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ArticleCommunications chemistry2026

An integrated experimental and computational pipeline for crystallographic fragment screening of membrane protein in the lipid cubic phase.

Chia-Ying Huang, Robert Cheng, Alexander Metz, Denis Bucher, Fabio Andres, Arianna Bacchin, Hannah Glover, Christoph P Sager, Meitian Wang, Michel O Steinmetz and 2 more

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Article in Communications chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Phase Behavior of the Phytantriol/C16EO10 System under Controlled Hydration Conditions.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Chia-Ying HuangPSI Center for Photon Sciences, Villigen PSI, Switzerland. chia-ying.huang@psi.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7676-0239
Robert ChengleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7564-1230
Alexander MetzPSI Center for Photon Sciences, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Denis BucherleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.
Fabio AndresleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.
Arianna BacchinleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.
Hannah GloverleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6558-8878
Christoph P SagerleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1481-9514
Meitian WangPSI Center for Photon Sciences, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5340-3036
Michel O SteinmetzPSI Center for Life Sciences, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6157-3687
Michael HennigleadXpro AG, Park Innovaare, Villigen, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1839-2351
May SharpePSI Center for Photon Sciences, Villigen PSI, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3880-7438

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-ray crystallographic fragment screening is a powerful strategy in modern drug discovery, enabling the identification of small-molecule starting points for rational hit-to-lead optimization. While highly effective for soluble proteins, its application to membrane proteins remains challenging due to low expression yields, high hydrophobicity, and the complexities of crystallization-particularly when using lipid cubic phase (LCP), which is often essential for high-resolution structural studies of targets like G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). In this study, we present a methodology that integrates high-throughput X-ray crystallography with computational modeling and complementary biophysical validation to overcome these barriers. Using a thermostabilized human adenosine A

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PMCPMC13402683

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