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EXPERIMENTAL

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The comparison of mosaic spread for X-CHIP data (shown as red circles) with synchrotron cryo data sets (shown as blue crosses) from unique crystal structures.

The Advantages of X-CHIP in X-ray Data Collection and Crystallographic Refinement

Data* T,K a, Å b, Å c, Å ß d, Å #Δ Rwork Rfree
Cryo Loop 100 52.9 38.3 77.0 102.4 1.9 0.970 17.6 19.6
X-CHIP 298 54.3 39.0 77.0 102.0 2.0 0.045 16.1 18.7

*Protein: EphA3 kinase, P2(1) spase group;    #Δ − Mosaic Spread

Cryo freezing causes an anisotropic shift in crystal unit cell constants. The application of X-CHIP technology leads to significant improvement in mosaic spread of the crystal and noticeable improvement to Rwork and Rfree during crystallographic refinement, yielding the crystal structure of the protein molecule in its most natural state.

... Cryo loop: 1.9 Å, <B>=15 Å2

... X-CHIP: 2.0 Å, <B>=22 Å2