Re: [ccp4bb] Representation within tutors at workshops

2020-02-06 Thread Gaudet, Rachelle
Dear all, Representation is a topic that is near and dear to my heart, and several of the comments in this thread have resonated with me, both positively and otherwise, so it’s hard to stay on the sidelines. Here are a few of my thoughts. As Graeme and others have pointed out, I believe ­most o

Re: [ccp4bb] Structural Importance of Methionine

2020-08-07 Thread Gaudet, Rachelle
Hi Samer, Adding to Pascal’s list, calmodulin is another protein with many methionines that provide a flexible binding site. See this review as a starting point for reading about it: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9923700/. Best, Rachelle __

[ccp4bb] Song about Crystallography

2013-09-06 Thread Gaudet, Rachelle
Hi CCP4bb folks, This song may have made the rounds before, but I learned about it yesterday and thought that others here might enjoy it: http://montyharper.bandcamp.com/track/what-is-the-shape-of-the-molecule It's a fun song about protein crystallography! My lab got a kick out of it, so I th

Re: [ccp4bb] Best compounds for heavy atom soaks

2014-01-16 Thread Gaudet, Rachelle
Hi John, Another way to screen for mercury derivatives. Rachelle vincent Chaptal wrote: Hi Rhys, you already have a lot of suggestions to try. We all have our own reciepe for good derivatization, and this is due to the fact that we don't really understand what is going on. I can't explain

Re: [ccp4bb] Glass etching of structure

2017-01-28 Thread Gaudet, Rachelle
I have used http://crystalprotein.com/ multiple times over the years. I generate a PyMOL session and images that illustrates what I want (orientation, representations), and they have turned out beautifully, and the turn-around is reasonable. And they provide a 3D illustration of the plans before