Two-dimensional crystallization conditions of human leukotriene C4 synthase requiring adjustment of a particularly large combination of specific parameters

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 450-454

  Zhao, G ^a   Johnson, M C ^a   Schnell, J R ^a   Kanaoka, Y ^b   Haase, W ^c   Irikura, D ^b   Lam, B K ^b   Schmidt Krey, I ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOPHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryo EM; Electron crystallography; Eukaryotic; Membrane protein; Structure; Two dimensional crystallization

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; GLYCEROL; LEUKOTRIENE C4 SYNTHASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLIZATION; DETERGENTS; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; SALTS; TEMPERATURE;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 76749150941     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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