Crystallization and In Situ Room Temperature Data Collection Using the Crystallization Facility at Harwell and Beamline VMXi, Diamond Light Source

Protocols for robotic protein crystallization using the Crystallization Facility at Harwell and in situ room temperature data collection from crystallization plates at Diamond Light Source beamline VMXi are described. This approach enables high-quality room-temperature crystal structures to be determined from multiple crystals in a straightforward manner and provides very rapid feedback on the results of crystallization trials as well as enabling serial crystallography. The value of room temperature structures in understanding protein structure, ligand binding, and dynamics is becoming increasingly recognized in the structural biology community. This pipeline is accessible to users from all over the world with several available modes of access. Crystallization experiments that are set up can be imaged and viewed remotely with crystals identified automatically using a machine learning tool. Data are measured in a queue-based system with up to 60° rotation datasets from user-selected crystals in a plate. Data from all the crystals within a particular well or sample group are automatically merged using xia2.multiplex with the outputs straightforwardly accessed via a web browser interface.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE - (2024), 205 vom: 08. März

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sandy, James [VerfasserIn]
Mikolajek, Halina [VerfasserIn]
Thompson, Amy J [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-Weatherby, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Hough, Michael A [VerfasserIn]

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Proteins
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Date Completed 26.03.2024

Date Revised 26.03.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3791/65964

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370157001