Effects of cryo-EM cooling on structural ensembles

The rapid temperature drop during plunge-freezing affects the structural ensembles obtained by cryo-EM. To quantify the extent of perturbation, Bock and Grubmüller combined continuum calculations, MD simulations, and kinetic models.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lars V. Bock, Helmut Grubmüller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29332-2
Description
Summary:The rapid temperature drop during plunge-freezing affects the structural ensembles obtained by cryo-EM. To quantify the extent of perturbation, Bock and Grubmüller combined continuum calculations, MD simulations, and kinetic models.
ISSN:2041-1723