{"id":61909,"date":"2023-09-06T10:07:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/?p=61909"},"modified":"2024-04-22T15:49:44","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T13:49:44","slug":"saxs-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/saxs-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Swordfish sword under X-rays: SAXS explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-embed vf-embed--16x9 | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UM4rvOwzEgw\" frameborder=\"0\" controls allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n  \n<figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption vf-u-margin__top--200\">Animated infographic. Scientists use X-ray techniques, such as bio-SAXS, to study molecular structures in various settings, even in the bone that forms the swordfish\u2019s sword. Credit: Dorota Badowska, Cy Jeffries, Joana Carvalho, Isabel Romero Calvo, Da In Wi, Tabea Rauscher \/EMBL<\/figcaption>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that swordfish use their long sword as a tool for hunting? Rather than using it like a sword, they use it as a club to stun their prey. However, despite being under heavy load during hunting, it doesn\u2019t break easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame1_Website-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A drawing of swordfish and a bubble containing a drawing of a molecular model. Both on blue background representing water.\" class=\"wp-image-61941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame1_Website-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame1_Website-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame1_Website-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame1_Website.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Scientists use X-ray techniques, such as bio-SAXS, to study molecular structures in various settings, even in the bone that forms the swordfish\u2019s sword. Credit: Joana Carvalho and Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists explore this material strength using various experimental techniques, such as SAXS. Because the swordfish sword is in many ways similar to the bones of older human adults, it can help in understanding human bone ageing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame2_Website-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A drawing showing an X-ray image of a swordfish\u2019s sword and leg bones of a diving human adult. The blue background represents water.\" class=\"wp-image-61943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame2_Website-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame2_Website-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame2_Website-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame2_Website.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">The internal structure of the swordfish\u2019s sword that gives it strength from base to tip has similarities to aged human bones. Credit: Joana Carvalho and Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a1\"><strong>Bio-SAXS: biological small-angle X-ray scattering<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-2\"><div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>Bio-SAXS lets scientists determine the shape and dynamics of proteins and other bio-molecules using X-rays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X-ray experiments take place at specialised testing stations called beamlines in synchrotrons. <\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n              <p class=\"vf-card__text\">Bio-SAXS is very versatile \u2013 it can be used for samples in almost any form, e.g. liquid or solid.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>During a bio-SAXS experiment, X-rays are shot at a biological sample and get scattered in a unique pattern as they pass through it. This pattern depends on the types of atoms and how they are arranged inside the sample.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame3_Website-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A drawing of a cuvette filled with a liquid sample containing floating molecules. An X-ray passes through it and scatters into a circular pattern of tiny dots. The blue background represents water.\" class=\"wp-image-61945\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame3_Website-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame3_Website-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame3_Website-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame3_Website.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">As the X-rays pass through the sample, they get scattered in a unique pattern that depends on the internal structure of the sample. Credit: Joana Carvalho and Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists then analyse the scattering pattern to \u2018peek inside\u2019 a material to work out the 3D structures of the molecules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bio-SAXS is very versatile \u2013 it can be used for samples in almost any form, e.g. liquid or solid. It allows studying how molecules change their structure in different conditions, and how they interact with each other. The molecular structures and interactions are what give materials their unique properties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame4_Website-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A drawing showing a bubble containing SAXS pattern and another bubble with a molecular model derived from that pattern. The blue background represents water.\" class=\"wp-image-61947\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame4_Website-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame4_Website-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame4_Website-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame4_Website.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Scientists analyse SAXS patterns using computational methods to work out the 3D structure of molecules. Credit: Joana Carvalho and Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a2\"><strong>Understanding human bone ageing using the swordfish sword<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bio-SAXS has previously enabled scientists to examine the structure of mineral particles in the swordfish sword at both the young bone at its base and the old bone at its tip. Studying this could help us understand better why and how bones in older adults deteriorate with time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame5_Website-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A zoom into the swordfish sword at its tip and at its base shows more porosity and lower mineralisation in the bone structure at the base on the sword than at the tip. The blue background represents water.\" class=\"wp-image-61949\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame5_Website-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame5_Website-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame5_Website-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame5_Website.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">SAXS and other experiments showed higher bone density and mineralisation at the tip of the swordfish sword bone, and more porosity and lower mineralisation at its base, which makes the bone at the base more flexible and therefore less likely to break during hunting. Credit: Joana Carvalho and Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a3\"><strong>Other applications of bio-SAXS<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Bio-SAXS helps scientists address other questions as well:<br \/><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-links\">\n    <ul class=\"vf-links__list vf-list\">\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/embl-hamburg-lights-the-way-to-folding-next-level-origami\/\">\n        Track how molecules fold up and arrange their structure in different conditions      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/how-structural-biology-helps-to-make-rna-vaccines\/\">\n        Test lipid nanoparticles used in mRNA vaccines      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <li class=\"vf-list__item\">\n          <a class=\"vf-list__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/from-antibodies-to-nanoplastics\/\">\n        Study nanoplastics in water      <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"list-custom\">\n<li>Detect crystals growing inside cells<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame6_Website-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"A drawing of four bubbles, each representing a different application of bio-SAXS. First bubble: two different molecular structures at different temperatures. Second bubble: a lipid nanoparticle. Third bubble: plastic bag in the water falls apart into tiny pieces. Fourth bubble: cells with elongated orange crystals inside them. The blue background represents water.\" class=\"wp-image-61951\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame6_Website-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame6_Website-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame6_Website-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/13062023_SAXSExplainer_Frame6_Website.jpg 1467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Bio-SAXS can be used to address various scientific questions. Credit: Joana Carvalho and Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a4\">Download the full-size SAXS infographic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The infographic is available under the <a href=\"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/igo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CC-BY-SA 3.0 IGO license<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.embl.org\/web\/2715db24bc77b21c\/saxs-infographic\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n<button class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary vf-button--sm\">Download the infographic<\/button>\n<\/a>\n<!--\/vf-button-->\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">This infographic was produced thanks to the collaborative effort of several people:<br \/>Concept and text: Dorota Badowska and Cy Jeffries\/EMBL<br \/>Visual concept and design: Joana Carvalho, Isabel Romero Calvo\/EMBL<br \/>Animation: Da In Wi\/EMBL<br \/>Creative lead: Tabea Rauscher\/EMBL<br \/>Scientific consultations: Cl\u00e9ment Blanchet and Cy Jeffries\/EMBL, Imke Fiedler and Felix Schmidt\/UKE<\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.vf-links__list {\n    list-style-position: inside;\n    list-style-type: disc;}\n\n#list-custom li {\npadding-left: 4px }\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how scientists use bio-SAXS, an experimental X-ray technique, to study the shape and dynamics of proteins and other biomolecules. 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