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Imaging and Microscopy Group

  • Sweet Success: Crystal structure of the full-length GLP-1 receptor bound to a peptide agonist

    Sweet Success: Crystal structure of the full-length GLP-1 receptor bound to a peptide agonist Jun 1, 2018

    To design such small molecules, a detailed map of the interactions between GLP-1 and its receptor was needed.

  • Structural insights into the mechanism of bacterial ABC transporters

    Structural insights into the mechanism of bacterial ABC transporters Jun 1, 2018

    Bacteria utilise ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters to import nutrients and detoxify themselves. These transporters have been shown to exist ...

  • Structure of the surface layer surrounding Caulobacter crescentus bacteria

    Structure of the surface layer surrounding Caulobacter crescentus bacteria Jun 1, 2018

    Many types of single-celled microorganisms such as bacteria are covered with a protective outer layer of proteins known as the S-layer.

  • How does an inspector call: structures of UGGT, the eukaryotic glycoprotein quality control checkpoint.

    How does an inspector call: structures of UGGT, the eukaryotic glycoprotein quality control checkpoint. Jun 1, 2018

    In all cells derived from animals, plants, fungi and protozoa a single protein called UGGT acts as a quality control checkpoint that inspects ...

  • Insights into the mechanism of colistin resistance from crystal structures of MCR-1

    Insights into the mechanism of colistin resistance from crystal structures of MCR-1 Jun 1, 2018

    Gram-negative bacteria that are extensively resistant to multiple antibiotics are an ever-increasing global threat. Colistin is an antibiotic used ...

  • How human endoglin captures its ligand BMP9

    How human endoglin captures its ligand BMP9 Jun 1, 2018

    Endoglin (ENG)/CD105 is a mammalian glycoprotein that is found in the membranes of cells that line blood vessels. It is essential for healthy ...

Paul Quinn, Science Group Leader

Update

Imaging and Microscopy is a newly formed science group, which brings together eight experimental facilities (I08, J08, DIAD, I12, I13-1, I13-2, I14 and ePSIC) with a new imaging group leader to coordinate and drive the group’s activities. These facilities use electrons and X-rays to image samples under different experimental conditions across a diverse range of length scales and time scales. Different contrast mechanisms allow for imaging of sample properties such as elemental composition, density and structure and this ability to extract image sample properties in minute detail lends itself to a wide range of scientific areas from chemistry and catalysis to environmental science, materials science, biology, medicine, and cultural heritage. Read more ...

Highlights

  • Revealing the reactivity of iron in the Lena River basin

    Revealing the reactivity of iron in the Lena River basin Jun 1, 2018

    With the melting Arctic ice cap causing its rivers to swell, understanding how organic carbon (C) is transported to the ocean and crucially ...

  • State-of-the-art electron microscopy offers clarity on diamond defects

    State-of-the-art electron microscopy offers clarity on diamond defects Jun 1, 2018

    Flawless diamonds are extremely rare and expensive. Most diamonds contain defects, and for scientific and industrial applications, the defects are ...

  • Imaging multiphase fluid flow in permeable media

    Imaging multiphase fluid flow in permeable media Jun 1, 2018

    Knowing how fluids move through micron-sized voids (or ‘pores’) in rock kilometres below the Earth’s surface is crucial information to help ...

  • Corrective glasses provide sharper X-ray vision

    Corrective glasses provide sharper X-ray vision Jun 1, 2018

    The intense X-ray light produced by modern synchrotron radiation sources and X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs) allows the fine structure and ...

  • Investigating lithium ion battery failures

    Investigating lithium ion battery failures Jun 1, 2018

    The 18650 cylinder is the most widely used lithium ion (Li-ion) cell geometry, powering everything from laptops to electric vehicles. Its ...

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