Concentric-flow electrokinetic injector enables serial crystallography of ribosome and photosystem II

Nat Methods. 2016 Jan;13(1):59-62. doi: 10.1038/nmeth.3667. Epub 2015 Nov 30.

Abstract

We describe a concentric-flow electrokinetic injector for efficiently delivering microcrystals for serial femtosecond X-ray crystallography analysis that enables studies of challenging biological systems in their unadulterated mother liquor. We used the injector to analyze microcrystals of Geobacillus stearothermophilus thermolysin (2.2-Å structure), Thermosynechococcus elongatus photosystem II (<3-Å diffraction) and Thermus thermophilus small ribosomal subunit bound to the antibiotic paromomycin at ambient temperature (3.4-Å structure).

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography / methods*
  • Models, Molecular
  • Photosystem II Protein Complex / metabolism*
  • Ribosomes / metabolism*

Substances

  • Photosystem II Protein Complex