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Acoustic vibrations contribute to the diffuse scatter produced by ribosome crystals.

ABSTRACT: The diffuse scattering pattern produced by frozen crystals of the 70S ribosome from Thermus thermophilus is as highly structured as it would be if it resulted entirely from domain-scale motions within these particles. However, the qualitative properties of the scattering pattern suggest that acoustic displacements of the crystal lattice make a major contribution to it.

SUBMITTER: Polikanov YS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4601367 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Acoustic vibrations contribute to the diffuse scatter produced by ribosome crystals.

Polikanov Yury S YS Moore Peter B PB

Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography 20150926 Pt 10

The diffuse scattering pattern produced by frozen crystals of the 70S ribosome from Thermus thermophilus is as highly structured as it would be if it resulted entirely from domain-scale motions within these particles. However, the qualitative properties of the scattering pattern suggest that acoustic displacements of the crystal lattice make a major contribution to it. ...[more]

PMID: 26457426

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