Automated high-throughput crystallization of membrane proteins in lipidic cubic phase
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Crystallization screens: compatibility with the lipidic cubic phase for in meso crystallization of membrane proteins.
The in meso method for growing crystals of membrane proteins uses a spontaneously forming lipidic cubic mesophase. The detergent-solubilized protein is dispersed with lipid, typically monoolein, and in so doing the cubic phase self-assembles. A precipitant is added to trigger crystal nucleation and growth. The commercial screen solution series are convenient for use in crystallization trials. T...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seibutsu Butsuri
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0582-4052,1347-4219
DOI: 10.2142/biophys.51.s181