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ArticleJournal of applied crystallography2021

A capillary-based microfluidic device enables primary high-throughput room-temperature crystallographic screening.

Shuo Sui, Anne Mulichak, Raviraj Kulathila, Joshua McGee, Danny Filiatreault, Sarthak Saha, Aina Cohen, Jinhu Song, Holly Hung, Jonathan Selway and 7 more

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Article in Journal of applied crystallography, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Shuo SuiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3740-8566
Anne MulichakIMCA-CAT, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, USA.
Raviraj KulathilaNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Joshua McGeeDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3327-6209
Danny FiliatreaultNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Sarthak SahaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-4436
Aina CohenMacromolecular Crystallography Group, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Menlo Park, CA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2414-9427
Jinhu SongMacromolecular Crystallography Group, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, Menlo Park, CA, USA.
Holly HungSPT Labtech Ltd, Boston, MA, USA.
Jonathan SelwayDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.
Christina KirbyNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Om K ShresthaNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Wilhelm WeihofenNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Michelle FodorNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Mei XuNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Rajiv ChopraNovartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Sarah L PerryDepartment of Chemical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2301-6710
Novartis (United States) · USUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst · USStanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource · USAmherst College · USArgonne National Laboratory · US

Funding

X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) pp.711-759P41GM103393 · NIGMS · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI HODGSON, KEITH O · 2012 to 2019
$30.6M
CHEMISTRY-BIOLOGY INTERFACE PREDOCTORAL TRAINING GRANTST32GM008515 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI THOMPSON, LYNMARIE K. · 1995 to 2020
$4.3M
Chemistry-Biology Interface Predoctoral Training GrantT32GM139789 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI ERIC Robert STRIETER · 2021 to 2026
$3.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS P41 GM103393NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008515NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM139789
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A novel capillary-based microfluidic strategy to accelerate the process of small-molecule-compound screening by room-temperature X-ray crystallography using protein crystals is reported. The ultra-thin microfluidic devices are composed of a UV-curable polymer, patterned by cleanroom photolithography, and have nine capillary channels per chip. The chip was designed for ease of sample manipulation, sample stability and minimal X-ray background. 3D-printed frames and cassettes conforming to SBS standards are used to house the capillary chips, providing additional mechanical stability and compatibility with automated liquid- and sample-handling robotics. These devices enable an innovative

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compound screeningmicrofluidicsprotein crystallographystructural biologyX-ray diffraction

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PMID34429718
PMCPMC8366422
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