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Hi,
have you tried crystal dehydration? Take a look at:
Heras B, Martin JL.
Post-crystallization treatments for improving diffraction quality of protein
crystals.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2005 Sep;61(Pt 9):1173-80. Epub 2005 Aug
16. Review.

Good luck 

Jose

Quoting Rongjin Guan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:

> Dear All,
> 
> We have a protein that can be esaily crystallized, but diffracts very weak. 
> We tried many mutations/diffrent constructs, the problem is still there.
> 
> Crystals are very beautiful, big, and appear in many conditions with the
> same
> shape (same space group, too). None of them diffract better than 4 A. 
> 
> I would appreciate if some one can provide some "fresh" ideas. We have tried
> many things, before crystallization, after crystallization and during data
> collection, etc.
> Years passed, no impovement. Very frustrating. 
> Any ideas will be welcome. 
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Rongjin Guan
> 



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