Download MendeleyEfficient in situ screening of and data collection from microcrystals in crystallization plates.
Thompson, A.J., Sanchez-Weatherby, J., Williams, L.J., Mikolajek, H., Sandy, J., Worrall, J.A.R., Hough, M.A.(2024) Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 80: 279-288
- PubMed: 38488731
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S2059798324001955
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
8RGE, 8RGS, 8RGW, 8RGY - PubMed Abstract:
A considerable bottleneck in serial crystallography at XFEL and synchrotron sources is the efficient production of large quantities of homogenous, well diffracting microcrystals. Efficient high-throughput screening of batch-grown microcrystals and the determination of ground-state structures from different conditions is thus of considerable value in the early stages of a project. Here, a highly sample-efficient methodology to measure serial crystallography data from microcrystals by raster scanning within standard in situ 96-well crystallization plates is described. Structures were determined from very small quantities of microcrystal suspension and the results were compared with those from other sample-delivery methods. The analysis of a two-dimensional batch crystallization screen using this method is also described as a useful guide for further optimization and the selection of appropriate conditions for scaling up microcrystallization.
Organizational Affiliation:
Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.
