Xenopus laevis IKKβ was expressed in insect cells and purified to homogeneity using Ni-affinity, ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. It was crystallized at 4°C in polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 and K/Na phosphate for the P1 and I4122 crystals, respectively. The structure was determined by multi-wavelength anomalous diffraction (MAD) of the selenomethionyl protein.