抄録
Protein crystallography has been leading the structural biology field by solving molecular structures at atomic resolution. However, it has been limited in the integration of structural information of macromolecules with a dynamic nature, which can adopt various conformations in time scales of motion even in large complexes. Therefore, it is critical to use multiple methodologies to understand biological phenomena, and connect the interfaces of molecules at both molecular and atomic resolution in macromolecular assembly. “Correlated structural analysis” is a concept in structural life science to fill the gaps between structural biology techniques. In Japan, the Platform for Drug Discovery, Informatics, and Structural Life Science has been launched with diverse expertise in bioinformatics, sample production, and structure determination. The platform supports not only conventional structural studies via X-ray crystallography, but also correlated structural analysis by integrating protein crystallography, small angle X-ray scattering, NMR, and electron microscopy data.
