X-RAY DIFFRACTION |
7.0 |
291 |
RNA was dissolved in 1 mM Na2 EDTA (pH 8.0) and 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.0) to attain 350 uM final RNA concentration. The RNA sample was annealed by heating at 65 C for 2 min and slowly cooling to room temperature.
Crystallization set-ups were made by mixing 4 uL of RNA solution
with 2 uL of a crystallization buffer composed of 3.0 M ammonium sulfate,
10 mM magnesium chloride, 10 mM manganese chloride, and 50 mM
potassium 3-(N-morpholino) propanesulfonic acid (MOPS), pH 7.0 at 18 C.
Crystals appear in about two weeks time. |