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In structural biology, resolution can be broken down into 4 groups: (1) sub-atomic, when information about the electron density is obtained and quantum effects can be studied, (2) atomic, individual atoms are visible and an accurate three-dimensional model can be constructed, (3) helical, secondary structure, such as alpha helices and beta sheets; RNA helices (in ribosomes), (4) domain, no ...
Myoglobin sketch Alpha helix. 1958 – Myoglobin was the very first crystal structure of a protein molecule. [2] Myoglobin cradles an iron-containing heme group that reversibly binds oxygen for use in powering muscle fibers, and those first crystals were of myoglobin from the sperm whale, whose muscles need copious oxygen storage for deep dives.
Currently, solid-state NMR is widely used in the field of structural biology to determine the structure and dynamic nature of proteins (protein NMR). [ 15 ] In 1990, Richard Henderson produced the first three-dimensional, high resolution image of bacteriorhodopsin using cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM). [ 16 ]
The two pathways for homologous recombination in eukaryotes, showing the formation and resolution of Holliday junctions. The Holliday junction is a key intermediate in homologous recombination, a biological process that increases genetic diversity by shifting genes between two chromosomes, as well as site-specific recombination events involving integrases.
Holliday junction resolution catalyzed by crossover junction endodeoxyribonuclease is shown in the figure below. Holliday junction resolution catalyzed by crossover junction endodeoxyribonuclease. Left: First, four strands of DNA (two black and two white) combine to form two double stranded DNA molecules at a Holliday junction.
According to Proteopedia, the median resolution achieved by X-ray crystallography (as of May 19, 2019) on the Protein Data Bank is 2.05 Å, [17] and the highest resolution achieved on record (as of September 30, 2022) is 0.48 Å. [22] As of 2020, the majority of the protein structures determined by cryo-EM are at a lower resolution of 3–4 Å ...
Schematic representation of a SAS experiment: solution scattering curves lead to rough structures, into which finer models can be fitted to reveal details in the assembly Resolution range coverage by SAXS compared to other techniques for structure determination. Biological small-angle scattering is a small-angle scattering method for structure ...
Ultrastructure (or ultra-structure) is the architecture of cells and biomaterials that is visible at higher magnifications than found on a standard optical light microscope. This traditionally meant the resolution and magnification range of a conventional transmission electron microscope (TEM) when viewing biological specimens such as cells ...