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“SEE-DRUG ” is a FP7 - RESEARH POTENTIAL project that aims to the upgrade the Structural Biology capacities of UPAT and to the Establishment of a Center of Excellence for Structure-Based Drug Target chracterization efforts in South-Eastern EU region.
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“SEE-STRUCT” is structure-oriented module of SEE-DRUG project and aims to the structural elucidation of proteins, enzymes and other interesting drug-targets. The tools offered for these efforts are a state-of-the-art high field NMR instrument of 700 MHz equipped with a highly sensitive probe and crystallization robot.
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“SEE-PROT” & “SEE-PHARM” are the protein production and the preclinical evaluation of molecules, modules of SEE-DRUG project. The tools offered for these efforts are protein production and characterization facilities an upgraded confocal microscope, an intravital microscope and myographs.
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NMR
700MHz
High sensetivity probe
Studies in solution
Conformation/Dynamics
3D Structure determination, mobility, protein-protein interaction, protein-drug interactions
Confocal
In-cell imaging
Leica Microscope
Tandem Scanner
Additional laser
Sub-cellular ablation in live cells, protein-complexes, protein drug interactions in vivo
Robot
Crystal growth
Automation
Crystalization trials
Fast & efficient
Crystal growth optimization, screen of protein targes in paraller with NRM Spectroscopy
Microscopes
Myographs
intravital Microscope
In vivo
Ex vivo
Drug screening for anti-inflammatory compounds, evaluation of vasoactive compounds

Stuctural Biology
NMR & Xray
2H/13C/15N labeling
Selective labeling
Crystallization
Conformation dynamics, Modeling Structure determination, 3D solutions & crystal models, Bioinformatics
Molecular Biology
Biochemistry
Drug-targets
Biochemical pathways
Protein production
High-yield protein expression, labeling & isolation for structural studies, protein biochemistry
Imaging
In-cell studies
Functional imaging
Light Microscopy
FRET measurements
Studies of biomolecular functions through Advanced Light Microscopy, Sub-cellular ablations
Pharmacology
Inflammation
Vascular Biology
Cell-based assays
Signaling pathways
Monitoring cell processes (migration. proliferation, apoptosis), in vivo & ex vivo assays

Expertise Exchange
Twinnings
Knowledge transfer
Best practices
New applications
Exchange of researchers between UPAT and partnering organizations - EU Centers of excellence
Events
Workshops
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Imaging
Workshops and scientific meetings will be organized at UPAT, Advanced training course in NMR
Dissemination
Conferences
Biomolecular NMR
Life Sciences
Analysis
Invited talks, Meeting participation & Poster presentations by SEE-DRUG members
Brokerage Events
Info-days
Meet the expers
Links with industry
Regional Authorities
Colloquia with invited speakers from academia or industry and private sector stakeholders

Robot Crystal growth

A crystallization robot, unique in UPAT, is expected to provide new possibilities for crystallization trials (SEE-STRUCT module) and enhance efforts in Structure determination of proteins in crystals through X-ray diffraction.

Protein production and purification requires usually heavy efforts and loss of protein quantities. Therefore, pure protein is expensive and often hundreds of combinations of variables must be tried before a novel protein can be crystallized from solution. Manual methods for crystallization are slow and error-prone.

UPAT’s Crystallization Robot provides the possibility for quick and accurate dispense of vapour diffusion drops from pre-dispensed reservoirs into sitting drop wells. Protein can be added at the same time using automated dispensing techniques. A suite of software includes packages for screening and optimization and provides easy-to-use interfaces for setting up screening experiments. Algorithms calculate and control pH for any number of buffer species. It can deliver more than 350 microbatch wells per hour, automatically covered with oil with no further requirement for sealing. This equipment will enhance the structural determination efforts of the SEE-DRUG initiatives, being integrated between the SEE-PROT/STRUCT/PHARM groups. With this tool a large number of proteins (either produced by the members of the SEE-DRUG project or by non-UPAT collaborators) will be tested for crystallization. Additionally, the dynamic information obtained by the NMR methodology will be used for the successful crystallization of proteins.

Successful crystals will be used in diffractometers in Athens or in European Synchrotrons facilities for high-resolution structure determination.

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  • 01 Jan 2012 Starting data of SEE-DRUG project

  • 23 Feb 2012 Kick-off meeting

  • 23 Apr2012 External Advisory Board meeting

  • 29 Apr 2013 700MHz NMR installed