:: which indicates the 6 molecules are far away from each other. Those are just the symmetry operators for space group P321. It tells you nothing about how far apart the molecules are, although the cell dimensions do in fact impose some constraints.
However look at REMARK 350 in the PDB format file, which describes the orthogonal space operator to (probably) generate what you had in mind. Phil Jeffrey Princeton ________________________________ From: CCP4 bulletin board <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> on behalf of Smith Lee <00000459ef8548d5-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk> Sent: Friday, September 25, 2020 9:35 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK <CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> Subject: [ccp4bb] on space group P 3 2 1 Dear All, For pdb ID 1g4a, it is of space group P 3 2 1. In the paper for this pdb (Crystal Structures of the HslVU PeptidaseāATPase Complex Reveal an ATP-Dependent Proteolysis Mechanism), it has been configured to compact hexamer from the pdb 1g4a, with the pdb 1g4a can be regarded from a dimer. For the sapce group P 3 2 1, the listing of symmetry operators was as following, X, Y, Z -Y, X -Y, Z -X +Y, -X, Z Y, X, -Z X -Y, -Y, -Z -X, -X +Y, -Z which indicates the 6 molecules are far away from each other. Then by which method, we can get the pdb for the compact hexamer as shown in the figure 3 in the paper, from the pdb 1g4a? I am looking forward to getting your advice. Smith ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/