Hi,

you can do similar thing (that is resulting in similar outcome) in phenix.refine by increasing the weight on ADP restraints term. Example: increase "wu" or decrease "wxu_scale". Although I believe a regular refinement of individual isotropic ADPs should normally work just fine at 3A resolution in phenix.refine.

Pavel.


On 12/1/09 11:18 PM, Frederic VELLIEUX wrote:
If the problem is B-factor refinement, you can do that easily at low resolution 
with CNS. You just give tight restraints.

You modify the file bindividual.inp

This section:
{* target sigma values for restrained B-factor refinement *}

{* mainchain bonds *}
{===>} bsig_main=1.5;
{* mainchain angles *}
{===>} asig_main=2.0;

{* sidechain bonds *}
{===>} bsig_side=2.0;
{* sidechain angles *}
{===>} asig_side=2.5;

I cannot remember in which direction the values have to go. I think up. I have 
done this with a very low resolution structures (4.5 A?) a few years ago, you 
get smoothly varying B values, very tightly restrained. I do not think we 
published that structure, we obtained a higher resolution structure later (I 
don't think the referees would have been very happy seeing B factor refinement 
at low resolution). But it worked.

Fred.

Message du 01/12/09 23:51
De : "Jason C Porta" A : CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Copie à : Objet : Re: [ccp4bb] Refining residues as rigid bodies


Basically my reasoning for doing this is a low data-to-parameter ratio, which 
makes B-factor refinement unfeasible. So far I have had nice results with 
breaking the complex into rigid subdomains. So i was basically just thinking of 
a way I could refine the structure best, without using too many parameters.

I see now how this can be done in Phenix. I will give it a try.

Thanks for all of your suggestions!

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