[3dem] protein complex crosslinking for EM: GraFix
Harris, Audray (NIH/NCI) [E]
harrisau at mail.nih.gov
Tue Jul 1 06:08:58 PDT 2008
Dear Alexandra:
Kastner et al. (Nat Methods, 2008 Jan:5(1):53-5 have worked on this issue
by using cross-linking coupled with gradient centrifugation to stabilize
complexes for cryo-electron microscopy. The method is termed "GraFix".
I hope this reference helps you.
Audray Harris
Research Fellow
Laboratory of Cell Biology
Biophysics Section and Unit
National Cancer Institute, NIH
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From: 3dem-bounces at ncmir.ucsd.edu on behalf of Alexandra Deaconescu
Sent: Tue 7/1/2008 1:49 AM
To: 3dem at ucsd.edu
Subject: [3dem] protein complex crosslinking for EM
Dear EM enthusiasts:
I am working on a protein complex that appears to dissociate upon
dilution for EM grid preparation. I was therefore thinking of using
some sort of heterobifunctional crosslinker (something other than
glutaraldehyde that would probably generate a big mess) to stabilize
the complex and then purify it by gel filtration. I was wondering if
anyone has and would like to share his/her experiences, or point me
to some good papers where this has been done before...
I would greatly appreciate your help.
Best,
Alexandra
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