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ArticleIUCrJ2025

Time-resolved serial synchrotron and serial femtosecond crystallography of heme proteins using photocaged nitric oxide.

Peter Smyth, Sofia Jaho, Lewis J Williams, Gabriel Karras, Ann Fitzpatrick, Amy J Thompson, Sinan Battah, Danny Axford, Sam Horrell, Marina Lučić and 11 more

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Article in IUCrJ, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Peter SmythSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0917-3349
Sofia JahoDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6271-3212
Lewis J WilliamsDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.
Gabriel KarrasDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.
Ann FitzpatrickDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.
Amy J ThompsonDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2174-2751
Sinan BattahSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.
Danny AxfordDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7694-8525
Sam HorrellDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.
Marina LučićSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.
Kotone IshiharaUniversity of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Kouto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
Machika KataokaUniversity of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Kouto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
Hiroaki MatsuuraUniversity of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Kouto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
Kanji ShimbaUniversity of Hyogo, 3-2-1 Kouto, Kamigori, Ako, Hyogo 678-1297, Japan.
Kensuke TonoRIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-1218-3759
Takehiko ToshaRIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8971-0759
Hiroshi SugimotoRIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-3140-8362
Shigeki OwadaRIKEN SPring-8 Center, 1-1-1 Kouto, Sayo, Hyogo 679-5148, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1451-7612
Michael A HoughDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7377-6713
Jonathan A R WorrallSchool of Life Sciences, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-1863-834X
Robin L OwenDiamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot OX11 0DE, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2104-7057

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R021015/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/W001950/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/W003066/1Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/X01844X/1Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council EP/P001548/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Time-resolved X-ray crystallography is undergoing a renaissance due to the development of serial crystallography at synchrotron and XFEL beamlines. Crucial to such experiments are efficient and effective methods for uniformly initiating time-dependent processes within microcrystals, such as ligand binding, enzymatic reactions or signalling. A widely applicable approach is the use of photocaged substrates, where the photocage is soaked into the crystal in advance and then activated using a laser pulse to provide uniform initiation of the reaction throughout the crystal. This work characterizes photocage release of nitric oxide and binding of this ligand to two heme protein systems, cytochrome c'-β and dye-decolourizing peroxidase B using a fixed target sample delivery system. Laser parameters for photoactivation are systematically explored, and time-resolved structures over timescales ranging from 100 µs to 1.4 s using synchrotron and XFEL beamlines are described. The effective use of this photocage for time-resolved crystallography is demonstrated and appropriate illumination conditions for such experiments are determined.

Indexed as

HemeproteinsNitric OxideSynchrotronsCrystallography, X-RayCytochrome b GroupTime FactorsCytochrome b GroupHemeproteinsNitric Oxideheme proteinsnitric oxidephotocagesserial crystallographytime-resolved crystallography

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PMID40843530
PMCPMC12403166

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