GraFix: sample preparation for single-particle electron cryomicroscopy
GraFix: sample preparation for single-particle electron cryomicroscopy
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DOI:
10.1038/nmeth1139
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
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48
通讯作者:
Stark, Holger
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作者:
Kastner, Berthold;Fischer, Niels;Stark, Holger
We developed a method, named GraFix, that considerably improves sample quality for structure determination by single-particle electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-EM). GraFix uses a glycerol gradient centrifugation step in which the complexes are centrifuged into an increasing concentration of a chemical fixation reagent to prevent aggregation and to stabilize individual macromolecules. The method can be used to prepare samples for negative-stain, cryo-negative-stain and, particularly, unstained cryo-EM.