Lessons from crystals grown in the Advanced Protein Crystallisation Facility for conventional crystallisation applied to structural biology(379 views) Vergara A, Lorber B, Sauter C, Giege R, Zagari A
Keywords: Advanced Protein Crystallisation Facility, Crystal Quality, Diffusion, Microgravity, Protein Structure, Collagen, Crustacyanin, Polypeptide, Thaumatin, Correlation Analysis, Crystallization, Orbit, Priority Journal, Review, Statistical Analysis, X Ray Diffraction, Animals, Biological Sciences, Equipment Design, Humans, Protein Conformation, X-Ray Diffraction,
Affiliations: *** IBB - CNR ***
Dipartimento di Chimica, Università di Napoli Federico II, Monte S. Angelo, 80126, Napoli, Italy
Istituto di Biostrutture e Bioimmagini, CNR, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
Département 'Machineries Traductionnelles', Groupe de Cristallogenèse, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire du CNRS, 15 rue René Descartes, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
Dipartimento Delle Scienze Biologiche, Universitá di Napoli Federico II, Via Mezzocannone 16, 80134, Napoli, Italy
D partement 'Machineries Traductionnelles', Groupe de Cristallogen se, Institut de Biologie Mol culaire et Cellulaire du CNRS, 15 rue Ren Descartes, F-67084 Strasbourg, France
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Gavira, J. A., Toh, D., Lopez-Jaramillo, J., Garcia-Ruiz, J. M., Ng, J. D., Ab initio crystallographic structure determination of insulin from protein to electron density without crystal handling (2002) Acta Crystallogr., D Biol. Crystallogr., 58, pp. 1147-1154
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Lessons from crystals grown in the Advanced Protein Crystallisation Facility for conventional crystallisation applied to structural biology