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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Using synchrotrons and XFELs for time-resolved X-ray crystallography and solution scattering experiments on biomolecules

Arwen R. PearsonBriony A. YorkeMatteo LevantinoMarco CammarataDiana C. F. Monteiro

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NanotechnologyElectrons010402 general chemistryCrystallography X-Ray01 natural sciencesCatalysi03 medical and health sciencesStructural BiologyScattering radiationHumansScattering RadiationStructural DynamicMolecular BiologyAnalysis method030304 developmental biologychemistry.chemical_classificationPhysics[PHYS]Physics [physics]0303 health sciencesScatteringBiomoleculeLasersReaction TriggeringSettore FIS/07 - Fisica Applicata(Beni Culturali Ambientali Biol.e Medicin)0104 chemical sciencesSolutionschemistryX-ray crystallographyAtomic physicsStructural Biology; Structural Dynamics; Catalysis; Reaction TriggeringSynchrotrons

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International audience; Time-resolved structural information is key to understand the mechanism of biological processes, such as catalysis and signalling. Recent developments in X-ray sources as well as data collection and analysis methods are making routine time-resolved X-ray crystallography and solution scattering experiments a real possibility for structural biologists. Here we review the information that can be obtained from these techniques and discuss the considerations that must be taken into account when designing a time-resolved experiment.

10.1016/j.sbi.2015.07.017http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbi.2015.07.017