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Structures and Surfaces 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 ...

Chris Nicklin, Science Group Leader

The Structures and Surfaces Group consists of four beamlines: I05 (Angle Resolved Photoelectron Spectroscopy – ARPES), I07 (Surface and Interface X-ray Diffraction), B07 (Versatile Soft X-ray Scattering – VERSOX), and I09 (Atomic and Electronic Structure of Surfaces and Interfaces). There has been a great deal of activity this year; continuing to develop the beamlines, working closely with the user groups, and looking to the future opportunities enabled by the Diamond-II upgrade. The group held a successful workshop in September 2018, with a focus on Diamond-II and the new science that could be enabled including potential new techniques or beamlines. Outcomes from the workshop were incorporated into the science case for the upgrade, highlighting in particular the important role that surfaces and interfaces play in broader research areas such as battery technology, photovoltaic structures, and catalytic/electrochemical systems under operando conditions. Expanding the techniques to these communities is a key objective for the group. Read more
  • Teaching 'failed metals' new tricks

    Teaching 'failed metals' new tricks Jul 30, 2019

    A new class of electronic devices, often referred to by the term Mottronics, is based on charge correlations between the electrons. Transition ...

  • X-rays help to unravel the structure and orientation of semiconductive porous ultrathin films

    X-rays help to unravel the structure and orientation of semiconductive porous ultrathin films Jul 30, 2019

    Electrically conductive Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are promising materials for electronic devices, owing to their unique capability to ...

  • A quantum bead rolling on a lattice cushion

    A quantum bead rolling on a lattice cushion Jul 30, 2019

    If you imagine a solid bead rolling on a soft cushion, it leaves distortions in the cushion in its wake. Transfer this analogy to the ...

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