Cryo-EM structures from sub-nl volumes using pin-printing and jet vitrification

oleh: Raimond B. G. Ravelli, Frank J. T. Nijpels, Rene J. M. Henderikx, Giulia Weissenberger, Sanne Thewessem, Abril Gijsbers, Bart W. A. M. M. Beulen, Carmen López-Iglesias, Peter J. Peters

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2020-05-01

Deskripsi

There is a need to further improve the automation of cryo-EM sample preparation to make it more easily accessible for non-specialists, reduce sample waste and increase reproducibility. Here, the authors present VitroJet, a single device, where sub-nl volumes of samples are deposited by pin printing thus eliminating the need for sample blotting, which is followed by jet vitrification, and they show that high-resolution structures can be obtained using four standard proteins.