)</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR4-945, HR4-947, HR4-970, HR4-971</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Seed Bead Kit</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR2-320</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Magnetic Crystal Caps</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR4-779</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Magnetic Cryo Wand</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR4-729</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Cryogenic Foam Dewar</td>
			<td>Hampton Research</td>
			<td>HR4-673</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Crystal Puck System</td>
			<td>MiTeGen</td>
			<td>M-CP-111-021</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Full Skirt 96 well Clear Plate</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>10011-228</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>AxyMat Sealing Mat</td>
			<td>VWR</td>
			<td>10011-130</td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Equipment</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>UVEX-m</td>
			<td>JAN Scientific, Inc.</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Nanodrop Lite Spectrophotometer</td>
			<td>Thermo-Fisher</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Mosquito Robot</td>
			<td>TTP Labtech</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Software/Websites</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>HKL2000</td>
			<td>Otwinoski and Minor, 1997</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Phenix</td>
			<td>Adams et al., 2010</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Coot</td>
			<td>Emsley et al., 2010</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>ATSAS</td>
			<td>Petoukhov et al., 2012</td>
			<td></td>
			<td>https://www.embl-hamburg.de/biosaxs/atsas-online/</td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Scatter</td>
			<td>Rambo and Tainer, 2013</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>Pymol</td>
			<td>The PyMOL Molecular Graphics System, Version 1.8 Schr&#246;dinger, LLC.</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>BUNCH</td>
			<td>Petoukhov and Svergun, 2005</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>CRYSOL</td>
			<td>Svergun et al, 1995</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>PRIMUS</td>
			<td>Konarev et al, 2003</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
		<tr>
			<td>EOM</td>
			<td>Tria et al, 2015</td>
			<td></td>
			<td></td>
		</tr>
	</tbody>
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combining x-ray crystallography with small angle x-ray scattering to model unstructured regions of nsa1 from s. cerevisiae

Determination of the full-length structure of ribosome assembly factor Nsa1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) is challenging because of the disordered and protease labile C-terminus of the protein. This manuscript describes the methods to purify recombinant Nsa1 from S. cerevisiae for structural analysis by both X-ray crystallography and SAXS. X-ray crystallography was utilized to solve the structure of the well-ordered N-terminal WD40 domain of Nsa1, and then SAXS was used to resolve the structure of the C-terminus of Nsa1 in solution. Solution scattering data was collected from full-length Nsa1 in solution. The theoretical scattering amplitudes were calculated from the high-resolution crystal structure of the WD40 domain, and then a combination of rigid body and ab initio modeling revealed the C-terminus of Nsa1. Through this hybrid approach the quaternary structure of the entire protein was reconstructed. The methods presented here should be generally applicable for the hybrid structural determination of other proteins composed of a mix of structured and unstructured domains.

Nsa1 was PCR amplified from S. cerevisiae genomic DNA and subcloned into a vector containing an N-terminal 6x-Histidine affinity tag followed by MBP and a TEV protease site. Nsa1 was transformed into E. coli BL21(DE3) cells and high yields of protein expression were obtained following induction with IPTG and growth at 25 &#176;C overnight (Figure 1A). Nsa1 was affinity-purified on immobilized cobalt affinity resin, followed by MBP cleavage w...

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Combining X-Ray Crystallography with Small Angle X-Ray Scattering to Model Unstructured Regions of Nsa1 from S. Cerevisiae at JoVE.com

Combining X-Ray Crystallography with Small Angle X-Ray Scattering to Model Unstructured Regions of Nsa1 from S. Cerevisiae

This method describes the cloning, expression, and purification of recombinant Nsa1 for structural determination by X-ray crystallography and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), and is applicable for the hybrid structural analysis of other proteins containing both ordered and disordered domains.

Combining X-Ray Crystallography with Small Angle X-Ray Scattering to Model Unstructured Regions of Nsa1 from S. Cerevisiae

Determination of the full-length structure of ribosome assembly factor Nsa1 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae (S. cerevisiae) is challenging because of the ...

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