Abstract
Atomically resolved membrane protein structures provide information on the protein's function. To obtain atomically resolved structures of membrane proteins, high quality protein crystals are required. Membrane proteins are not straightforward to crystallize; only ∼150 membrane proteins structures are known as compared to ∼20,000 for soluble proteins. Their importance is highlighted by the fact that at least one third of genes in yeast and multicellular organisms encode membrane proteins. To both extract membrane proteins from their native environment as well as stabilize monomeric dispersions of the proteins in water it is necessary to use detergents.
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