Nature Research, Scientific Reports, 1(7), 2017
DOI: 10.1038/srep44628
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SeriesInformation ; Scientific reports 7, 44628 (2017). doi:10.1038/srep44628 ; Abstract ; Serial femtosecond crystallography requires reliable and efficient delivery of fresh crystals across the beam of an X-ray free-electron laser over the course of an experiment. We introduce a double-flow focusing nozzle to meet this challenge, with significantly reduced sample consumption, while improving jet stability over previous generations of nozzles. We demonstrate its use to determine the first room-temperature structure of RNA polymerase II at high resolution, revealing new structural details. Moreover, the double flow-focusing nozzles were successfully tested with three other protein samples and the first room temperature structure of an extradiol ring-cleaving dioxygenase was solved by utilizing the improved operation and characteristics of these devices. ; Other ; Published by Springer Nature, London