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SUBMITTER: Noble AJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6168394 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Noble Alex J AJ Wei Hui H Dandey Venkata P VP Zhang Zhening Z Tan Yong Zi YZ Potter Clinton S CS Carragher Bridget B
Nature methods 20180924 10
Most protein particles prepared in vitreous ice for single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) are adsorbed to air-water or substrate-water interfaces, which can cause the particles to adopt preferred orientations. By using a rapid plunge-freezing robot and nanowire grids, we were able to reduce some of the deleterious effects of the air-water interface by decreasing the dwell time of particles in thin liquid films. We demonstrated this by using single-particle cryo-EM and cryo-electron ...[more]