Well-based crystallization of lipidic cubic phase microcrystals for serial X-ray crystallography experiments.

ABSTRACT: Serial crystallography is having an increasing impact on structural biology. This emerging technique opens up new possibilities for studying protein structures at room temperature and investigating structural dynamics using time-resolved X-ray diffraction. A limitation of the method is the intrinsic need for large quantities of well ordered micrometre-sized crystals. Here, a method is presented to screen for conditions that produce microcrystals of membrane proteins in the lipidic cubic phase using a well-based crystallization approach. A key advantage over earlier approaches is that the progress of crystal formation can be easily monitored without interrupting the crystallization process. In addition, the protocol can be scaled up to efficiently produce large quantities of crystals for se

SUBMITTER: Andersson R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6779076 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature