“Newton’s cradle” proton relay with amide–imidic acid tautomerization in inverting cellulase visualized by neutron crystallography

Akihiko Nakamura, Takuya Ishida, Katsuhiro Kusaka, +11

Science Advances

Neutron CrystallographyGeneral Enzyme CatalysisGlycobiologyHydrogen Bond NetworkMolecular Biology +15

High-quality crystals of human haematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase with novel inhibitors

S. Takahashi, Toshiharu Tsurumura, Kosuke Aritake, +10

Acta Crystallographica Section F Structural Biology and Crystallization Communications

High-Quality Protein Crystal Growth of Mouse Lipocalin-Type Prostaglandin D Synthase in Microgravity

Koji Inaka, S. Takahashi, Kosuke Aritake, +10

Crystal Growth & Design

Protein ChemistryProteinlipid InteractionSingle CrystalsLipid SynthesisBiochemistry +10

Crystal Structure of Chitinase ChiW from Paenibacillus sp. str. FPU-7 Reveals a Novel Type of Bacterial Cell-Surface-Expressed Multi-Modular Enzyme Machinery

Takafumi Itoh, Takao Hibi, Fumiko Suzuki, +8

PLoS ONE

Cell Wall ChitinCrystal StructureChitinase ChiwCrystalline ChitinProtein Assembly +11

JAXA protein crystallization in space: ongoing improvements for growing high-quality crystals

S. Takahashi, Kazunori Ohta, Naoki Furubayashi, +9

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

X-ray CrystallographyCrystal StructureEngineeringMolecular BiologyProtein Phase Separation +17

Improvement in the quality of hematopoietic prostaglandin D synthase crystals in a microgravity environment

Hiroaki Tanaka, Toshiharu Tsurumura, Kosuke Aritake, +10

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

X-ray CrystallographyBioorganic ChemistryProtein AssemblyX-ray Diffraction PatternsMolecular Biology +14

Diffusion coefficient of the protein in various crystallization solutions: The key to growing high-quality crystals in space

Hiroaki Tanaka, S. Takahashi, Mari Yamanaka, +8

Microgravity Science and Technology

Materials ScienceCrystal StructureEngineeringCrystal Growth TechnologyDiffusion Coefficient +7

Optimization of salt concentration in PEG-based crystallization solutions

Mari Yamanaka, Koji Inaka, Naoki Furubayashi, +7

Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

Salt ConcentrationEngineeringCrystal Growth TechnologyProtein Phase SeparationChemistry +15

Methods for Obtaining Better Diffractive Protein Crystals: From Sample Evaluation to Space Crystallization

Yoshinobu Hashizume, Koji Inaka, Naoki Furubayashi, +3

Crystals

X-ray CrystallographyCrystal StructureEngineeringSample EvaluationMicroscopy +13

Structural and mutational analyses of dipeptidyl peptidase 11 from Porphyromonas gingivalis reveal the molecular basis for strict substrate specificity

Yasumitsu Sakamoto, Yoshiyuki Suzuki, I. Iizuka, +11

Scientific Reports