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ArticleJournal of synchrotron radiation2025

Advances in macromolecular crystallography at the Photon Factory: automation from crystallization to structural determination.

Naohiro Matsugaki, Toshiya Senda

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Article in Journal of synchrotron radiation, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors.

Naohiro MatsugakiStructural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Japan.
Toshiya SendaStructural Biology Research Center, Photon Factory, Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), 1-1 Oho, Tsukuba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5153-928X

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21am0101071Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP21am0101073Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP23ama121001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Structural Biology Research Center (SBRC) and the Photon Factory at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) have played a key role in advancing macromolecular crystallography (MX) and have developed advanced experimental systems in the MX field. Key innovations include a long-wavelength MX beamline for native single-wavelength anomalous diffraction phasing (BL-1A), a crystal-shaping machine, an automated crystal-centering system and a fully automated diffraction data-acquisition system. In addition to the beamline technologies, the SBRC has developed a fully automated protein crystallization and monitoring system (PXS/PXS2). The crystallization plate prepared by PXS2 can be mounted directly onto an in situ data-acquisition system at BL-17A. These technologies have transformed experimental workflows, enabling high-throughput structure determination and supporting drug discovery. Furthermore, the SBRC can integrate advanced imaging techniques, including MX, cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), under one roof. This interdisciplinary approach facilitates hybrid structural analysis by combining techniques such as MX and SAXS or MX and cryo-EM.

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automationmacromolecular crystallographyPhoton Factory

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PMID40184322
PMCPMC12067343

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