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Title: Bringing diffuse X-ray scattering into focus

Journal Article · · Current Opinion in Structural Biology

X-ray crystallography is experiencing a renaissance as a method for probing the protein conformational ensemble. The inherent limitations of Bragg analysis, however, which only reveals the mean structure, have given way to a surge in interest in diffuse scattering, which is caused by structure variations. Diffuse scattering is present in all macromolecular crystallography experiments. Recent studies are shedding light on the origins of diffuse scattering in protein crystallography, and provide clues for leveraging diffuse scattering to model protein motions with atomic detail.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
1633124
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1422967
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-17-30486; S0959440X1730180X; PII: S0959440X1730180X
Journal Information:
Current Opinion in Structural Biology, Journal Name: Current Opinion in Structural Biology Vol. 50 Journal Issue: C; ISSN 0959-440X
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 14 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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Protein ensembles link genotype to phenotype journal June 2019

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