# Data Processing Tutorials

## Case Studies

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="image">Cover image</th><th data-hidden data-type="content-ref"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-and-exploratory-processing-of-a-motor-bound-nucleosome-empiar-10739">End-to-end processing of a motor-bound nucleosome part 1</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10739 including handling global pseudosymmetry, using 3DVA to guide classification strategies, separating low population classes, and local refinement of a flexible region.</td><td></td><td data-object-fit="contain"><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FfqibbX3h1gFicNzjgyK7%2Fv4.7.1-EMPIAR-10739-Figure13.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c858a9bd-b707-4c3b-9055-f420380303e8">v4.7.1-EMPIAR-10739-Figure13.png</a></td><td></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-and-exploratory-processing-of-a-motor-bound-nucleosome-empiar-10739">case-study-end-to-end-and-exploratory-processing-of-a-motor-bound-nucleosome-empiar-10739</a></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-processing-of-a-novel-motor-bound-nucleosome-state-empiar-10739-part-2">Processing of a motor-bound nucleosome part 2</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10739 including using 3DVA to guide classification strategies, separating low population classes, and local refinement of a flexible region.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FckxZkX95xJwUQWudQnFe%2Fv4.7.1-EMPIAR-10739-Figure23.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7437611b-895c-47eb-9692-894d9b2d85ba">v4.7.1-EMPIAR-10739-Figure23.png</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-a-ligand-bound-gpcr-empiar-10853">End-to-end processing of a ligand-bound GPCR</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10853 including Micrograph Denoising, Micrograph Junk Detector, Subset Particles by Statistic, Local Refinement and focussed 3D Classification to improve ligand density.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FE6QEKVniDuXyCu2iDYn5%2Fgpcr.png?alt=media&#x26;token=12344ddc-efa5-4f86-9eae-64785daaefd2">gpcr.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-a-ligand-bound-gpcr-empiar-10853">case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-a-ligand-bound-gpcr-empiar-10853</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-dktx-bound-trpv1-empiar-10059">DkTx-bound TRPV1</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10059 in CryoSPARC v4.6 with a focus on particle curation, developing an intuition for when a domain may be blurred due to flexibility, and how to handle this type of flexibility.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2Fj3iHzMsi1bXaEY1g7bwD%2FUntitled.png?alt=media&#x26;token=107c528c-d7eb-4b5f-a2b1-8a683f79dc9c">Untitled.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-dktx-bound-trpv1-empiar-10059">case-study-dktx-bound-trpv1-empiar-10059</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-pseudosymmetry-in-trpv5-and-calmodulin-empiar-10256">Pseudosymmetry in TRPV5 and Calmodulin</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10256 with a focus on handling pseudosymmetry and 3D Classification parameter choices.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2F7f6ytF0u3qPoYNBCK5bA%2Fclassify-then-align.png?alt=media&#x26;token=cb70aaf9-df96-45cc-899b-75adf4df99ca">classify-then-align.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-pseudosymmetry-in-trpv5-and-calmodulin-empiar-10256">case-study-pseudosymmetry-in-trpv5-and-calmodulin-empiar-10256</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-an-inactive-gpcr-empiar-10668">End-to-end processing of an inactive GPCR</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10668 including Local Refinement, 3D Variability Analysis, 3D Flex and classification of continuous heterogeneity.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FjjS5p42GzHiRwKp24Mpp%2Fcase-study-card-photos.png?alt=media&#x26;token=871e5982-7eed-488d-a198-162fd673e079">case-study-card-photos.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-an-inactive-gpcr-empiar-10668">case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-an-inactive-gpcr-empiar-10668</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-encapsulated-ferritin-empiar-10716">End-to-end processing of encapsulated ferritin</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10716 with a focus on high-symmetry ab-initio reconstruction, local symmetry, non-point-group symmetry, symmetry expansion, and custom geometry operations.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FmTKBkHHEBTnVElULvPqD%2Fcase-study-card-photos.png?alt=media&#x26;token=3d447bee-594f-4320-a48d-efa108a6a896">case-study-card-photos.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-encapsulated-ferritin-empiar-10716">case-study-end-to-end-processing-of-encapsulated-ferritin-empiar-10716</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-discrete-and-continuous-heterogeneity-in-fanac1-empiar-11631-and-11632">Discrete and Continuous Heterogeneity in FaNaC1</a></h2></td><td>Processing a combined dataset of an ion channel with a focus on techniques for separating conformational states from a heterogeneous mixture.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2F0Z5gD9RGgmlVB0CPrrMT%2FUntitled.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6994f980-bd6b-438e-8b31-539aea2bbf78">Untitled.png</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-picking-induced-orientation-bias-in-ha-trimer-empiar-10096-and-10097">Picking-induced Orientation Bias in HA Trimer</a></h2></td><td>An analysis of the impact of data collection and particle picking techniques on orientation bias, including strategies for improving map quality and isotropy.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2Fh0H5Cvgbic3FEyNVf8lD%2Fadjacent-topdowns.png?alt=media&#x26;token=6e285cf0-f454-43a5-b5ef-4276184256cd">adjacent-topdowns.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-picking-induced-orientation-bias-in-ha-trimer-empiar-10096-and-10097">case-study-picking-induced-orientation-bias-in-ha-trimer-empiar-10096-and-10097</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-yeast-u4-u6.u5-tri-snrnp">Yeast U4/U6.U5 tri-snRNP</a></h2></td><td>Processing EMPIAR-10073 with a focus on Local Refinement.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FNh3TxititSBYq6viC3nW%2Ftri-snRNP_search-extents.png?alt=media&#x26;token=29f7c83f-a509-4ad2-b781-bc36acf4d619">tri-snRNP_search-extents.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-yeast-u4-u6.u5-tri-snrnp">case-study-yeast-u4-u6.u5-tri-snrnp</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-exploratory-data-processing-by-oliver-clarke">Exploratory data processing by Oliver Clarke</a></h2></td><td>Friendly, approachable introductions to cryoEM data processing in CryoSPARC with a focus on the exploratory, "try-it-and-see" nature of single-particle analysis. Kindly reproduced from Oliver Clarke, PhD, Assistant Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics at Columbia University.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2F31wA3CgbzpUoCW34QIiH%2FUntitled.png?alt=media&#x26;token=c0a1e345-4d86-439a-a329-172a1993804e">Untitled.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-exploratory-data-processing-by-oliver-clarke">case-study-exploratory-data-processing-by-oliver-clarke</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-tips-for-membrane-protein-structures">Tips for Membrane Protein Structures</a></h2></td><td>Helpful hints for processing cryo-EM data of membrane proteins.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FdubT6D9khEJHKADbUDsE%2Fimage.png?alt=media&#x26;token=7894738e-b2cd-4fa4-a668-c4282ccd6717">image.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-tips-for-membrane-protein-structures">tutorial-tips-for-membrane-protein-structures</a></td><td></td></tr><tr><td><h2><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-common-cryosparc-plots">Common CryoSPARC Plots</a></h2></td><td>A detailed description of the common plots that CryoSPARC makes across multiple job types.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://1916621962-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-M7DGv3GkRvGGpbVPCgg%2Fuploads%2FBTBlDpJqjyJ38oIkseeH%2FUntitled.png?alt=media&#x26;token=a2379e9c-9c0e-465e-824e-a8b8e6cb4db6">Untitled.png</a></td><td><a href="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-common-cryosparc-plots">tutorial-common-cryosparc-plots</a></td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>

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## Data Processing

Alongside these tutorials, see: [**All Job Types in CryoSPARC**](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/all-job-types-in-cryosparc) and [**Tutorial Videos**](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorial-videos)

### Files, Data and Import

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/negative-stain-data" %}
[negative-stain-data](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/negative-stain-data)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/phase-plate-data" %}
[phase-plate-data](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/phase-plate-data)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-eer-file-support" %}
[tutorial-eer-file-support](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-eer-file-support)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-epu-afis-beam-shift-import" %}
[tutorial-epu-afis-beam-shift-import](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-epu-afis-beam-shift-import)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Preprocessing

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-patch-motion-and-patch-ctf" %}
[tutorial-patch-motion-and-patch-ctf](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-patch-motion-and-patch-ctf)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-float16-support" %}
[tutorial-float16-support](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-float16-support)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Particle Picking

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-particle-picking-calibration" %}
[tutorial-particle-picking-calibration](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-particle-picking-calibration)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-blob-picker-tuner" %}
[tutorial-blob-picker-tuner](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-blob-picker-tuner)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Helical Reconstruction

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-empiar-10031-mavs" %}
[case-study-empiar-10031-mavs](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/case-study-empiar-10031-mavs)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### 3D Refinement

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/performance-metrics" %}
[performance-metrics](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/performance-metrics)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-ctf-refinement" %}
[tutorial-ctf-refinement](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-ctf-refinement)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-ewald-sphere-correction" %}
[tutorial-ewald-sphere-correction](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-ewald-sphere-correction)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-symmetry-relaxation" %}
[tutorial-symmetry-relaxation](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-symmetry-relaxation)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-orientation-diagnostics" %}
[tutorial-orientation-diagnostics](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-orientation-diagnostics)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-bild-files" %}
[tutorial-bild-files](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-bild-files)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Local Refinement

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/mask-selection-and-generation-in-ucsf-chimera" %}
[mask-selection-and-generation-in-ucsf-chimera](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/mask-selection-and-generation-in-ucsf-chimera)
{% endcontent-ref %}

### Conformational Variability

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-classification" %}
[tutorial-3d-classification](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-classification)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-variability-analysis-part-one" %}
[tutorial-3d-variability-analysis-part-one](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-variability-analysis-part-one)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-variability-analysis-part-two" %}
[tutorial-3d-variability-analysis-part-two](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-variability-analysis-part-two)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-flexible-refinement" %}
[tutorial-3d-flexible-refinement](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-flexible-refinement)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-flex-mesh-preparation" %}
[tutorial-3d-flex-mesh-preparation](https://guide.cryosparc.com/processing-data/tutorials-and-case-studies/tutorial-3d-flex-mesh-preparation)
{% endcontent-ref %}
