[ccp4bb] sigma value in structure file

2013-06-16 Thread Faisal Tarique
Dear all During PDB deposition the annotator me to verify and review the sigma value in the structure file which in my case was -0.03. I have some basic queries and request you all to please answer them. My first question is, what actually is a "sigma value" of a structure file. 2nd) where the val

[ccp4bb] AW: [ccp4bb] protein degradation

2013-06-16 Thread Herman . Schreuder
Hi Supratim, if both the crystal and Mass spec tell you that you have 6k and 13k fragments, proteolysis definitively took place. There are several possible explanations for the phenomenom you observe: -time: processes that do not occur during the few hours of a normal biochemical experiments,

[ccp4bb] protein degradation

2013-06-16 Thread supratim dey
Hi i have setup a crystallization of a complex formed by two different proteins of molecular weights 53kD and 13kD. During purification of this complex there was slight degradation band of 53KD protein as observed from SDS PAGE but it did not effect complex formation. Crystals appeared after 8 mont

Re: [ccp4bb] crystals disappear

2013-06-16 Thread Bert Van-Den-Berg
Disappearance of crystals is fairly common and not specific to DDM or indeed any detergent as it also occurs for soluble proteins. Even after reaching "equilibrium" conditions still change (evaporation, instability of components, proteolysis, etc). The inverse also happens, that is formation of