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(hide this warning on this page)The mission of the X-ray Crystallography Core Laboratory is to provide state-of-the-art resources to researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, and to external users, enabling the detailed 3-D analyses of biological macromolecules that play important roles in human health.
Alex Taylor Director
Office: Medical Building 4.420D
Phone: 210-567-3781
Fax: 210-567-6595
Email: taylorab@uthscsa.edu
Ramiro Ramirez-Solis Director, Institutional Cores
Office: STRF 3.300
Phone: 210-567-2059
Email: ramirezsolis@uthscsa.edu
Hours | Location |
Monday - Friday 8:30am-4:30pm |
7703 Floyd Curl Drive |
Name | Role | Phone | Location | |
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Alex Taylor, Ph.D. |
Assistant Professor/Research, Director
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210-567-3781
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taylorab@uthscsa.edu
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MED 4.420D
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Service list |
► Crystal Screen (4) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
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Additive Screen |
per plate, imaging included
Optimization of an initial crystal hit condition using additive reagents in a 96-well plate that accepts up to three proteins per well. Available additive screens include Hampton Research Additive Screen, Qiagen Opti Salt, and Jena Bioscience JBScreen Plus Additives. |
External – Academic
$37.00
each
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Crystal Optimization, Vapor Diffusion |
per plate
Grid screen optimization of initial crystal hit conditions in a 24-well plate that accepts up to four proteins per well. |
External – Academic
$42.00
each
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Crystal Screen, Microbatch |
per plate, imaging included
Crystal screening using 96 conditions. The microbatch technique mixes protein solution and a crystallization reagent solution in a small volume to be covered with oil. It is recommended to add up to 30% glycerol with the protein solution for this method. A complete setup consists of 18 commercial screens incubated at 22°C. |
External – Academic
$42.00
each
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Crystal Screen, Vapor Diffusion |
per plate, imaging included
Crystal screening using 96 conditions in a plate that accepts up to three proteins per well. A complete setup consists of 18 commercial screens incubated at 22°C and 18 plates incubated at 4°C. |
External – Academic
$42.00
each
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► Data Collection (3) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
Synchrotron Data Collection/Analysis (Remote) |
per beamtime shift |
External – Academic
$400.00
each
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X-Ray Data Collection Setup Fee |
Setup fee added to each X-ray data collection |
External – Academic
$50.00
each
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X-ray Diffraction Data Collection |
per hour
X-ray diffraction data acquisition. There will be a $50 setup fee per data collection. |
External – Academic
$28.00
each
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► Other (2) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
Plasmid Construct Design |
Protein construct design optimized for application. Custom gene synthesis with codon optimization for the expression system(s) of choice will be outsourced and priced based on sequence length. |
External – Academic
$120.00
each
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Xenon Derivative |
Preparation of a xenon derivative crystal (up to 500 psi) |
External – Academic
$100.00
each
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► Structure Determination (3) | |||
Name | Description | Price | |
Structure Determination - Additional Structure |
Structure determination of a similar structure in parallel with a primary structure. |
External – Academic
$600.00
each
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Structure Determination - Heavy Atom Phasing |
Phasing by heavy atom methods, model building, refinement, structure validation and Protein Data Bank deposition for model coordinates. |
External – Academic
$4,000.00
each
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Structure Determination - Molecular Replacement |
Phasing by molecular replacement, model building, refinement, structure validation and Protein Data Bank deposition for model coordinates. |
External – Academic
$3,500.00
each
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