2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2008.07.023
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The Affinity Grid: A Pre-fabricated EM Grid for Monolayer Purification

Abstract: We have recently developed "monolayer purification" as a rapid and convenient technique to produce specimens of His-tagged proteins or macromolecular complexes for single particle electron microscopy (EM) without prior biochemical purification. Here, we introduce the "Affinity Grid", a pre-fabricated EM grid featuring a dried lipid monolayer that contains Ni-NTA lipids (lipids functionalized with a Nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid group). The Affinity Grid, which can be stored for several months under ambient cond… Show more

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“…Affinity Capture devices can withstand some degree of detergents for a brief period of time, although this needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please refer to the list of compatible reagents previously described 22 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Affinity Capture devices can withstand some degree of detergents for a brief period of time, although this needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Please refer to the list of compatible reagents previously described 22 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…GST-SYT-C2AB was expressed in Escherichia coli BL21(DE3) and was purified as previously described (10). EM on lipid monolayers was carried out as described (29). Briefly, lipid monolayers formed at the air/water interface were recovered by a carbon-coated EM grid (400 mesh; Ted Pella).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To obtain oligomeric SYT-C2AB domains on lipid surfaces, we adapted the conditions used for 2D crystallization of protein kinase C (28), combined with the affinity grid technique (29). Briefly, the lipid monolayer formed at the air/water interface was recovered by placing a carbon-coated EM grid on top of the lipid hydrophobic tails.…”
Section: Syt-c2ab Domains Oligomerize As Circular Structures On the Mmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In this type of process, a monolayer of nickel-functionalized polybutadiene-polyethylene oxide (PB-PEO) is collected at the water-interface, and includes the presence of aqueous solution, histidinetagged AqpZ, PDMS-PMOXA-PDMS, and mixed micelles of detergent [17]. The property of nickel ainity to histidine further connects the AqpZ to the PB-PEO layer [18], efectually creating a dynamic of AqpZ high packing within the layer. Once the detergent is removed with the aid of biobeads and the PB-PEO is taken out with imidazole, the closely packed AqpZ PMOXA-PDMS-PMOXA crystals remained; however, the left over amount was not suicient for retrieving key structural data [19,20].…”
Section: Assessing Aquaporin Proteins and Block Copolymer Matrixes Inmentioning
confidence: 99%