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Title | Qualitative Analyses of Polishing and Precoating FIB Milled Crystals for MicroED. |
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Journal, issue, pages | Structure, Vol. 27, Issue 10, Page 1594-11600.e2, Year 2019 |
Publish date | Oct 1, 2019 |
Authors | Michael W Martynowycz / Wei Zhao / Johan Hattne / Grant J Jensen / Tamir Gonen / |
PubMed Abstract | Microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) leverages the strong interaction between matter and electrons to determine protein structures from vanishingly small crystals. This strong interaction ...Microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) leverages the strong interaction between matter and electrons to determine protein structures from vanishingly small crystals. This strong interaction limits the thickness of crystals that can be investigated by MicroED, mainly due to absorption. Recent studies have demonstrated that focused ion-beam (FIB) milling can thin crystals into ideal-sized lamellae; however, it is not clear how to best apply FIB milling for MicroED. Here, the effects of polishing the lamellae, whereby the last few nanometers are milled away using a low-current gallium beam, are explored in both the platinum-precoated and uncoated samples. Our results suggest that precoating samples with a thin layer of platinum followed by polishing the crystal surfaces prior to data collection consistently led to superior results as indicated by higher signal-to-noise ratio, higher resolution, and better refinement statistics. This study lays the foundation for routine and reproducible methodology for sample preparation in MicroED. |
External links | Structure / PubMed:31422911 / PubMed Central |
Methods | EM (electron crystallography) |
Resolution | 1.79 - 2.59 Å |
Structure data | EMDB-20356, PDB-6pkj: EMDB-20357, PDB-6pkk: EMDB-20358, PDB-6pkl: EMDB-20359, PDB-6pkm: EMDB-20360, PDB-6pkn: EMDB-20361: MicroED structure of proteinase K from a platinum-coated, unpolished, single lamella at 2.07A resolution (#12) EMDB-20362, PDB-6pkp: EMDB-20363, PDB-6pkq: EMDB-20364, PDB-6pkr: EMDB-20365, PDB-6pks: EMDB-20366, PDB-6pkt: |
Chemicals | ChemComp-HOH: |
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Keywords | HYDROLASE |