3.2.1.196 hanging drop vapor diffusion method, using 0.2 M sodium citrate, 47% (v/v) MPD, 4% (v/v) PEG 3350, and HEPES (pH 8.0) buffer 3.2.1.196 hanging drop vapor diffusion method, using 0.2 M sodium citrate, 47% (w/v) 2-methyl-2,4-pentanediol, 4% (w/v) PEG 3350, and HEPES (pH 8.0) buffer 3.2.1.196 to 2.25 A resolution. Structure reveals a monomer consisting of three major domains with high structural similarity to the subunit of TreX, the oligomeric bifunctional glycogen debranching enzyme from Sulfolobus. In the overlapping substrate binding groove, conserved residues Leu270, Asp271, and Pro208 block the cleft, yielding a shorter narrow GlgX cleft compared to that of TreX. Residues 207-213 form a unique helical conformation that is observed in both GlgX and TreX, possibly distinguishing GDEs from isoamylases and pullulanases