Re: [ccp4bb] mysterious density

2022-03-14 Thread Diana Tomchick
Contour the 2Fo-Fc map at lower sigma than 1.3, and see if the resulting density looks like MES. As others have said, if there is no specific pocket or interactions for the non-sulfonic acid head group, then I would expect that density to be weaker or smeared out due to positional disorder. Dia

Re: [ccp4bb] mysterious density

2022-03-13 Thread David Briggs
2022 17:28 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] mysterious density External Sender: Use caution. A MES buffer molecule ? > Le 13 mars 2022 à 18:08, doriano lamba a écrit : > > Glycerol-3-phosphate? > My 2cents > DL > Il 2022-03-13 15:19 Amir Khan ha scritto:

Re: [ccp4bb] mysterious density

2022-03-13 Thread Xavier Brazzolotto
A MES buffer molecule ? > Le 13 mars 2022 à 18:08, doriano lamba a écrit : > > Glycerol-3-phosphate? > My 2cents > DL > Il 2022-03-13 15:19 Amir Khan ha scritto: >> Hi, >> I wonder whether anyone can advise on the ‘tadpole’ like density. >> The head is currently a phosphate >> and I’ve placed a

Re: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-09-04 Thread Nat Echols
On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 4:53 PM, Jin H. Park wrote: > I have solved the structure. But, there seems oddly strong density above > histidine residue. > What could this density be? > The protein was in Tris buffer, with NaCl and DTT, and crystallized in > NaSCN with PEG. > (electron density in the pic

Re: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-09-03 Thread Bret Church
Hi Jin, The text book might suggest metal ions, or even phosphorylation.these do require evidence in the form additional structure beyond the metal or phosphorus though... Bret On 4/09/10 9:53 AM, "Jin H. Park" wrote: > > > Dear CCP4 community, > > > > I have solved the structure.

Re: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-09-03 Thread Janet Newman
Behalf Of Jin H. Park [jinhp...@mail.med.upenn.edu] Sent: 04 September 2010 09:53 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density Dear CCP4 community, I have solved the structure. But, there seems oddly strong density above histidine residue. What could this density be? The

Re: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-07-09 Thread Dale Tronrud
Cyclized DTT can look similar to this blob. Of course the sulfur atoms would make one end of the blob more dense than the other. Dale Tronrud On 07/09/10 05:12, Nick Quade wrote: > Dear CCP4 community, > > I have solved the structure of a protein in complex with DNA. But, > inside the protei

Re: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-07-09 Thread Paula Lario
Another thing to consider is alternate ligand conformation. The water density (elongated) and the pocket composition (aromatic) could result in two alternative binding orientations (of the buffer? I need 3D). I would play around with models to see if it fits the density. Paula Lario #778-828-

Re: [ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-07-09 Thread Vellieux Frederic
Blobology (a branch of macromolecular crystallography). You could maybe place benzoate in there (the 6 membered ring on "top" in the pictures), refine, compute a new map and see if you can make something out of it. Why benzoate: because the ring would find its place nicely in the "hydrophobic"

[ccp4bb] Mysterious density

2010-07-09 Thread Nick Quade
Dear CCP4 community, I have solved the structure of a protein in complex with DNA. But, inside the protein there seems to be a ligand binding pocket with some strong density (*http://picasaweb.google.de/113264696790316881054/Desktop#). *The protein was in Tris buffer, with some NaCl, MgCl2 an