Abstract
The three-dimensional structures of proteins provide important information for elucidation of the mechanisms and functions of the proteins. However, membrane proteins are difficult to crystallize and available structural information on membrane proteins is very limited. The difficulty is mainly due to the hydrophobic nature and the instability of membrane proteins, which increase some parameters in their purification and crystallization procedures. Recently, some new techniques such as the antibody technique and the lipidic cubic phase crystallization technique were applied to the production of high-quality crystals of membrane proteins. In this chapter, the protocols for the purification of the membrane protein and the lipidic cubic phase crystallization technique are described.
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Shimamura, T. (2016). Overview of Membrane Protein Purification and Crystallization. In: Senda, T., Maenaka, K. (eds) Advanced Methods in Structural Biology. Springer Protocols Handbooks. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-56030-2_6
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