Shape-Engineering and Mechanism Investigation of AgCl Microcrystals by Chunli Cai, Qian Wang, Changsheng Yin, Xuhuan Li, Rong Yang, Xiaodong Shen, Wenbo Xin

“…The results demonstrate that Cl⁻ functions as both a surfactant, thereby promoting the nucleation of cubic microcrystals, and as an etchant, selectively etching the crystal surface. …”
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Small but mighty: the power of microcrystals in structural biology by Courtney J. Tremlett, Jack Stubbs, William S. Stuart, Patrick D. Shaw Stewart, Jonathan West, Allen M. Orville, Ivo Tews, Nicholas J. Harmer

“…The advancement of techniques such as microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) for atomic-level insights into charged states and hydrogen positions, along with room-temperature crystallography to observe physiological states via serial crystallography, has driven a resurgence in the use of microcrystals. …”
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Intracellular protein crystallization in living insect cells by Robert Schönherr, Nina Eichler, Fatama A. Sornaly, Juliane Boger, Anne M. Frevert, Janine Mia Lahey‐Rudolph, Hannah Meyer, Lisa Weymar, Lars Redecke

“…Recently, we published InCellCryst, a streamlined pipeline for producing microcrystals within living insect cells. Here, we present the detailed protocol, including optimized target gene expression using a baculovirus vector system, crystal formation, detection, and serial X‐ray diffraction directly in the cells. …”
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High‐Throughput MicroED for Probing Ion Channel Dynamics by Marc J Gallenito, Max TB Clabbers, Jieye Lin, Johan Hattne, Tamir Gonen

“…In this study, high‐throughput microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) is applied to explore the structural dynamics of two ion channels, the non‐selective ion channel NaK and its mutant, NaK2CNG. …”
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