IYCr crystallization series
Automation is the response to overcoming the crystallization bottleneck in biological crystallography. This review provides a summary of the current methods and technologies applied in automated platforms for the setup of initial and follow-up crystallization experiments.
crystallization communications
EDR1 mediates resistance to biotic and antibiotic insults in A. thaliana. A catalytically inactive form of the catalytic domain was crystallized. The crystals belonged to space group P3221, contained two molecules per asymmetric unit and diffracted to 2.5 Å resolution.
crystallization communications
The chemolithoautotrophic nitrifying thaumarchaeon Ca. Nitrososphaera gargensis with unusual metabolic pathways was enriched by cultivation over six years. A novel α/β-hydrolase was identified, isolated and crystallized for further functional analysis.