Exploration of parameters in cryo-EM leading to an improved density map of the E. coli ribosome

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 24-32

  LeBarron, Jamie ^a   Grassucci, Robert A ^b   Shaikh, Tanvir R ^a   Baxter, William T ^a   Sengupta, Jayati ^a   Frank, Joachim ^b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Resolution; Ribosome; Single particle reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOURIER ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RIBOSOMES;

EID: 51549117861     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2008.05.007     Document Type: Article

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