title: [Effects of physical environments on nucleation of protein crystals: a review].
abstract: This paper reviews the effects of physical environments (including light, electric field, ultrasound, magnetic field, microgravity, temperature, mechanical vibration, and heterogeneous nucleation interface) on protein crystal nucleation. The research results are summarized and the possible mechanisms of the effects are discussed. In the end of this review, the application prospects of these physical environments (including coupled environments) in protein crystallization are presented.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory for Space Bioscience & Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnic University, Xi'an 710072, China.
authors.forename: Ruiqing
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qinqin
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yongming
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Dachuan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004777:Environment; D008027:Light; D011487:Protein Conformation; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins