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ReviewActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications2014

Crystallization screening: the influence of history on current practice.

Joseph R Luft, Janet Newman, Edward H Snell

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Review in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed.

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  9. Moving beyond MARCO.PloS one · 2023
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  10. Synchrotron Radiation as a Tool for Macromolecular X-Ray Crystallography: a XXI Century Perspective.Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section B, Beam interactions with materials and atoms · 2021
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  15. BLASTing away preconceptions in crystallization trials.Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications · 2019
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  19. Computational crystallization.Archives of biochemistry and biophysics · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Joseph R LuftHauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.
Janet NewmanCSIRO Collaborative Crystallisation Centre, 343 Royal Parade, Parkville, VIC 3052, Australia.
Edward H SnellHauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute, 700 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA.

Funding

Enabling Technologies to Macromolecular CrystallizationR01GM100494 · NIGMS · HAUPTMAN-WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INST · PI LUFT, JOSEPH · 2011 to 2014
$1.9M
Development of an Expert Crystallization Knowledge SystemR01GM088396 · NIGMS · HAUPTMAN-WOODWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INST · PI SNELL, EDWARD H · 2010 to 2014
$1.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM100494NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM088396NIGMS NIH HHS R01GM088396NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM100494
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

While crystallization historically predates crystallography, it is a critical step for the crystallographic process. The rich history of crystallization and how that history influences current practices is described. The tremendous impact of crystallization screens on the field is discussed.

Indexed as

AnimalsBacteriaCrystallizationCrystallography, X-RayDiffusionHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansPhase TransitionProteinsVolatilizationProteinscrystallization screening

Identifiers

PMID25005076
PMCPMC4089519

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