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scattering factors
by Goragot Wisedchaisri 21 Jun '11

21 Jun '11

Hi, I am new to Phenix but I have used Solve/Resolve in the past. I am currently using Phenix 1.6.2 and I have electron diffraction data to ~2A from a 300kV electron microscope that I would like to use Autobuild and phenix.refine to iteratively rebuild and refine my partial structure. I have a file containing electron scattering factors for 300kV EM that has been used successfully for refinement with CNS before for electron diffraction data. How can I tell Phenix to use electron scattering factors during refinement? I think currently Phenix has 4 choices for X-ray and neutron scattering factors but not for electron scattering. Is there a good way to implement electron scattering factors into phenix library? Any suggestions are welcome. George Wisedchaisri

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Geometry problem with sugars refined in phenix
by Tirumala Kumar Chowdary 03 Mar '11

03 Mar '11

Hi, I have refined a structure with NAGs linked to ASNs at 3 places in my structure. I used the right link definitions and the NAG definitions are from Phenix library. Phenix refined all the sugars right and made the right links between the NAGs. However, while submitting, PDB found problem with the geometry of NAGs linked to the ASN at two places. This is the issue -the atoms around C1 atom of the sugar molecule NAG A #810 and NAG A #1670 are on a plane and the C1 atom center is far off to be tetrahedral. Please, verify the chirality of C1 and provide the correct coordinates if necessary.- Any ideas on how to fix the geometry of these sugars will be of great help. Regularization and real space refine in Coot is not working or I don't know how to do it. I am looking for alternative ways to fix this problem. Thank You Tirumal

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Problem with Autobuild
by Claudia Scotti 12 Jan '11

12 Jan '11

Dear List, Sorry fo r the easy question, but I have a problem with Autobuild. I'm trying to rebuild a scFv, composed of two domains linked by a linker. I've managed to find an MR solution with a polyalanine model deprived of the loops, which is my starting model for rebuilding. I've given Autobuild three input files: the mtz, the model coordinates and the sequence of the scFv, asking to model only the beta strands and helices. Problem is that in the final model Autobuild seems to guess incorrectly the density of two beta-strands, inserting the linker there instead of the expected side chains. Any suggestions on how to correct this? Shall I manually rebuild this part to avoid problems? Or is it crucial to prevent errors, for example, that the model and the sequence are numbered so that they are in register? Thanks in advance, Claudia Claudia Scotti Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale Sezione di Patologia Generale Universita' di Pavia Piazza Botta, 10 27100 Pavia Italia Tel. 0039 0382 986335/8/1 Facs 0039 0382 303673 _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. https://signup.live.com/signup.aspx?id=60969

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Problem with Molprobity analysis in phenix 1.6.4
by Mark A Saper 23 Dec '10

23 Dec '10

I am running phenix 1.6.4-486 with GUI and obtained high clash scores in the Molprobity calculations done by phenix.refine. I think I know why after doing some experiments with the current Molprobity running at http://molprobity.biochem.duke.edu/. If I take my well-refined structure as output by phenix (.pdb) and use it directly on the Molprobity web site, the clash score is much lower: 2.75 for 39 total bumps. Many of these involve residues or waters with high B factors. If I first remove all hydrogens from the phenix-refined .pdb file with a text editor, and upload it to the Molprobity web site, then add hydrogens, and then calculate clash score, the score is now 8.69 or 123 bumps for 14150 atoms. This is *identical* to what phenix calculates. Therefore, why doesn't phenix feed the refined coordinates directly into the Molprobity (probe) calculations? Has this change been made in one of the nightly builds? Thanks, Mark Mark A. Saper, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry University of Michigan Biophysics, 3040 Chemistry Building 930 N University Ave Ann Arbor MI 48109-1055 U.S.A. saper(a)umich.edu phone (734) 764-3353 fax (734) 764-3323 http://www.biochem.med.umich.edu/?q=saper http://www.strucbio.umich.edu/

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Can PHENIX write the peak list to a PDB file?
by Joe Krahn 04 Dec '10

04 Dec '10

PHENIX has an option to find positive and negative peaks, but only lists them in the log file along with the residue they are closest to. Is it possible to write out the actual peak coordinates, such as to a PDB file? Thanks, Joe Krahn

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phaser and threads
by Bryan Lepore 01 Dec '10

01 Dec '10

[ dev-595 ] [ GNU/Linux 2.6.31-20-generic #58-Ubuntu SMP four-processors ] [ compiled from source with --no-gui --no-apps --openmp ] i noticed phaser splits the rotation onto 2 threads - just wondering why that might be, since i used nproc=4 on the command line.... oh, hmmm... i seem to have just got this at the packing function : |python: malloc.c:4591: _int_malloc: Assertion `(unsigned long)(size) >= (unsigned long)(nb)' failed. -Bryan

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autosol : unmerged data with input_phase_file
by Bryan Lepore 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

dev-595 i gather that autosol will not take unmerged data when the input_phase_file originates from merged data. e.g. in "method #2 for MRSAD". -Bryan

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dev-590 compile from source : -lGLU, -lGL
by Bryan Lepore 30 Nov '10

30 Nov '10

[ dev-590 ] [ gcc 4.4.4 ] [ GNU/Linux 32-bit ] [ Ubuntu 10.10-ish ] * OpenGL/GLUT is of unstable nature* got an error compiling from source (see after sig). i tried using --openmp first, then --openmp --nogui in the same build directory and the error occurs both times. just trying this out, not critical - was interested to know if there's an easy workaround anyone might think of (besides touching GL/GLUT - shudder ). -Bryan /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGLU /usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lGL collect2: ld returned 1 exit status scons: *** [lib/gltbx_fonts_ext.so] Error 1

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sculptor : "Wrong alignment format:"
by Bryan Lepore 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

(starting a new thread?) trouble with alignment format. tried this : fubar.fas : Sorry: Unknown file(s): fubar.fas fubar.fasta : Sorry: Wrong alignment format: fubar.fasta i compared to one that worked yesterday and its not obvious : first sequence is the target, the pdb sequence is in there (somewhere), i changed a ">sp" to ">gi".... if anyone knows what i'm missing here,... -Bryan

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International Conference on Structural Genomics May 10-14, 2011, Toronto -- registration now open
by Tom Terwilliger 29 Nov '10

29 Nov '10

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that registration is now open for the International Conference on Structural Genomics 2011, which will be held in Toronto, Canada on May 10-14, 2011. This meeting is the 6th in this series of biennial meetings of the International Structural Genomics Organization. The meeting is designed to serve as a forum to discuss the most recent developments in structural genomics, structural/chemical biology, and their impact on research in biology, medicine and disease. A substantial number of short talks will be selected from submitted poster abstracts. Also, a limited number of student travel fellowships will be available for travel to this meeting. Please see http://www.icsg2011.org for further details. We hope to see you there! Best regards, Cheryl Arrowsmith ICSG 2011 Organizer Ted Baker Stephen Burley Dino Moras Joel Sussman Shigeyuki Yokoyama Tom Terwilliger ISGO Executive Committee

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