Sentences with phrase «structures at atomic resolution»

The final outcome is a detailed 3D view of the molecular structures at atomic resolution.

That work triggered a close race between the Cambridge University group and a rival team at MIT in deciphering tRNA's 3D structure at atomic resolution with x-ray crystallography, with the two labs publishing results within 2 weeks of each other.

Not exact matches

«Understanding how the enzyme actually works requires the knowledge of its three dimensional molecular structure at the atomic level,» said Dr. Mueller, principal investigator for the study that used cryo - electron microscopy (cryo - EM) to reveal the enzyme at near atomic resolution.

While cryo - EM isn't new, advancements in technology have made it possible to solve the structure at near atomic resolution.

Using this method, the biological molecules» three - dimensional structure can be determined at a nearly atomic resolution.

The first included pictures of individual nanoparticles» atomic structures at 100,000 - times magnification — the highest resolution images ever taken of nanoparticles in a liquid environment.

Now a team led by x-ray crystallographer Wayne Hendrickson at Columbia University in New York City and molecular virologist Joseph Sodroski at the Dana - Farber Cancer Institute in Boston has determined gp120's atomic structure to a resolution of 2.5 angstroms.

Taking this as his basis, he used x-ray diffraction experiments to elucidate its spatial structure at the level of atomic resolution.

LiWang's lab also collaborates with X-ray crystallographers like Carrie Partch at the University of California, Santa Cruz, because X-ray crystallography is a powerful technique to capture static structures of proteins and their complexes at atomic and near - atomic resolution.

Scientists are providing the clearest view yet of an intact bacterial microcompartment, revealing at atomic - level resolution the structure and assembly of the organelle's protein shell.

«When combined with previous work, it is remarkable now to be able to assemble a true molecular movie of the photocycle of this blue light detector in bacteria at atomic resolution, with the intermediate structures appearing and fading in the correct sequence.

A European research team and a team from the United States (Massachussetts Institute of Technology in cooperation with Lund University) have simultaneously succeeded in elucidating the structure of the most disease - relevant beta - amyloid peptide 1 - 42 fibrils at atomic resolution.

I am an experimentalist, and I use ultrahigh - resolution ion - and electron - microscopy techniques, including focused - ion - beam scanning - electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, to determine the composition and structure of these materials at scales ranging from millimeters down to the atomic.

While there are very good bioinformatics tools for the analysis, validation and comparison of detailed atomic structures, at present there are very few tools available to work with low - resolution data (i.e. volume or shape data).

X-ray crystallography allowed scientists to «see» the structure of matter — whether it was molecular or otherwise — at atomic resolution.

Several more researchers presented their work during the day, including protein synthesis at atomic resolution, bio-imaging opportunities at synchrotrons, multi-dimensional imaging during plant cell differentiation, how to use electron cryomicroscopy for in situ structural biology, and how structured illumination microscopy can offer insights into the regulation of mammalian meiosis.

«Fitzpatrick and colleagues have paved the way for development of new drugs designed to prevent tangle formation by deciphering the molecular structure of the «tau» protein filaments that make up the tangles at atomic resolution.

«I was very excited to see the electron density map and how you can determine the structure at near atomic resolution,» Dong says.