[HTML][HTML] An introduction to sample preparation and imaging by cryo-electron microscopy for structural biology

RF Thompson, M Walker, CA Siebert, SP Muench… - Methods, 2016 - Elsevier
Transmission electron microscopy (EM) is a versatile technique that can be used to image
biological specimens ranging from intact eukaryotic cells to individual proteins> 150 kDa …

[PDF][PDF] xia2. multiplex: a multi-crystal data-analysis pipeline

RJ Gildea, J Beilsten-Edmands, D Axford… - … Section D: Structural …, 2022 - journals.iucr.org
In macromolecular crystallography, radiation damage limits the amount of data that can be
collected from a single crystal. It is often necessary to merge data sets from multiple crystals; …

Membrane protein crystallography in the era of modern structural biology

TOC Kwan, D Axford, I Moraes - Biochemical Society …, 2020 - portlandpress.com
The aim of structural biology has been always the study of biological macromolecules
structures and their mechanistic behaviour at molecular level. To achieve its goal, multiple …

[PDF][PDF] VMXi: a fully automated, fully remote, high-flux in situ macromolecular crystallography beamline

J Sanchez-Weatherby, J Sandy… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.iucr.org
VMXi is a new high-flux microfocus macromolecular crystallography beamline at Diamond
Light Source. The beamline, dedicated to fully automated and fully remote data collection of …

High-throughput in situ X-ray screening of and data collection from protein crystals at room temperature and under cryogenic conditions

J Broecker, T Morizumi, WL Ou, V Klingel, A Kuo… - Nature protocols, 2018 - nature.com
Protein crystallography has significantly advanced in recent years, with in situ data
collection, in which crystals are placed in the X-ray beam within their growth medium, being …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive approach to X-ray crystallography for drug discovery at a synchrotron facility—The example of Diamond Light Source

M Mazzorana, EJ Shotton, DR Hall - Drug Discovery Today: Technologies, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Drug discovery relies on quick and reliable MX experiments.•Innovation at
Diamond has increased throughput and quality of crystallographic data.•Diversification of …

[PDF][PDF] Dynamic adaptive X-ray optics. Part II. High-speed piezoelectric bimorph deformable Kirkpatrick–Baez mirrors for rapid variation of the 2D size and shape of X …

SG Alcock, IT Nistea, R Signorato… - Journal of …, 2019 - journals.iucr.org
The tangential curvature of actively bent X-ray mirrors at synchrotron radiation and X-ray free-
electron laser (XFEL) facilities is typically only changed every few hours or even days. This …

[PDF][PDF] In situ crystal data-collection and ligand-screening system at SPring-8

H Okumura, N Sakai, H Murakami… - … Section F: Structural …, 2022 - journals.iucr.org
In situ diffraction data collection using crystallization plates has been utilized for
macromolecules to evaluate crystal quality without requiring additional sample treatment …

A versatile system for high-throughput in situ X-ray screening and data collection of soluble and membrane-protein crystals

J Broecker, V Klingel, WL Ou, AR Balo… - Crystal Growth & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
In recent years, in situ data collection has been a major focus of progress in protein
crystallography. Here, we introduce the Mylar in situ method using Mylar-based sandwich …

Attaining atomic resolution from in situ data collection at room temperature using counter-diffusion-based low-cost microchips

JA Gavira, I Rodriguez-Ruiz… - … Section D: Structural …, 2020 - journals.iucr.org
Sample handling and manipulation for cryoprotection currently remain critical factors in X-
ray structural determination. While several microchips for macromolecular crystallization …