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Postdoc Opportunity - Multidataset X-ray Crystallography, Computational Structural Biology, & Protein Allostery - Upper Manhattan, New York City
by Keedy, Daniel 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

Hello Phenix community, The Keedy Lab at the CUNY Advanced Science Research Center in New York City has a funded Postdoctoral Scholar position available immediately. We seek applications from individuals with experience in computational biology, computer science, software development, biochemistry, biophysics, or a related area. Details of research projects and career training will be tailored to the goals of the successful applicant. Research: The Keedy Lab is interested in the interplay between protein sequence, conformational heterogeneity, and biological function. Using a unique combination of avant-garde computational and biophysical approaches, we aim to elucidate the conformational ensembles of proteins and to understand how they are shifted by perturbations, including temperature, pressure, mutations, ligands, protein:protein interactions, to control biological function. The successful applicant for this open position will join these efforts by developing and using new computational approaches to exploit families of related structures, extract hidden signatures of conformational heterogeneity, and explore how changes to amino acid sequence rewire protein allosteric networks. Location: The CUNY Advanced Science Research Center (https://asrc.gc.cuny.edu) is a cutting-edge research institution, perched atop a hill overlooking Harlem in New York City. Alongside its sister research building, the City College of New York’s Center for Discovery and Innovation, the ASRC sits in an oasis of green amidst upper Manhattan. The ASRC Structural Biology Initiative features eight tenure-track and research-track faculty members, pursuing diverse research problems using X-ray diffraction, mass spectrometry, cryo-EM, NMR, solution biophysics, and advanced microscopy. The ASRC is immediately adjacent to the New York Structural Biology Center, a consortium of CUNY and eight other New York academic institutions with world-class facilities, and is just 70 miles from Brookhaven National Laboratory, featuring the National Synchrotron Light Source II – the brightest synchrotron light source in the United States. You can read more about the Keedy lab here: https://keedylab.org Please officially apply for the position here: https://www.rfcuny.org/careers/postings?pvnID=RC-2207-004956 You may also email me directly to ask questions or discuss. I look forward to hearing from you! Best regards, Daniel Keedy — Daniel A. Keedy, PhD Assistant Professor Structural Biology Initiative, CUNY Advanced Science Research Center Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, City College of New York Biochemistry, Biology, and Chemistry PhD Programs, CUNY Graduate Center dkeedy(a)gc.cuny.edu<mailto:[email protected]> | https://keedylab.org | 919-724-6064

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Naming/refining glycosylation
by Tynan Young 09 Aug '22

09 Aug '22

Hi all, I am having issues with naming of glyco- groups and refining my glycosylated EM structure in Coot. I have noticed that many models use the same chain ID for the glyco- groups as the chain ID they are attached to (i.e. NAG/B/1301 would be linked to ASN/B/121). When working with the model in Coot, I would like to refine only the ASN 121 and the NAG 1301 attached to it. However, due to the naming of the glyco- group, Coot will refine residues 121-1301. Not only is this very time-consuming, but it will disrupt the rest of the model - which I do not want to do. If I change the chain ID of the glyco- group to an altogether different chain ID, then I can no longer refine both the side chain and the glyco- group. Is there some naming scheme that avoids this issue? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Tynan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -SECURITY/CONFIDENTIALITY WARNING- This message and any attachments are intended solely for the individual or entity to which they are addressed. This communication may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law (e.g., personal health information, research data, financial information). Because this e-mail has been sent without encryption, individuals other than the intended recipient may be able to view the information, forward it to others or tamper with the information without the knowledge or consent of the sender. If you are not the intended recipient, or the employee or person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you received the communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting the message and any accompanying files from your system. If, due to the security risks, you do not wish to receive further communications via e-mail, please reply to this message and inform the sender that you do not wish to receive further e-mail from the sender. (LCP301) ------------------------------------------------------------

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Phenix and coot
by Cygler, Miroslaw 08 Aug '22

08 Aug '22

Hi, The phenix connection to graphics software stopped working on my laptop after a refine job got suspended and I had to force quit the program (abort function did not work). Now when I run refinement the coot does not start automatically. How can I reconnect phenix with coot and pymol? Thanks, Mirek

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Drug Discovery Scientist opening Vanderbilt University
by Harp, Joel M 13 Jul '22

13 Jul '22

Drug Discovery Scientist Position An opening is available in the drug discovery laboratory of Dr. Stephen Fesik for a candidate with experience in the field of protein x-ray crystallography or NMR. Responsibilities will include protein production, fragment screening by NMR, and all aspects of x-ray crystallography including preparation of protein-ligand complexes, crystallization, home/synchrotron data collection, and structure determination. Additional experience in molecular biology including construct design, cloning, site-directed mutagenesis and modeling is a plus but not required. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and be able to communicate efficiently in a highly collaborative environment. Please send cv to jason.phan(a)Vanderbilt.Edu<mailto:[email protected]> The Vanderbilt campus is located in Nashville, Tennessee. Also known as Music City, Nashville is a fast growing and dynamic environment with plenty of cultural attractions and opportunities for outdoor recreation. ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1<https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jiscm…>

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Postdoctoral position in drug discovery
by Harp, Joel M 12 Jul '22

12 Jul '22

Postdoctoral position in drug discovery An opening is available in the drug discovery laboratory of Dr. Stephen Fesik for a post-doc in the field of protein x-ray crystallography. Responsibilities will include protein production, fragment screening by NMR, and all aspects of x-ray crystallography including preparation of protein-ligand complexes, crystallization, home/synchrotron data collection, and structure determination. Additional experience in molecular biology including construct design, cloning, site-directed mutagenesis and modeling is a plus. The ideal candidate should be self-motivated and be able to communicate efficiently in a highly collaborative environment. Please send cv to jason.phan(a)Vanderbilt.Edu<mailto:[email protected]>

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Reminder: Phenix user workshop at the ACA2022 in Portland
by Dorothee Liebschner 05 Jul '22

05 Jul '22

Dear Colleagues, The Phenix developers will be holding a day-long satellite workshop on July 29th, prior to the ACA meeting in Portland, Oregon. This Phenix user workshop will focus on using predicted models for crystallography and cryo-EM. *Please note: Registration closes on July 8th!* The format of the workshop will be demos of the use of Phenix programs combined with slides to explain the theory. We expect an interactive meeting where attendees can ask questions for the Phenix team to answer. Topics will cover aspects of macromolecular structure determination in Phenix. For registration, see the ACA 2022 website: https://www.acameeting.com/aca-wk2. You need to register for the main meeting in order to participate in the workshop. This is an in-person workshop (no hybrid option). Lecturers: Pavel Afonine, Dorothee Liebschner, Billy Poon, Tom Terwilliger Looking forward to seeing you there! The Phenix team Detailed Program: 8:00 Welcome: Introduction to Phenix, Introduction to the GUI, set up Phenix 8:45 Overview -- Strategy for X-ray or Cryo-EM structure determination using AlphaFold models (lecture) 9:15 Predicting your structure with AlphaFold and trimming it with ProcessPredictedModel (demo) 9:45 Solving an X-ray structure automatically by MR with PredictAndBuild (demo with pre-computed data) 10:15 Break 10:45 Evaluating X-ray data with Xtriage 11:00 Xray refinement (lecture) 11:30 Xray refinement with AlphaFold reference models (demo) 12:00 Lunch 13:00 Ligands (lecture & demo) 13:30 Cryo-EM Data evaluation with Mtriage (short lecture & demo) 13:45 Cryo-EM map manipulations, map improvement with LocalAnisoSharpen and ResolveCryoEM (demo) 14:30 Break 15:00 Automatic cryo-EM map interpretation with PredictAndBuild (demo with pre-computed data) 15:30 Cryo-EM refinement (lecture and demo) 16:00 Model validation (lecture & demo) 16:30 Q&A 16:50 finish: workshop survey and wrap up -- Research Scientist, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road, M/S 33R0345 Berkeley, CA 94720 Tel: (510) 486-5709 Fax: (510) 486-5909 Web: https://phenix-online.org

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mmCIF output by phenix.refine
by Mark Saper 30 Jun '22

30 Jun '22

Why does .CIF file output by phenix.refine contain all of the -h -k -l reflections. The Bijvoet reflections are already contained in the _refln.pdbx_F_minus column of the +h +k +l reflections. When OneDep at PDB reads in these files, it finds ‘?’ in about half of the reflections, and assigns them a status of ‘x': Warning: (data block=1): 36739 reflections have status assigned as '?' (changed to 'x') Warning: (data block=1): 36739 reflections have wrong status. Not in list(o,f,x,-,<,h,l) Is this the correct behavior? My space group is 19. Thanks, Mark _____________________ Mark A. Saper, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Chemistry University of Michigan Medical School saper(a)umich.edu | +1 734 276 6505

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3x4 matrix for wwPDB deposition
by Christian Tüting 28 Jun '22

28 Jun '22

Hi Phenix Dev team and mailing list recipients, i have a question regarding the 4x3 matrix in the wwPDB deposition assembly tab. I am wondering, if there is an easier way, than what I am currently doing. This is my current workflow: # get the map symmetry phenix.map_symmetry symmetry=O map.mrc # apply symmetry on monomer phenix.apply_ncs mono.pdb symmetry_from_map.ncs_spec # get biomt from complex phenix.find_ncs apply_ncs.pdb # isolate wwPDB deposition 3x4 matrix awk '{print substr($0, 25)}' find_ncs.biomt > 3x4_matrix And this feels a bit redundant, as I already have the symmetry operation directly from the beginning, but the monomeric localization is missing. Is there an easier way to get the 3x4 matrix? This is still fast, so this is fine, but maybe there is an easier, single line solution. Best Christian

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Running phenix into a M1 apple processor
by Armando Albert 24 Jun '22

24 Jun '22

Dear all, Is there any version of phenix for the new M1 apple processors? Thank you Armando

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Building DNA into the cryo-EM map density
by Yangqi Gu 21 Jun '22

21 Jun '22

Dear PHENIX users and developers, I am currently building a model for a cryo-EM map of a helical complex. I could build the protein easily into the map. However, the map also contains a long chain of DNA density, I am wondering what could be the best way to build this DNA model? I have no previous experience building models with a DNA complex, therefore any suggestion would be helpful! Best. Yangqi -- Yangqi Gu Ph.D. Yale University, West Campus

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