Re: [ccp4bb] Can DDM give egregious false positives when using it to crystallize membrane proteins?

2017-06-16 Thread Bert Van-Den-Berg
These kind of "crystals" are very common with DDM, I guess they could be called spherulites. Sometimes they develop one or a few straight edges after a while. I don't think these are DDM crystals as DDM is very soluble, but protein-detergent crystals that are dominated by weak detergent micelle

Re: [ccp4bb] Can DDM give egregious false positives when using it to crystallize membrane proteins?

2017-06-16 Thread R. Michael Garavito
Tom, I doubt that they are DDM crystals, as all the pure BETA-alkyl-glucosides/maltosides are not known to crystallize. Also they are a bitch to crystallize under normal conditions of detergent purification (hence their high cost and the existence of less pure “solubilization” grade products)

[ccp4bb] Can DDM give egregious false positives when using it to crystallize membrane proteins?

2017-06-16 Thread Thomas Warwick
Hi, all. I have obtained some crystals (see the imgur link) from my crystal trials of a membrane protein and I'm concerned that they may be detergent, DDM. The drop condition is: 0.2M NaCl 0.1M HEPES @ pH 7.0 22% PEG500 MME Protein sample contains (GF running buffer): 0.02M Tris 0.1M NaCl 0.

Re: [ccp4bb] Problem with Mg2+ binding site refinement

2017-06-16 Thread Cygler, Miroslaw
Sent from my Bell Samsung device. Original message From: Clemens Vonrhein Date: 2017-06-16 4:43 AM (GMT-06:00) To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Problem with Mg2+ binding site refinement Hi, On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 10:47:20AM +0530, Prem Prakash wrote: > Hi

Re: [ccp4bb] Problem with Mg2+ binding site refinement

2017-06-16 Thread Robbie Joosten
Hi Clemens, > -Original Message- > From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of > Clemens Vonrhein > Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 12:42 > To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Problem with Mg2+ binding site refinement > > Hi, > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 a

Re: [ccp4bb] Problem with Mg2+ binding site refinement

2017-06-16 Thread Clemens Vonrhein
Hi, On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 10:47:20AM +0530, Prem Prakash wrote: > Hi Mubinur, > I got the same situation while refining my protein complex with Lanthanum > ion complex, reducing the occupancy while refining solved the problem. That might have not been the whole story through. You still want to

Re: [ccp4bb] Problem with Mg2+ binding site refinement

2017-06-16 Thread Mohammad Rahman
Dear All, Thank you all for you valuable suggestions. I have checked the pdb and found Mg is there. Now I will try according to your suggestions. - Mubinur On 15.6.2017, at 20.47, Pavel Afonine mailto:pafon...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hi Mubinur, try without "metal restraints" and see if that hel