Structural biology

The Structural Biology group operates a world leading suite of synchrotron radiation beamlines dedicated to the study of biological macromolecules:

a dedicated serial crystallography beamline (ID29)
two highly intense, tunable beamlines (ID23-1 and ID30B)
a unique beamline for fully automatic data collection MASSIF-1 (ID30A-1)
two microfocus / minibeam beamlines dedicated to protein crystallography (ID23-2 and MASSIF-3 (ID30A-3))
a protein solution scattering beamline (BM29)
a cryo-EM microscope (CM01)
an in crystallo optical spectroscopy facility (icOS)
a high-pressure MX freezing facility (HPMX)
a protein support laboratory (CIBB lab)

Contacts

		Montserrat Soler Lopez SB Group Leader +33 (0)4 76 88 17 70 email
		Max Nanao SB Group Deputy +33 (0)4 76 88 40 87 email

The MX and BioSAXS beamlines are operated jointly with the EMBL through the Joint Structural Biology Group (JSBG) agreement. CM01 is operated as a PSB platform and jointly run by scientists form ESRF, EMBL and IBS.

Spotlights from the group

Spotlights

30-04-2024

Marine bacteria manage iron scarcity to produce half the world’s oxygen

20-07-2023

Cryo-electron microscopy sheds light on heart regulation and cardiac diseases

05-06-2023

Cryo-electron microscopy and SAXS help reveal how the sleeping sickness parasite evades the human innate immune system

News from the group

News

28-10-2024

Juan Reguera, a long-term ESRF user specialised in emerging diseases, wins prestigious award

25-10-2024

Protein decoding recognised in 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

26-01-2024

Two transcription factors together influence your facial appearance

partners

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