Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Alex Lee
Thanks Eleanor, If I understand right, there is just 1 TFZ. TFZ== means "Translation Function Z-score equivalent, only calculated for the top solution after refinement (or for the number of top files specified by TOPFILES)" so there could be many TFZ==. Twinning analysis attached below: TWINNING

Re: [ccp4bb] Using a codon-optimised gene to improve protein solubility

2017-04-14 Thread Peter Hsu
Hi Sutapa, With regards to insect cell expression, how do you know it wasn't expressed? You didn't see a band by coomassie staining or by western? If by staining, I'd recommend to just try expressing a limited amount through infection of a few 150mm dishes of your favorite cell line (I use Hig

Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Keller, Jacob
It’s p3221. Re-process your data forcing this space group, rebuild, and refine twin domains. Just do it—you won’t regret it! Jacob From: Eleanor Dodson [mailto:eleanor.dod...@york.ac.uk] Sent: Friday, April 14, 2017 3:19 PM To: Keller, Jacob Cc: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Refma

Re: [ccp4bb] in crystallo enzymatic activity

2017-04-14 Thread Petri Kursula
Hi, apart from the possibilities of conformational flexibility affected by crystal packing, just wondering if this mutation is supposed to actually cause an increase or decrease in the corresponding activity (outside the context of a crystal)? k(cat) and K(M) measured in solution would help her

Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Eleanor Dodson
maybe attach your data processing log file.. e On 14 April 2017 at 20:10, Eleanor Dodson wrote: > That twin factor list means the apparent crystal symmetry must be P6/mmm. > > You say you only have 2 molecules in the asymmetric unit of P32,therefor > there must only be one in SGs P32 21 P32 12

Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Eleanor Dodson
That twin factor list means the apparent crystal symmetry must be P6/mmm. You say you only have 2 molecules in the asymmetric unit of P32,therefor there must only be one in SGs P32 21 P32 12 So I dont understand why you have PHASER results like this: SOLU SET RFZ=4.4 TFZ=7.7 PAK=0 LLG=55 TFZ==

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Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Keller, Jacob
As I mentioned off-list, it would be helpful to know how many types of search models you are searching with—how many different molecules are in the complex? It’s hard to interpret MR results otherwise. Also, since the higher-symmetry SG works in MR, you should try to refine the model in that SG

Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Alex Lee
Thanks Eleanor, I tried MR for P32 21 and P32 12. SG P3221: SOLU SET RFZ=5.3 TFZ=8.8 PAK=0 LLG=121 TFZ==11.2 LLG=944 TFZ==29.2 PAK=0 LLG=944 TFZ==29.2 SOLU SPAC P 32 2 1 SG P3212: Solution #1 annotation (history): SOLU SET RFZ=4.4 TFZ=7.7 PAK=0 LLG=55 TFZ==9.6 LLG=350 TFZ==20.5 PAK=0

Re: [ccp4bb] Recommendations for Robotic Crystal Screening Services

2017-04-14 Thread Edward Snell
Dear Elizabeth, The High-Throughput Crystallization Screening Center and the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute has been operating for over a decade with considerable success. There are comprehensive details at http://getacrystal.org but basically your samples are screened against a

Re: [ccp4bb] Recommendations for Robotic Crystal Screening Services

2017-04-14 Thread Parthasarathy Sampathkumar
Hi Elizabeth, HWI, University of Buffalo, NY offers high-throughout crystallization screen. See the link for more information: http://hwi.buffalo.edu/science/high-throughput-crystallization-center/ Good Luck Partha On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 9:06 AM Elizabeth Diaz wrote: > All, > > I am currently

Re: [ccp4bb] in crystallo enzymatic activity

2017-04-14 Thread Adriana Sene
Dear Pierre Daniel has raised a valid point either you use the same column for the purification of mutant and wt. It happens in our case as well as we see the activity of the inactive mutant but it is supposed to be caused by the using the same column. Just compare the enzyme activity before perfor

[ccp4bb] Recommendations for Robotic Crystal Screening Services

2017-04-14 Thread Elizabeth Diaz
All, I am currently attempting to crystallize a peptide/protein complex and am wanting to know about robotic screening services that you would recommend. We have done some in house conditions with little luck, and want to broaden our search, but that would require going externally for screening. D

Re: [ccp4bb] in crystallo enzymatic activity

2017-04-14 Thread Mark J van Raaij
I think in his case the WT does not perform the reaction in the crystal, but the mutant does. Haven't heard of examples of this before, but perhaps the WT needs "something" to do the reaction, like a conformational change impossible in the crystals, a co-factor or something else, perhaps even im

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Re: [ccp4bb] Co-crystal structure of a USP with small molecule inhibitor

2017-04-14 Thread xinhuang...@yahoo.com
USP not UPS. Sorry about the auto spelling correction feature of my smart (or not smart!) phone. -- Original message--From: xinhuang...@yahoo.com<0317accc4341-dmarc-requ...@jiscmail.ac.uk>Date: Fri, Apr 14, 2017 7:34 AMTo: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK;Cc: Subject:[ccp4bb] Co-crystal struct

[ccp4bb] Co-crystal structure of a UPS with small molecule inhibitor

2017-04-14 Thread xinhuang...@yahoo.com
Hi, all.  Could you let me know if there is a co-crystal structure of any UPS in complex with a small molecule inhibitor? I cannot seem to find any. Thanks.

Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac5 twin refinement pushing Rfree surprisingly down

2017-04-14 Thread Eleanor Dodson
First - four way twinning is possible but pretty rare for macromolecules Pointless gives a very useful table of the CC agreement for each possible symmetry operator individually. In this case with only two molecules in the asymmetric unit you you could only have a higher symmetry SG as P32 21 P32