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Perrett S, Chatrchyan V, Buckup T, van Thor JJ. Application of density matrix Wigner transforms for ultrafast macromolecular and chemical x-ray crystallography. J Chem Phys 2024; 160:100901. [PMID: 38456527 DOI: 10.1063/5.0188888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Time-Resolved Serial Femtosecond Crystallography (TR-SFX) conducted at X-ray Free Electron Lasers (XFELs) has become a powerful tool for capturing macromolecular structural movies of light-initiated processes. As the capabilities of XFELs advance, we anticipate that a new range of coherent control and structural Raman measurements will become achievable. Shorter optical and x-ray pulse durations and increasingly more exotic pulse regimes are becoming available at free electron lasers. Moreover, with high repetition enabled by the superconducting technology of European XFEL (EuXFEL) and Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS-II) , it will be possible to improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the light-induced differences, allowing for the observation of vibronic motion on the sub-Angstrom level. To predict and assign this coherent motion, which is measurable with a structural technique, new theoretical approaches must be developed. In this paper, we present a theoretical density matrix approach to model the various population and coherent dynamics of a system, which considers molecular system parameters and excitation conditions. We emphasize the use of the Wigner transform of the time-dependent density matrix, which provides a phase space representation that can be directly compared to the experimental positional displacements measured in a TR-SFX experiment. Here, we extend the results from simple models to include more realistic schemes that include large relaxation terms. We explore a variety of pulse schemes using multiple model systems using realistic parameters. An open-source software package is provided to perform the density matrix simulation and Wigner transformations. The open-source software allows us to define any arbitrary level schemes as well as any arbitrary electric field in the interaction Hamiltonian.
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- Samuel Perrett
- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Physikalisch Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Stubbs J, Hornsey T, Hanrahan N, Esteban LB, Bolton R, Malý M, Basu S, Orlans J, de Sanctis D, Shim JU, Shaw Stewart PD, Orville AM, Tews I, West J. Droplet microfluidics for time-resolved serial crystallography. IUCRJ 2024; 11:237-248. [PMID: 38446456 PMCID: PMC10916287 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252524001799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Serial crystallography requires large numbers of microcrystals and robust strategies to rapidly apply substrates to initiate reactions in time-resolved studies. Here, we report the use of droplet miniaturization for the controlled production of uniform crystals, providing an avenue for controlled substrate addition and synchronous reaction initiation. The approach was evaluated using two enzymatic systems, yielding 3 µm crystals of lysozyme and 2 µm crystals of Pdx1, an Arabidopsis enzyme involved in vitamin B6 biosynthesis. A seeding strategy was used to overcome the improbability of Pdx1 nucleation occurring with diminishing droplet volumes. Convection within droplets was exploited for rapid crystal mixing with ligands. Mixing times of <2 ms were achieved. Droplet microfluidics for crystal size engineering and rapid micromixing can be utilized to advance time-resolved serial crystallography.
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- Jack Stubbs
- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Universitat Carlemany, Avenida Verge de Canolich, 47, Sant Julia de Loria, Principat d’Andorra AD600, Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Grenoble Outstation, 71 Avenue des Martyrs, CS 90181, Grenoble 38042, Cedex 9, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38042, Cedex 9, France
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF), 71 Avenue des Martyrs, Grenoble 38042, Cedex 9, France
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- Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
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- Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0DE, United Kingdom
- Research Complex at Harwell, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0FA, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Life Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
- Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, United Kingdom
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Nam KH. Guide to serial synchrotron crystallography. Curr Res Struct Biol 2024; 7:100131. [PMID: 38371325 PMCID: PMC10869752 DOI: 10.1016/j.crstbi.2024.100131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/20/2024] Open
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Serial crystallography (SX) is an emerging technique that can be used to determine the noncryogenic crystal structure of macromolecules while minimizing radiation damage. Applying SX using pump-probe or mix-and-inject techniques enables the observation of time-resolved molecular reactions and dynamics in macromolecules. After the successful demonstration of the SX experimental technique with structure determination in serial femtosecond crystallography using an X-ray free electron laser, this method was adapted to the synchrotron, leading to the development of serial synchrotron crystallography (SSX). SSX offers new opportunities for researchers to leverage SX techniques, contributing to the advancement of structural biology and offering a deeper understanding of the structure and function of macromolecules. This review covers the background and advantages of SSX and its experimental approach. It also discusses important considerations when conducting SSX experiments.
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- Ki Hyun Nam
- College of General Education, Kookmin University, Seoul, 02707, Republic of Korea
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Berkes A, Kleine-Doepke S, Leimkohl JP, Schikora H, Mehrabi P, Tellkamp F, Schulz EC. An electropneumatic cleaning device for piezo-actuator-driven picolitre-droplet dispensers. J Appl Crystallogr 2024; 57:209-214. [PMID: 38322725 PMCID: PMC10840313 DOI: 10.1107/s1600576723009573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/08/2024] Open
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Recently, we introduced the liquid application method for time-resolved analyses (LAMA). The time-consuming cleaning cycles required for the substrate solution exchange and storage of the sensitive droplet-dispenser nozzles present practical challenges. In this work, a dispenser cleaning system for the semi-automated cleaning of the piezo-actuator-driven picolitre-droplet dispensers required for LAMA is introduced to streamline typical workflows.
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- Alexander Berkes
- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
- Max-Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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Mendez D, Holton JM, Lyubimov AY, Hollatz S, Mathews II, Cichosz A, Martirosyan V, Zeng T, Stofer R, Liu R, Song J, McPhillips S, Soltis M, Cohen AE. Deep residual networks for crystallography trained on synthetic data. Acta Crystallogr D Struct Biol 2024; 80:26-43. [PMID: 38164955 PMCID: PMC10833344 DOI: 10.1107/s2059798323010586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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The use of artificial intelligence to process diffraction images is challenged by the need to assemble large and precisely designed training data sets. To address this, a codebase called Resonet was developed for synthesizing diffraction data and training residual neural networks on these data. Here, two per-pattern capabilities of Resonet are demonstrated: (i) interpretation of crystal resolution and (ii) identification of overlapping lattices. Resonet was tested across a compilation of diffraction images from synchrotron experiments and X-ray free-electron laser experiments. Crucially, these models readily execute on graphics processing units and can thus significantly outperform conventional algorithms. While Resonet is currently utilized to provide real-time feedback for macromolecular crystallography users at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, its simple Python-based interface makes it easy to embed in other processing frameworks. This work highlights the utility of physics-based simulation for training deep neural networks and lays the groundwork for the development of additional models to enhance diffraction collection and analysis.
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- Derek Mendez
- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Mathematics, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Department of Statistics and Applied Probability, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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Maestre-Reyna M, Wang PH, Nango E, Hosokawa Y, Saft M, Furrer A, Yang CH, Gusti Ngurah Putu EP, Wu WJ, Emmerich HJ, Caramello N, Franz-Badur S, Yang C, Engilberge S, Wranik M, Glover HL, Weinert T, Wu HY, Lee CC, Huang WC, Huang KF, Chang YK, Liao JH, Weng JH, Gad W, Chang CW, Pang AH, Yang KC, Lin WT, Chang YC, Gashi D, Beale E, Ozerov D, Nass K, Knopp G, Johnson PJM, Cirelli C, Milne C, Bacellar C, Sugahara M, Owada S, Joti Y, Yamashita A, Tanaka R, Tanaka T, Luo F, Tono K, Zarzycka W, Müller P, Alahmad MA, Bezold F, Fuchs V, Gnau P, Kiontke S, Korf L, Reithofer V, Rosner CJ, Seiler EM, Watad M, Werel L, Spadaccini R, Yamamoto J, Iwata S, Zhong D, Standfuss J, Royant A, Bessho Y, Essen LO, Tsai MD. Visualizing the DNA repair process by a photolyase at atomic resolution. Science 2023; 382:eadd7795. [PMID: 38033054 DOI: 10.1126/science.add7795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
Photolyases, a ubiquitous class of flavoproteins, use blue light to repair DNA photolesions. In this work, we determined the structural mechanism of the photolyase-catalyzed repair of a cyclobutane pyrimidine dimer (CPD) lesion using time-resolved serial femtosecond crystallography (TR-SFX). We obtained 18 snapshots that show time-dependent changes in four reaction loci. We used these results to create a movie that depicts the repair of CPD lesions in the picosecond-to-nanosecond range, followed by the recovery of the enzymatic moieties involved in catalysis, completing the formation of the fully reduced enzyme-product complex at 500 nanoseconds. Finally, back-flip intermediates of the thymine bases to reanneal the DNA were captured at 25 to 200 microseconds. Our data cover the complete molecular mechanism of a photolyase and, importantly, its chemistry and enzymatic catalysis at work across a wide timescale and at atomic resolution.
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- Manuel Maestre-Reyna
- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
- Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universität Hamburg, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 38044 Grenoble, France
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5198, Japan
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell (I2BC), 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
- Dipartimento di Scienze e tecnologie, Universita degli studi del Sannio, Benevento, Italy
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- Division of Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University, 1-3 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka 560-8531, Japan
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- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
- Department of Cell Biology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Yoshidakonoe-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
- Center for Ultrafast Science and Technology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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- Paul Scherrer Institute, Forschungstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
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- European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, 38043 Grenoble, France
- Université Grenoble Alpes, CNRS, CEA, Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS), 38044 Grenoble, France
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- RIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein Strasse 4, Marburg 35032, Germany
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- Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, 128 Academia Rd. Sec. 2, Nankang, Taipei 115, Taiwan
- Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University, 1, Roosevelt Rd. Sec. 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
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Botha S, Fromme P. Review of serial femtosecond crystallography including the COVID-19 pandemic impact and future outlook. Structure 2023; 31:1306-1319. [PMID: 37898125 PMCID: PMC10842180 DOI: 10.1016/j.str.2023.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 09/28/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/30/2023]
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Serial femtosecond crystallography (SFX) revolutionized macromolecular crystallography over the past decade by enabling the collection of X-ray diffraction data from nano- or micrometer sized crystals while outrunning structure-altering radiation damage effects at room temperature. The serial manner of data collection from millions of individual crystals coupled with the femtosecond duration of the ultrabright X-ray pulses enables time-resolved studies of macromolecules under near-physiological conditions to unprecedented temporal resolution. In 2020 the rapid spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 resulted in a global pandemic of coronavirus disease-2019. This led to a shift in how serial femtosecond experiments were performed, along with rapid funding and free electron laser beamtime availability dedicated to SARS-CoV-2-related studies. This review outlines the current state of SFX research, the milestones that were achieved, the impact of the global pandemic on this field as well as an outlook into exciting future directions.
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- Sabine Botha
- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA; Department of Physics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1504, USA.
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- Biodesign Center for Applied Structural Discovery, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-5001, USA; School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-1604, USA.
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Bhowmick A, Simon PS, Bogacz I, Hussein R, Zhang M, Makita H, Ibrahim M, Chatterjee R, Doyle MD, Cheah MH, Chernev P, Fuller FD, Fransson T, Alonso-Mori R, Brewster AS, Sauter NK, Bergmann U, Dobbek H, Zouni A, Messinger J, Kern J, Yachandra VK, Yano J. Going around the Kok cycle of the water oxidation reaction with femtosecond X-ray crystallography. IUCRJ 2023; 10:642-655. [PMID: 37870936 PMCID: PMC10619448 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523008928] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/11/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
Abstract
The water oxidation reaction in photosystem II (PS II) produces most of the molecular oxygen in the atmosphere, which sustains life on Earth, and in this process releases four electrons and four protons that drive the downstream process of CO2 fixation in the photosynthetic apparatus. The catalytic center of PS II is an oxygen-bridged Mn4Ca complex (Mn4CaO5) which is progressively oxidized upon the absorption of light by the chlorophyll of the PS II reaction center, and the accumulation of four oxidative equivalents in the catalytic center results in the oxidation of two waters to dioxygen in the last step. The recent emergence of X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) with intense femtosecond X-ray pulses has opened up opportunities to visualize this reaction in PS II as it proceeds through the catalytic cycle. In this review, we summarize our recent studies of the catalytic reaction in PS II by following the structural changes along the reaction pathway via room-temperature X-ray crystallography using XFELs. The evolution of the electron density changes at the Mn complex reveals notable structural changes, including the insertion of OX from a new water molecule, which disappears on completion of the reaction, implicating it in the O-O bond formation reaction. We were also able to follow the structural dynamics of the protein coordinating with the catalytic complex and of channels within the protein that are important for substrate and product transport, revealing well orchestrated conformational changes in response to the electronic changes at the Mn4Ca cluster.
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- Asmit Bhowmick
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry- Ångström, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE 75120, Sweden
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry- Ångström, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE 75120, Sweden
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Department of Physics, AlbaNova University Center, Stockholm University, Stockholm SE-10691, Sweden
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- Linac Coherent Light Source, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Biology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10099 Berlin, Germany
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- Molecular Biomimetics, Department of Chemistry- Ångström, Uppsala University, Uppsala SE 75120, Sweden
- Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, Umeå SE 90187, Sweden
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Carrillo M, Mason TJ, Karpik A, Martiel I, Kepa MW, McAuley KE, Beale JH, Padeste C. Micro-structured polymer fixed targets for serial crystallography at synchrotrons and XFELs. IUCRJ 2023; 10:678-693. [PMID: 37727961 PMCID: PMC10619457 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523007595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/31/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Fixed targets are a popular form of sample-delivery system used in serial crystallography at synchrotron and X-ray free-electron laser sources. They offer a wide range of sample-preparation options and are generally easy to use. The supports are typically made from silicon, quartz or polymer. Of these, currently, only silicon offers the ability to perform an aperture-aligned data collection where crystals are loaded into cavities in precise locations and sequentially rastered through, in step with the X-ray pulses. The polymer-based fixed targets have lacked the precision fabrication to enable this data-collection strategy and have been limited to directed-raster scans with crystals randomly distributed across the polymer surface. Here, the fabrication and first results from a new polymer-based fixed target, the micro-structured polymer fixed targets (MISP chips), are presented. MISP chips, like those made from silicon, have a precise array of cavities and fiducial markers. They consist of a structured polymer membrane and a stabilization frame. Crystals can be loaded into the cavities and the excess crystallization solution removed through apertures at their base. The fiducial markers allow for a rapid calculation of the aperture locations. The chips have a low X-ray background and, since they are optically transparent, also allow for an a priori analysis of crystal locations. This location mapping could, ultimately, optimize hit rates towards 100%. A black version of the MISP chip was produced to reduce light contamination for optical-pump/X-ray probe experiments. A study of the loading properties of the chips reveals that these types of fixed targets are best optimized for crystals of the order of 25 µm, but quality data can be collected from crystals as small as 5 µm. With the development of these chips, it has been proved that polymer-based fixed targets can be made with the precision required for aperture-alignment-based data-collection strategies. Further work can now be directed towards more cost-effective mass fabrication to make their use more sustainable for serial crystallography facilities and users.
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- Melissa Carrillo
- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, Mattenstrasse 24a, 4002 Basel, Switzerland
- Swiss Nanoscience Institute, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
- Institute of Polymer Nanotechnology (INKA), FHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School of Engineering, Klosterzelgstrasse 2, 5210 Windisch, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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- Paul Scherrer Institut, Forschungsstrasse 111, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
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Gu KK, Liu Z, Narayanasamy SR, Shelby ML, Chan N, Coleman MA, Frank M, Kuhl TL. All polymer microfluidic chips-A fixed target sample delivery workhorse for serial crystallography. BIOMICROFLUIDICS 2023; 17:051302. [PMID: 37840537 PMCID: PMC10576627 DOI: 10.1063/5.0167164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The development of x-ray free electron laser (XFEL) light sources and serial crystallography methodologies has led to a revolution in protein crystallography, enabling the determination of previously unobtainable protein structures and near-atomic resolution of otherwise poorly diffracting protein crystals. However, to utilize XFEL sources efficiently demands the continuous, rapid delivery of a large number of difficult-to-handle microcrystals to the x-ray beam. A recently developed fixed-target system, in which crystals of interest are enclosed within a sample holder, which is rastered through the x-ray beam, is discussed in detail in this Perspective. The fixed target is easy to use, maintains sample hydration, and can be readily modified to allow a broad range of sample types and different beamline requirements. Recent innovations demonstrate the potential of such microfluidic-based fixed targets to be an all-around "workhorse" for serial crystallography measurements. This Perspective will summarize recent advancements in microfluidic fixed targets for serial crystallography, examine needs for future development, and guide users in designing, choosing, and utilizing a fixed-target sample delivery device for their system.
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- Kevin K. Gu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of California at Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA
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Makita H, Zhang M, Yano J, Kern J. Room temperature crystallography and X-ray spectroscopy of metalloenzymes. Methods Enzymol 2023; 688:307-348. [PMID: 37748830 PMCID: PMC10799221 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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The ultrashort (10s of femtoseconds) X-ray pulses generated by X-ray free electron lasers enable the measurement of X-ray diffraction and spectroscopic data from radiation-sensitive metalloenzymes at room temperature while mostly avoiding the effects of radiation damage usually encountered when performing such experiments at synchrotron sources. Here we discuss an approach to measure both X-ray emission and X-ray crystallographic data at the same time from the same sample volume. The droplet-on-tape setup described allows for efficient sample use and the integration of different reaction triggering options in order to conduct time-resolved studies with limited sample amounts. The approach is illustrated by two examples, photosystem II that catalyzes the light-driven oxidation of water to oxygen, and isopenicillin N synthase, an enzyme that catalyzes the double ring cyclization of a tripeptide precursor into the β-lactam isopenicillin and can be activated by oxygen exposure. We describe the necessary steps to obtain microcrystals of both proteins as well as the operation procedure for the drop-on-tape setup and details of the data acquisition and processing involved in this experiment. At the end, we present how the combination of time-resolved X-ray emission spectra and diffraction data can be used to improve the knowledge about the enzyme reaction mechanism.
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- Hiroki Makita
- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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- Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, United States.
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Thompson MC. Combining temperature perturbations with X-ray crystallography to study dynamic macromolecules: A thorough discussion of experimental methods. Methods Enzymol 2023; 688:255-305. [PMID: 37748829 DOI: 10.1016/bs.mie.2023.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Temperature is an important state variable that governs the behavior of microscopic systems, yet crystallographers rarely exploit temperature changes to study the structure and dynamics of biological macromolecules. In fact, approximately 90% of crystal structures in the Protein Data Bank were determined under cryogenic conditions, because sample cryocooling makes crystals robust to X-ray radiation damage and facilitates data collection. On the other hand, cryocooling can introduce artifacts into macromolecular structures, and can suppress conformational dynamics that are critical for function. Fortunately, recent advances in X-ray detector technology, X-ray sources, and computational data processing algorithms make non-cryogenic X-ray crystallography easier and more broadly applicable than ever before. Without the reliance on cryocooling, high-resolution crystallography can be combined with various temperature perturbations to gain deep insight into the conformational landscapes of macromolecules. This Chapter reviews the historical reasons for the prevalence of cryocooling in macromolecular crystallography, and discusses its potential drawbacks. Next, the Chapter summarizes technological developments and methodologies that facilitate non-cryogenic crystallography experiments. Finally, the chapter discusses the theoretical underpinnings and practical aspects of multi-temperature and temperature-jump crystallography experiments, which are powerful tools for understanding the relationship between the structure, dynamics, and function of proteins and other biological macromolecules.
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- Michael C Thompson
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA, United States.
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Mehrabi P, Sung S, von Stetten D, Prester A, Hatton CE, Kleine-Döpke S, Berkes A, Gore G, Leimkohl JP, Schikora H, Kollewe M, Rohde H, Wilmanns M, Tellkamp F, Schulz EC. Millisecond cryo-trapping by the spitrobot crystal plunger simplifies time-resolved crystallography. Nat Commun 2023; 14:2365. [PMID: 37185266 PMCID: PMC10130016 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-37834-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023] Open
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We introduce the spitrobot, a protein crystal plunger, enabling reaction quenching via cryo-trapping with a time-resolution in the millisecond range. Protein crystals are mounted on canonical micromeshes on an electropneumatic piston, where the crystals are kept in a humidity and temperature-controlled environment, then reactions are initiated via the liquid application method (LAMA) and plunging into liquid nitrogen is initiated after an electronically set delay time to cryo-trap intermediate states. High-magnification images are automatically recorded before and after droplet deposition, prior to plunging. The SPINE-standard sample holder is directly plunged into a storage puck, enabling compatibility with high-throughput infrastructure. Here we demonstrate binding of glucose and 2,3-butanediol in microcrystals of xylose isomerase, and of avibactam and ampicillin in microcrystals of the extended spectrum beta-lactamase CTX-M-14. We also trap reaction intermediates and conformational changes in macroscopic crystals of tryptophan synthase to demonstrate that the spitrobot enables insight into catalytic events.
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- Pedram Mehrabi
- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany.
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Unit, Hamburg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Unit, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany
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- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Hamburg Unit, Hamburg, Germany
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid-State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany.
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
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Mehrabi P, Schulz EC. Sample Preparation for Time-Resolved Serial Crystallography: Practical Considerations. Methods Mol Biol 2023; 2652:361-379. [PMID: 37093487 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3147-8_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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Time-resolved serial crystallography is an emerging method to elucidate the structure-function relationship of biomolecular systems at up to atomic resolution. However, to make this demanding method a success, a number of experimental requirements have to be met. In this chapter, we summarize general guidelines and protocols towards performing time-resolved crystallography experiments, with a particular emphasis on sample requirements and preparation but also a brief excursion into reaction initiation.
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- Pedram Mehrabi
- Institute for Nanostructure and Solid State Physics, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany.
- Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Max Planck Institute for Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Hamburg, Germany.
- University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Hamburg, Germany.
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Weik M, Domratcheva T. Insight into the structural dynamics of light sensitive proteins from time-resolved crystallography and quantum chemical calculations. Curr Opin Struct Biol 2022; 77:102496. [PMID: 36462226 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2022.102496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The structural dynamics underlying molecular mechanisms of light-sensitive proteins can be studied by a variety of experimental and computational biophysical techniques. Here we review recent progress in combining time-resolved crystallography at X-ray free electron lasers and quantum chemical calculations to study structural changes in photoenzymes, photosynthetic proteins, photoreceptors, and photoswitchable fluorescent proteins following photoexcitation.
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- Martin Weik
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes, CEA, CNRS, Institut de Biologie Structurale, F-38044 Grenoble, France.
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- Department of Chemistry, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119991, Russia; Max-Planck-Institut für medizinische Forschung, Jahnstrasse 29, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.
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Palm GJ, Thomsen M, Berndt L, Hinrichs W. Structural Basis for (2 R,3 R)-Taxifolin Binding and Reaction Products to the Bacterial Chalcone Isomerase of Eubacterium ramulus. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27227909. [PMID: 36432010 PMCID: PMC9694015 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27227909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The bacterial chalcone isomerase (CHI) from Eubacterium ramulus catalyses the first step in a flavanone-degradation pathway by a reverse Michael addition. The overall fold and the constitution of the active site of the enzyme completely differ from the well-characterised chalcone isomerase of plants. For (+)-taxifolin, CHI catalyses the intramolecular ring contraction to alphitonin. In this study, Fwe perform crystal structure analyses of CHI and its active site mutant His33Ala in the presence of the substrate taxifolin at 2.15 and 2.8 Å resolution, respectively. The inactive enzyme binds the substrate (+)-taxifolin as well defined, whereas the electron density maps of the native CHI show a superposition of substrate, product alphitonin, and most probably also the reaction intermediate taxifolin chalcone. Evidently, His33 mediates the stereospecific acid-base reaction by abstracting a proton from the flavonoid scaffold. The stereospecificity of the product is discussed.
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Smith N, Wilson MA. Understanding Cysteine Chemistry Using Conventional and Serial X-Ray Protein Crystallography. CRYSTALS 2022; 12:1671. [PMID: 36685087 PMCID: PMC9850494 DOI: 10.3390/cryst12111671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Proteins that use cysteine residues for catalysis or regulation are widely distributed and intensively studied, with many biomedically important examples. Enzymes where cysteine is a catalytic nucleophile typically generate covalent catalytic intermediates whose structures are important for understanding mechanism and for designing targeted inhibitors. The formation of catalytic intermediates can change enzyme conformational dynamics, sometimes activating protein motions that are important for catalytic turnover. However, these transiently populated intermediate species have been challenging to structurally characterize using traditional crystallographic approaches. This review describes the use and promise of new time-resolved serial crystallographic methods to study cysteine-dependent enzymes, with a focus on the main (Mpro) and papain-like (PLpro) cysteine proteases of SARS-CoV-2 as well as other examples. We review features of cysteine chemistry that are relevant for the design and execution of time-resolved serial crystallography experiments. In addition, we discuss emerging X-ray techniques such as time-resolved sulfur X-ray spectroscopy that may be able to detect changes in sulfur charge state and covalency during catalysis or regulatory modification. In summary, cysteine-dependent enzymes have features that make them especially attractive targets for new time-resolved serial crystallography approaches, which can reveal both changes to enzyme structure and dynamics during catalysis in crystalline samples.
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Pearce NM, Skyner R, Krojer T. Experiences From Developing Software for Large X-Ray Crystallography-Driven Protein-Ligand Studies. Front Mol Biosci 2022; 9:861491. [PMID: 35480897 PMCID: PMC9035521 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2022.861491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The throughput of macromolecular X-ray crystallography experiments has surged over the last decade. This remarkable gain in efficiency has been facilitated by increases in the availability of high-intensity X-ray beams, (ultra)fast detectors and high degrees of automation. These developments have in turn spurred the development of several dedicated centers for crystal-based fragment screening which enable the preparation and collection of hundreds of single-crystal diffraction datasets per day. Crystal structures of target proteins in complex with small-molecule ligands are of immense importance for structure-based drug design (SBDD) and their rapid turnover is a prerequisite for accelerated development cycles. While the experimental part of the process is well defined and has by now been established at several synchrotron sites, it is noticeable that software and algorithmic aspects have received far less attention, as well as the implications of new methodologies on established paradigms for structure determination, analysis, and visualization. We will review three key areas of development of large-scale protein-ligand studies. First, we will look into new software developments for batch data processing, followed by a discussion of the methodological changes in the analysis, modeling, refinement and deposition of structures for SBDD, and the changes in mindset that these new methods require, both on the side of depositors and users of macromolecular models. Finally, we will highlight key new developments for the presentation and analysis of the collections of structures that these experiments produce, and provide an outlook for future developments.
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- Nicholas M. Pearce
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- *Correspondence: Nicholas M. Pearce,
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- OMass Therapeutics, The Oxford Science Park, Oxford, United Kingdom
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