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Electron Crystallography of Soluble and Membrane Proteins

Methods and Protocols

  • Covers the entire range of techniques used in electron crystallography, from protein sample preparation to modeling of conformational changes
  • Features detailed protocols suitable for labs with minimal equipment and subject familiarity and other techniques for the most state-of-the-art facilities
  • Includes key tips and expert implementation advice to ensure successful results
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Biology (MIMB, volume 955)

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Table of contents (30 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. Introduction to Electron Crystallography

    • Werner Kühlbrandt
    Pages 1-16
  3. Practical Aspects in Expression and Purification of Membrane Proteins for Structural Analysis

    • Kutti R. Vinothkumar, Patricia C. Edwards, Joerg Standfuss
    Pages 17-30
  4. Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Membrane Proteins by Reconstitution Through Dialysis

    • Matthew C. Johnson, Tina M. Dreaden, Laura Y. Kim, Frederik Rudolph, Bridgette A. Barry, Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey
    Pages 31-58
  5. Monolayer Two-Dimensional Crystallization of Membrane Proteins

    • Luc Lebeau, Catherine Vénien-Bryan
    Pages 59-71
  6. Screening for Two-Dimensional Crystals by Transmission Electron Microscopy of Negatively Stained Samples

    • Tina M. Dreaden, Maureen Metcalfe, Laura Y. Kim, Matthew C. Johnson, Bridgette A. Barry, Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey
    Pages 73-101
  7. Low Dose Techniques and Cryo-Electron Microscopy

    • Yoshinori Fujiyoshi
    Pages 103-118
  8. Recording High-Resolution Images of Two-Dimensional Crystals of Membrane Proteins

    • Agustin Avila-Sakar, Xueming Li, Shawn Q. Zheng, Yifan Cheng
    Pages 129-152
  9. Image Processing of 2D Crystal Images

    • Marcel Arheit, Daniel Castaño-Díez, Raphaël Thierry, Bryant R. Gipson, Xiangyan Zeng, Henning Stahlberg
    Pages 171-194
  10. Merging of Image Data in Electron Crystallography

    • Marcel Arheit, Daniel Castaño-Diéz, Raphaël Thierry, Priyanka Abeyrathne, Bryant R. Gipson, Henning Stahlberg
    Pages 195-209
  11. High-Throughput Methods for Electron Crystallography

    • David L. Stokes, Iban Ubarretxena-Belandia, Tamir Gonen, Andreas Engel
    Pages 273-296
  12. Automation of Image Processing in Electron Crystallography

    • Marcel Arheit, Daniel Castaño-Díez, Raphaël Thierry, Bryant R. Gipson, Xiangyan Zeng, Henning Stahlberg
    Pages 313-330

About this book

The basic principle of electron crystallography is to calculate a 3D density map by combining the amplitudes obtained from electron diffraction patterns with the experimental phases calculated from images of two-dimensional crystals of membrane or soluble proteins. This technology is very well developed and has produced a number of atomic models of membrane proteins in a lipid environment.  Focused on comprehensive experimental protocols, Electron Crystallography of Soluble and Membrane Proteins: Methods and Protocols covers the entire range of techniques used in electron crystallography, including protein sample preparation, 2D crystallization, and screening in negative stain over electron cryo-microscopy (cryo-EM) and data processing, as well as modeling of conformational changes. Additional chapters provide perspective on past, present, and future challenges as well as complementary methods.  Written for the popular Methods in Molecular Biology™ series, the work contains the kind of detailed descriptions and implementation advice necessary to ensure successful results.

 

Comprehensive and cutting-edge, Electron Crystallography of Soluble and Membrane Proteins: Methods and Protocols serves laboratories new to the methods as well as state-of-the-art facilities pursuing this exciting area of protein science.

Reviews

From the reviews:

“This book contains chapters covering all of the key elements of electron crystallography. … This is definitely a valuable book to have in every laboratory that is actively working in the area of electron crystallography because it provides a great deal of information in one convenient place. It would also be useful for anyone who just wants to get a general understanding about this branch of electron microscopy and structural biology, even without intending to use crystals in their own work.” (Robert Glaeser, Microscopy and Microanalysis, Vol. 19 (3), June, 2013)

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Biology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA

    Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey

  • , Dept. Biochemistry & Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, USA

    Yifan Cheng

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Electron Crystallography of Soluble and Membrane Proteins

  • Book Subtitle: Methods and Protocols

  • Editors: Ingeborg Schmidt-Krey, Yifan Cheng

  • Series Title: Methods in Molecular Biology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-176-9

  • Publisher: Humana Totowa, NJ

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-62703-175-2Published: 07 November 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-5876-4Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-62703-176-9Published: 07 November 2012

  • Series ISSN: 1064-3745

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6029

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 586

  • Topics: Protein Science, Biological Microscopy

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