[PDF][PDF] Homogeneous batch micro-crystallization of proteins from ammonium sulfate
C Stohrer, S Horrell, S Meier, M Sans… - … Section D: Structural …, 2021 - journals.iucr.org
Acta Crystallographica Section D: Structural Biology, 2021•journals.iucr.org
The emergence of X-ray free-electron lasers has led to the development of serial
macromolecular crystallography techniques, making it possible to study smaller and more
challenging crystal systems and to perform time-resolved studies on fast time scales. For
most of these studies the desired crystal size is limited to a few micrometres, and the
generation of large amounts of nanocrystals or microcrystals of defined size has become a
bottleneck for the wider implementation of these techniques. Despite this, methods to …
macromolecular crystallography techniques, making it possible to study smaller and more
challenging crystal systems and to perform time-resolved studies on fast time scales. For
most of these studies the desired crystal size is limited to a few micrometres, and the
generation of large amounts of nanocrystals or microcrystals of defined size has become a
bottleneck for the wider implementation of these techniques. Despite this, methods to …
The emergence of X-ray free-electron lasers has led to the development of serial macromolecular crystallography techniques, making it possible to study smaller and more challenging crystal systems and to perform time-resolved studies on fast time scales. For most of these studies the desired crystal size is limited to a few micrometres, and the generation of large amounts of nanocrystals or microcrystals of defined size has become a bottleneck for the wider implementation of these techniques. Despite this, methods to reliably generate microcrystals and fine-tune their size have been poorly explored. Working with three different enzymes, l-aspartate α-decarboxylase, copper nitrite reductase and copper amine oxidase, the precipitating properties of ammonium sulfate were exploited to quickly transition from known vapour-diffusion conditions to reproducible, large-scale batch crystallization, circumventing the tedious determination of phase diagrams. Furthermore, the specific ammonium sulfate concentration was used to fine-tune the crystal size and size distribution. Ammonium sulfate is a common precipitant in protein crystallography, making these findings applicable to many crystallization systems to facilitate the production of large amounts of microcrystals for serial macromolecular crystallography experiments.
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