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NATURE PROTOCOLS
卷 4, 期 5, 页码 619-637出版社
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.27
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- NIH [R01 GM24485, P50 GM073210]
- Protein Structure Initiative [U54 GM074929-01]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES [U54GM074929, R01GM024485, P50GM073210] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Protein crystallography is used to generate atomic resolution structures of protein molecules. These structures provide information about biological function, mechanism and interaction of a protein with substrates or effectors including DNA, RNA, cofactors or other small molecules, ions and other proteins. This technique can be applied to membrane proteins resident in the membranes of cells. To accomplish this, membrane proteins first need to be either heterologously expressed or purified from a native source. The protein has to be extracted from the lipid membrane with a mild detergent and purified to a stable, homogeneous population that may then be crystallized. Protein crystals are then used for X-ray diffraction to yield atomic resolution structures of the desired membrane protein target. Below, we present a general protocol for the growth of diffraction quality membrane protein crystals. The process of protein crystallization is highly variable, and obtaining diffraction quality crystals can require weeks to months or even years in some cases.
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