Electron cryomicroscopy of membrane proteins: Specimen preparation for two-dimensional crystals and single particles

Micron

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 107-116

  Schmidt Krey, Ingeborg ^a   Rubinstein, John L ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cryo EM; Electron cryomicroscopy; Electron crystallography; Grid preparation; Membrane protein; Single particle analysis

Indexed keywords

CRYO-EM; ELECTRON CRYOMICROSCOPY; ELECTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; GRID PREPARATION; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SINGLE-PARTICLE ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; CARBON FILMS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DETERGENTS; ELECTRONS; FREEZING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MINERALOGY; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SPECIMEN PREPARATION; SUGAR (SUCROSE); TWO DIMENSIONAL;

PROTEINS;

MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 78649872267     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2010.07.004     Document Type: Review

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