Protein crystallization in lipid cubic phase

Condensed Matter lunchtime seminar

Protein crystallization in lipid cubic phase

  • Event time: 1:00pm
  • Event date: 17th February 2003
  • Speaker: Shinpei Tanaka (University of Edinburgh)
  • Location: Room 2511,

Event details

Lipid cubic phase is a cell structure in which a whole volume is divided into nanometer-sized cells by membranes, connected by water channels. The size of a protein molecule on the other hand, is in general a few nanometer. Therefore, when proteins are forced to sit in the cubic phase, it is expected that there is a strong interaction between membranes and protein molecules, which affects the phase behavior of protein solutions. In this talk, I will introduce my recent results for the mixture of protein (lysozyme) solutions and lipids (monoolein). The phase diagram of the protein solutions are significantly altered in the presence of cubic phase structure. Some basic ideas to explain it will be discussed.

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