CryoEM-SPA
CryoEM-SPA

CryoEM-SPA (Cryogenic Electron Microscopy - Single Particle Analysis) enables the determination of protein structures at near-atomic resolution without the need for crystallization, capturing them in near-natural states.

Suitable for

Large, complex protein assemblies hard to crystallize

Membrane proteins in native-like environments

Flexible proteins with multiple conformations

Proteins in low concentrations (e.g., viral capsids, ribosomes)

Technical Workflow
01
Crystallization-grade Protein Production
    • Gene contrust design
    • Protein expression
    • Protein purification
02
Feasibility Test & Frozen sample preparation
    • Negative staining TEM: prove homogeneity and complex stability.
    • Vit-robot possesses sample to an extremely thin layer of molecular solution that is quickly frozen by liquid ethane.
03
CryoEM Data Collection
    • The highly stable Low-resolution(200kV) and High-resolution(300kV) in-house cryoelectron microscopy provide
      high-throughput, automated data collection.
04
Structure determination, modeling and refinement
    • The three-dimensional reconstruction of macromolecules depends on the average of tens of thousands of particle pictures, in which the data needs to be processed in multiple steps and appropriate computational resources need to be called.
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