Direct observation of protein microcrystals in crystallization buffer by atmospheric scanning electron microscopy

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 10553-10567

  Maruyama, Yuusuke ^a   Ebihara, Tatsuhiko ^a   Nishiyama, Hidetoshi ^b   Konyuba, Yuji ^b   Senda, Miki ^c   Numaga Tomita, Takuro ^d   Senda, Toshiya ^a   Suga, Mitsuo ^b   Sato, Chikara ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b JEOL LTD   (Japan)

^c Japan Biological Informatics Consortium   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

ASEM; clairScope; Crystallization screening; Environmental cell; Micro focus X ray beams; Nano crystal; Protein crystal; TAF I ; X ray crystallography; X ray free electron laser

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; LIPASE B; LYSOZYME; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TAF1B PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; HUMANS; LIPASE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MURAMIDASE; POL1 TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION COMPLEX PROTEINS;

EID: 84877706317     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms130810553     Document Type: Article

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