Ueno G, Kanda H, Hirose R, Ida K, Kumasaka T, Yamamoto M. RIKEN structural genomics beamlines at the SPring-8; high throughput protein crystallography with automated beamline operation.
ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006;
7:15-22. [PMID:
16645781 DOI:
10.1007/s10969-005-9005-5]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2005] [Revised: 10/06/2005] [Accepted: 10/25/2005] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Abstract
RIKEN Structural Genomics Beamlines, BL26B1 & BL26B2 at the SPring-8, have been constructed for the structural genomics research. The main feature of the beamline is full automation of the successive data collections to maximize the beam-time efficiency. The beamline optics adopted a standard design commonly used for the SPring-8 bending magnet beamlines. Beamline instruments are operated by centralized control system through the computer network to achieve the automatic operation. The core part of the beamline development is a sample management system composed of sample changer robots for laboratory and beamline, and a networked sample database. BL26B1 has started user operation, and the automatic operation with the sample management system has been implemented at BL26B2.
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