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phenix real space refine & free R reflections
by Hillen, Hauke 05 May '17

05 May '17

Dear Phenix bb, I have a rather conceptual question regarding the treatment of free R flags in phenix.refine and phenix.real_space_refine. I am refining an xray structure using phenix.refine (but not using the real space refinement implemented there) and at some point decided to play a bit with the standalone program phenix.real_space_refine. In particular, I was interested in testing real space refinement against different maps (experimental map vs. model-phased). Being used to the excellent handling of free R flags in Phenix, I assumed giving phenix.real_space_refine the output MTZ of a previous phenix.refine run as a map would be safe to do. But I then saw the phenix.refine FAQ states the following: "Are R-free flagged reflections included in the maps used for real-space refinement? No, this is almost guaranteed to bias R-free; these reflections are removed internally prior to map calculation. However, the output maps will include these reflections unless you explicitly request otherwise.” While it makes sense to me that including the free reflections in the maps used for real space refinement will bias R-free, I wonder why the default behavior of phenix.refine is to output maps which include these reflections. I assume most users will use these output maps (for example via the OPEN IN COOT button in the GUI) to iteratively improve their model by local real space refinement in Coot. Conceptually, how is real space refinement performed by phenix.refine (where the free R reflections are not used to calculate the map to refine against) different from manual local real space refinement in Coot? Will the latter not also bias R-free when the default output maps from phenix.refine are used? Best, Hauke

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Different stats with different number of macrocycles
by Patrick Loll 05 May '17

05 May '17

Hi, I have an odd observation. I am finishing a refinement at 2.5 Å, using the Phenix GUI. I performed a three-macrocycle refinement, and saw that the geometry (RMS bonds/angles) and R/Rfree all got better in the first macrocycle, and then worsened in the subsequent two macrocycles. OK, fine. So I repeated the refinement, except I performed only a single macrocycle (starting from the exact same input coordinates). However, the statistics after this one-macrocycle job did not match the stats seen after 1 macrocycle in the 3-macrocycle job (?!). This doesn’t make sense to me; if you’re starting from the exact same coordinates, shouldn’t the first macrocycle always wind up at the same place, regardless of whether or not the program goes on to do additional macrocycles of refinement? In case this isn’t clear: In the 3-macrocycle job, after the first macrocycle, RMS bonds/angles = 0.005 Å/0.9 deg, R/Rfree = 0.208/0.236 (by the end of the third macrocycle, these numbers have changed to 0.009 Å/1.41 deg and 0.212/0.244) At the end of the 1-macrocycle job, RMS bonds/angles = 0.008 Å/1.4 deg, R/Rfree = 0.209/0.240 This is Phenix version 1.11.1-2575-000. Any insights welcome. Cheers, Pat --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick J. Loll, Ph. D. Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Drexel University College of Medicine Room 10-102 New College Building 245 N. 15th St., Mailstop 497 Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192 USA (215) 762-7706 pat.loll(a)drexelmed.edu

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Phenix Generate Table 1 Tool for twin-refinement statistics
by Xiao Lei 04 May '17

04 May '17

Dear All, I am using Windows Phenix Version 1.11.1. I'd like to generate table 1 for journal using Phenix "Generate Table 1 tool". In the input column, I input pdb model, data mtz, and data unmerged mtz, it gives me output statistics without twin refinement. But I'd like to show the results of twin refinement because I used Refmac5 to do twin refinement. Even I put the pdb from the output after twin refinement, the tool still gives me without twin refinement statistics. Thanks ahead for any input.

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TLS refinement
by Reza Khayat 02 May '17

02 May '17

Hi, I'm having difficulty with performing TLS refinement on a highly symmetric system. The difference between the R_work and R_free increases with TLS refinement (16.5/21.4 changes to 14.4/22.2). The TLS tensors for some of the group are not sensible (if I understand the literature correctly) -there are some negative numbers for the T and L tensors (see below). The TLS groups were identified with phenix.find_tls_groups. Any suggestions would be appreciated. REMARK 3 SELECTION: chain 'A' and (resid 38 through 68 ) REMARK 3 ORIGIN FOR THE GROUP (A): 56.6459 -23.5648 -59.0695 REMARK 3 T TENSOR REMARK 3 T11: 0.2105 T22: 0.2895 REMARK 3 T33: 0.0962 T12: 0.0829 REMARK 3 T13: 0.0473 T23: 0.0007 REMARK 3 L TENSOR REMARK 3 L11: 0.0446 L22: 0.0120 REMARK 3 L33: 0.0096 L12: 0.0246 REMARK 3 L13: 0.0209 L23: 0.0106 REMARK 3 S TENSOR REMARK 3 S11: 0.0228 S12: -0.0268 S13: -0.0023 REMARK 3 S21: -0.0507 S22: 0.0526 S23: -0.0287 REMARK 3 S31: -0.0296 S32: -0.0137 S33: 0.0534? The data set is complete at 2.3Å resolution and there are no strange crystal phenotypes. Best wishes, Reza Reza Khayat, PhD Assistant Professor City College of New York Department of Chemistry New York, NY 10031

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starting model using phenix.map_to_model
by Chang Sun 02 May '17

02 May '17

Hi there, I am currently using the phenix.map_to_model for model building from a cryo EM electron density map. One thing I am wondering is whether the starting model should be aligned with the original map or the shifted map produced in the process? Because in my case, most of the starting model is not retained in the final "map_to_model.pdb". BTW, Dr Terwilliger, thanks for devoloping this wonderful tool! Thanks, Chang Postdoctoral Research Associate , Gennis Lab Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois A306 CLSL 600 S. Goodwin Ave Urbana, IL 61801 Phone: 217-333-4939

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FSC curve between experimental cryo EM map and model
by #AHMED TOFAYEL# 29 Apr '17

29 Apr '17

Dear all, If I want to calculate FSC curve between experimental cryo EM map and model, what is the correct procedure to do so? I will explain what I have tried so far. Although I have variable local resolution in my map, according to FSC=0.143 criterion I have a 4 Ang map (say 1.mrc), I have used 'molmap' command in Chimera to generate a simulated map at 4 Ang. Then I used "vop resample" to take care of the pixel and box values ( then saved as 2.mrc). Thereafter, I have used "e2proc3d.py 1.mrc fsc.txt --calcfsc=2.mrc and plotted the fsc.txt file to get the curve. I am not sure if I am on the right track. My pixel size is 1.28. Best regards, Tofayel

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radiation damage-induced phasing (RIP) tutorial
by Murpholino Peligro 28 Apr '17

28 Apr '17

Hi lads... Do you know if there is a good tutorial for doing RIP somewhere on the internet? What programs can do RIP? -SHELX -AutoRickShaw -? Thanks

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Can I use PHENIX "Find NCS" tool to verify space group ?
by Alex Lee 23 Apr '17

23 Apr '17

Hi All, I have a protein/dna dataset (3A resolution) with space group (SG) ambiguity, it could be P32 with two copies of molecules (one copy of molecule composed of protein homodimer with asymmetric dsDNA) in asymmetric unit (ASU) or P3221 with one copy of molecule in ASU. Both SG can give me MR solutions and after Refmac P32 Rfree is around 31% while P3221 Rfree is around 34% (without any twin refine at this stage). Density maps from both SG makes sense and they are similar by eye inspection. Because of partial twinning of the dataset (estimation twin fraction alpha around 0.22) , which confuse programs of assigning the correct SG. Pointless and Xtriage suggests P6222, which we are sure it's not correct (based on performance on both MR, Refmac and biology sense that dsDNA is asymmetric, and if P6222 is true then based on Mathew coef. there will be a monomer protein with single strand ssDNA in ASU). Zanuda suggests SG P32 in both cases (input experimental data P32 or P3221 along with refined model). However, Zanuda may not work well in twin case. In short, the problem now is to choose one SG from P32 or P3221. There is one suggestion that try SG P32, as there are two copies of molecules in ASU in P32 group, try find the NCS operator in P32 and check if this operator is close to crystallographic symmetry operator or not, if it is, then SG is P3221, if it's not, then SG is P32. I did a few rounds of search in Internet, I found Phenix "Find NCS tool" and input PDB of my refined structures from both P32 and P3221. For both test, Find NCS tool did find NCS operator but in the end of the log file I see the same results as below: This NCS object does not contain point group symmetry This NCS object does not contain helical symmetry. I am asking: 1. does "This NCS object does not contain point group symmetry" from Find NCS tool mean that NCS operator in my PDB is not crystallographic symmetry operator? 2. Is there a tool in Phenix which can find the NCS operator and check if the NCS operator is close to crystallographic symmetry operator or not? Thanks ahead.

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Marching tomorrow?
by lbetts0508 . 22 Apr '17

22 Apr '17

Dear all, I am marching in DC tomorrow for continued support of our wonderful National Laboratories and funding that made resources like PHENIX possible. What a treasure these have been. Thank you for your support of structural biologists all these years and I hope for your continued success! Laurie Betts Chapel Hilll,NC

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Cannot compile rosetta interface Centos 7 with 1.11.1
by ludovic Pecqueur 21 Apr '17

21 Apr '17

Dear Phenix developers, I installed the latest phenix version today (1.11.1-2575) on Centos 7.2 I have rosetta_2016.13.58602 When I try to compile the rosetta interface (after exporting PHENIX_ROSETTA_PATH), compilation fails (see end of message for errors). When I compile the rosetta interface using phenix 1.11-2567, compilation goes to completion without errors. If you have any idea of the change between the two versions leading to this issue. Thank you for your help, Ludovic. ######################## Error message: Substituting phenix.python into build shell scripts update_options.sh update_ResidueType_enum_files.sh /usr/local/PROGRAMS/ROSETTA/PHENIX_Rosetta_refine/rosetta_src_2016.13.58602_bundle/main/source ~> phenix.python scons.py bin mode=release extras=python -j 8 scons: Reading SConscript files ... Running versioning script ... fatal: Not a git repository (or any parent up to mount point /usr/local) Stopping at filesystem boundary (GIT_DISCOVERY_ACROSS_FILESYSTEM not set). Done. (0.0 seconds) file ./options.dox being updated file ./full-options-list.md being updated Number of option files updated: 2 Total 3657 options. Finished updating ResidueProperty code -- no changes needed Finished updating VariantType code -- no changes needed scons: done reading SConscript files. scons: Building targets ... g++ -o build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/protocols/hybridization/CartesianSampler.os -c -std=c++98 -ffor-scope -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -pipe -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=core2 -mtune=generic -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -finline-functions -finline-limit=20000 -s -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DPTR_BOOST -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc/4.8 -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc -Isrc/platform/linux/64 -Isrc/platform/linux -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/protocols/hybridization/CartesianSampler.cc In file included from src/protocols/hybridization/CartesianSampler.cc:17:0: src/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.hh:18:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory #include "Python.h" ^ compilation terminated. g++ -o build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/protocols/cryst/cryst_movers.os -c -std=c++98 -ffor-scope -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -pipe -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=core2 -mtune=generic -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -finline-functions -finline-limit=20000 -s -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DPTR_BOOST -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc/4.8 -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc -Isrc/platform/linux/64 -Isrc/platform/linux -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/protocols/cryst/cryst_movers.cc In file included from src/protocols/cryst/cryst_movers.cc:16:0: src/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.hh:18:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory #include "Python.h" ^ compilation terminated. gcc -o build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/libsqlite3.so -shared build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/dbio/sqlite3/sqlite3.os -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib -Lexternal/lib -lpython2.7 -ldl -lpthread -lutil g++ -o build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/libcifparse.so -Wl,-rpath=/usr/local/PROGRAMS/ROSETTA/PHENIX_Rosetta_refine/rosetta_src_2016.13.58602_bundle/main/source/build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python -Wl,-rpath=\$ORIGIN -Wl,-rpath=\$ORIGIN/../lib -shared build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/BlockIO.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifDataInfo.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifExcept.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifFile.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifFileReadDef.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifParentChild.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifParserBase.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifScannerBase.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifString.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/DataInfo.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/DicFile.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/DICParserBase.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/DICScannerBase.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/Exceptions.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/GenCont.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/GenString.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/ISTable.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/ITTable.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/mapped_ptr_vector.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/mapped_vector.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/ParentChild.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/RcsbFile.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/RcsbPlatform.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/Serializer.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/TableFile.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/TTable.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifParser.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/CifScanner.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/DICParser.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/DICScanner.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/regcomp.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/regerror.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/regexec.os build/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/cifparse/regfree.os -Lexternal/lib -Lbuild/external/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python -Lexternal -L/usr/lib -L/usr/local/lib -lpython2.7 -ldl -lpthread -lutil g++ -o build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.os -c -std=c++98 -ffor-scope -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -pipe -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=core2 -mtune=generic -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -finline-functions -finline-limit=20000 -s -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DPTR_BOOST -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc/4.8 -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc -Isrc/platform/linux/64 -Isrc/platform/linux -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.cc In file included from src/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.cc:15:0: src/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.hh:18:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory #include "Python.h" ^ compilation terminated. g++ -o build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/core/scoring/cryst/XtalMLEnergy.os -c -std=c++98 -ffor-scope -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -pipe -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=core2 -mtune=generic -O3 -ffast-math -funroll-loops -finline-functions -finline-limit=20000 -s -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DPTR_BOOST -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc/4.8 -Isrc/platform/linux/64/gcc -Isrc/platform/linux/64 -Isrc/platform/linux -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/core/scoring/cryst/XtalMLEnergy.cc In file included from src/core/scoring/cryst/XtalMLEnergy.cc:16:0: src/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.hh:18:20: fatal error: Python.h: No such file or directory #include "Python.h" ^ compilation terminated. scons: *** [build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/protocols/hybridization/CartesianSampler.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/protocols/cryst/cryst_movers.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/core/scoring/cryst/PhenixInterface.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/linux/3.10/64/x86/gcc/4.8/python/core/scoring/cryst/XtalMLEnergy.os] Error 1 scons: building terminated because of errors.

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Generate a map showing local agreement between map and model
by #AHMED TOFAYEL# 18 Apr '17

18 Apr '17

Dear developers and users, Is it possible to generate a map to show local agreement between cryo-EM map and the model generated using the same map? If I am not wrong, the supplementary figure S5 had accomplished the job (using Chimera), but I don't understand how to generate a similar figure for my project. Is it possible to do with phenix? http://emboj.embopress.org/content/28/6/755 Best regards, Tofayel NTU Singapore

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UTMB Sealy Center for Structural Biology Symposium - May 6 - Register NOW
by Mark A. White 17 Apr '17

17 Apr '17

You and your colleagues are cordially invited to join us for the 22nd Annual Structural Biology Symposium to be held at Levin Hall on the University of Texas Medical Branch Campus on beautiful Galveston Island on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The meeting is organized by the Sealy Center for Structural Biology & Molecular Biophysics and co-sponsored by the Keck Center for Computational & Structural Biology. This year’s speakers include: James Chou, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School Rachelle Gaudet, Ph.D., Harvard University Petr Leiman, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Medical Branch Daniela Nicastro, Ph.D., Univ. of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Brian Shoichet, Ph.D., Univ. California San Francisco School of Pharmacy Kylie Walters, Ph.D., Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute To register or for more information, visit http://scsb.utmb.edu/symposium register: http://scsb.utmb.edu/symposium/2017/registration.asp

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Understanding Biology through Structure, Santa Fe May 13-17
by Terwilliger, Thomas Charles 14 Apr '17

14 Apr '17

Hi Colleagues! I hope you can come to our symposium on Understanding Biology through Structure in Santa Fe this May 13-17! The Symposium will emphasize interactions between junior and senior researchers. We hope that this will present a special opportunity for junior researchers to present posters and meet senior scientists, for senior researchers to meet the next generation of structural biologists, and for all to discuss science in an informal setting. You can see the full program at https://conferences.newmexicoconsortium.org/conferences/ubts_17/program Understanding Biology through Structure Santa Fe, NM May 13-17 2017 Speakers Nucleic acid and protein-nucleic acid complexes Jamie Cate, University of California, Berkeley Eva Nogales, University of California, Berkeley Jody Puglisi, Stanford University Leemor Joshua-Tor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Tom Steitz, Yale University Shigeyuki Yokoyama, RIKEN Structural Biology of Cell Signaling Axel Brunger, Stanford University Sharon Campbell, University of North Carolina Yvonne Jones, Oxford University Dorothee Kern, Brandeis University Cynthia Wolberger, Johns Hopkins University Hao Wu, Harvard University Disease and Drug Discovery Lesa Beamer, University of Missouri Tom Blundell, University of Cambridge Elizabeth Goldsmith, UT Southwestern Medical Center Lynn Howell, University of Toronto Michael Rossmann, Purdue University Erica Ollmann Saphire, Scripps Institute Natalie Strynadka, University of British Columbia Ian Wilson, Scripps Institute Crystallographic Methods Wladek Minor, University of Virginia Randy Read, University of Cambridge Jane Richardson, Duke University Tom Terwilliger, Los Alamos National Laboratory Isabel Uson, Institute of Molecular Biology, Barcelona Nadia Zatsepin, University of Arizona Membrane Protein Structures Susan Buchanon, National Institutes of Health Wayne Hendrickson, Columbia University Robert Stroud, University of California, San Francisco Nieng Yan, Tsinghua University Protein folding and Design David Baker, University of Washington Ken Dill, Stony Brook University David Eisenberg, University of California, Los Angeles Susan Marqusee, University of California, Berkeley Tobin Sosnick, University of Chicago Understanding Enzyme Function Catherine Drennan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Andrzej Joachimiak, Argonne National Laboratory Ci Ji Lim, University of Colorado, Boulder Ilme Schlichting, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research All the best, Tom T ?

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Deadline approaching: 10th CCP4/APS Crystallographic School in the USA
by Sanishvili, Ruslan 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Dear Colleagues, The deadline for application to the annual CCP4/APS school in macromolecular crystallography: “From data collection to structure refinement and beyond” is in less than a week - April 19. Please read the thread below for basic information on the school. For all details, please visit http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/APS-2017/index.php With regards, Garib, Ronan and Nukri Ruslan Sanishvili (Nukri), Ph.D. Macromolecular Crystallographer GM/CA@APS X-ray Science Division, ANL 9700 S. Cass Ave. Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630)252-0665 Fax: (630)252-0667 rsanishvili(a)anl.gov ________________________________ From: phenixbb-bounces(a)phenix-online.org [phenixbb-bounces(a)phenix-online.org] on behalf of Sanishvili, Ruslan [rsanishvili(a)anl.gov] Sent: Wednesday, February 01, 2017 2:54 PM To: phenixbb(a)phenix-online.org Subject: [phenixbb] 10th CCP4/APS Crystallographic School in the USA Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce the 10th annual CCP4 crystallographic school “>From data collection to structure refinement and beyond”, held at Advanced Photon Source (APS), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). All details can be found at http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/APS-2017/index.php Dates: June 19 through 26, 2017 Site: Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne (Near Chicago), Illinois, USA The school comprises Data collection workshop: beamline training; data collection on GM/CA@APS beamlines 23ID-D and 23ID-B equipped with Pilatus3 6M and Eiger 16M detectors, respectively; and data processing. For data collection, only the participants' crystals will be used. Crystallographic computation workshop: will feature many modern crystallographic software packages taught by authors and other experts. The daily schedule will be organized in three sections – lectures, tutorials, and hands-on, interactive trouble-shooting of the technical difficulties the participants face in their projects. We have had considerable success resolving these problems in past years, attested by resulting publications http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/APS-school/publications.php Applicants: Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers and young scientists at the assistant professor level, along with commercial/industrial researchers are encouraged to apply. Only 20 applicants will be selected for participation. Participants of the workshop are strongly encouraged to bring their own problem data sets or crystals so the problems can be addressed during data collection and/or computation workshops. Application: Application deadline is April 19. The application form, the program, contact info and other details can be found at http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/APS-2017/index.php Registration fees: The registration for application is free but there is $500 participation fee for the selected academic students and $950 for the industrial researchers. The link for the on-line payments and instructions will be provided once the selection process is completed. The students will be responsible for their transportation, lodging and breakfast. The workshop organizers can assist in making the reservations at economical lodging at the Argonne Guest House. The workshop will cover all other expenses. We hope to see you at the school. Garib, Ronan and Nukri Ruslan Sanishvili (Nukri), Ph.D. Macromolecular Crystallographer GM/CA@APS X-ray Science Division, ANL 9700 S. Cass Ave. Lemont, IL 60439 Tel: (630)252-0665 Fax: (630)252-0667 rsanishvili(a)anl.gov

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8th workshop on Neutron Scattering Applications in Structural Biology
by Meilleur, Flora 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Second announcement 8th Workshop on Neutron Scattering Applications in Structural Biology Oak Ridge, TN. June 5 - June 9, 2017 Detailed information can be found on the workshop web page: https://conference.sns.gov/event/66/ Application deadline: April 22, 2017 The workshop on Neutron Scattering Applications in Structural Biology aims at enabling structural biologists to fully exploit the latest instrumentation and software development at the SNS and HFIR facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Attendees will participate in lectures and tutorials focusing exclusively on neutron techniques applied in structural biology. The workshop is designed for graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty new to or with limited experience of neutron scattering. Travel and accommodation expenses are supported for selected participants from the United States. International applications are welcome - however the course organization is not able to support travel or accommodation. The number of participants will be limited to 15. There is no registration fee for all selected participants. The application package consisting of 1) Information form, 2) CV, 3) Applicant motivation letter (1/2 to 1 page), 4) Principal Investigator letter of support (for graduate students only; 1/2 to 1 page), should be sent electronically to meilleurf(a)ornl.gov<mailto:[email protected]> before April 22, 2017. Flora Meilleur, Ph. D Associate Professor, Molecular and Structural Biochemistry North Carolina State University Neutron Sciences Directorate Oak Ridge National Laboratory Phone: 865-242-5747

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Refinement of two co-factors at the same position
by Kornelius Zeth 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Dear all, I'm trying to refine the occupancy and position of two co-factors iron (III) and FEO (Fe-O-Fe) in a crystal structure. The iron (III) is placed with some occupancy on one of the iron positions in FEO. If I refine them together in Phenix with low occ phenix.refine moves the atoms apart. What is the best way of dealing with this problem? Thanks and best wishes Kornelius

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Symposium on Understanding Biology through Structure, May 13-17, 2017, Santa Fe
by Wladek Minor 12 Apr '17

12 Apr '17

Dear Colleagues, As a member of the organizing committee of "Understanding Biology through Structure", I'd like to encourage you to come to Santa Fe May 13-17 to attend this exciting Symposium. In addition to an exceptional set of talks including X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM, biochemical and biophysical methods, the Symposium will emphasize interactions between junior and senior researchers. We hope that this will present a special opportunity for junior researchers to present posters and meet senior scientists, for senior researchers to meet the next generation of structural biologists, and for all to discuss science in an informal setting. The meeting website is at https://conferences.newmexicoconsortium.org/conferences/ubts_17 and the program can be seen at https://conferences.newmexicoconsortium.org/conferences/ubts_17/program Looking forward to seeing you there, Wladek Minor -- Dr. Wladek Minor Harrison Distinguished Professor Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Phone: 434-243-6865 Fax: 434-243-2981 http://krzys.med.virginia.edu/CrystUVa/wladek.htm US-mail address: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics University of Virginia PO Box 800736, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0736 Fed-Ex address: Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics 1340 Jefferson Park Avenue University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA 22908 ----

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Fwd: [ccp4bb] Join the editorial team of IUCr Journals
by Randy Read 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Just in case anyone on the Phenix BB doesn't read the CCP4 one! Best wishes, Randy Read > Begin forwarded message: > > From: Louise Jones <lj(a)IUCR.ORG> > Subject: [ccp4bb] Join the editorial team of IUCr Journals > Date: 7 April 2017 at 13:23:42 BST > To: CCP4BB(a)JISCMAIL.AC.UK > Reply-To: Louise Jones <lj(a)IUCR.ORG> > > Dear All > > We are now seeking a number of new Editors and Co-editors for IUCr Journals, including our biological journals > > > > Acta Crystallographica Section D, Structural Biology > and > Acta Crystallographica Section F, Structural Biology Communications > > Full details are available at > http://www.iucr.org/news/notices/announcements/chesternotice_2017_04 > > Best wishes > Louise > _____________________________________________________ > > Louise Jones > Managing Editor > Acta Cryst. D and Acta Cryst. F > International Union of Crystallography > ________________________________________________________ ------ Randy J. Read Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge Cambridge Institute for Medical Research Tel: + 44 1223 336500 Wellcome Trust/MRC Building Fax: + 44 1223 336827 Hills Road E-mail: rjr27(a)cam.ac.uk Cambridge CB2 0XY, U.K. www-structmed.cimr.cam.ac.uk

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New Phenix tutorial videos
by Dorothee Liebschner 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Dear Phenix users, We uploaded more videos to the Phenix Tutorial YouTube channel <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcdI0hfHngWAZLJWynxPQWg>: - Basic Phenix eLBOW tutorial - How to run Phaser-MR from the Phenix GUI - Explaining the atom selection syntax To give us feedback, write to tutorials(a)phenix-online.org or use the comment section in YouTube. If you are eager to see a tutorial about a certain (Phenix-related) topic, don't hesitate to tell us. Further info: To see subtitles, hit the cc (closed captions) button in the right bottom of the video screen. Subscribe to the channel to see the tutorial videos in your YouTube subscription feed. To get notifications about new videos, tap the bell button (next to the "subscribe" button). Best wishes, The Phenix team

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What happened with Rfree between dev-2376 and now?
by Mark Saper 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Hi all, I’ve been running some tests with the current dev and released versions of Phenix. If I run the same job (same input files, same parameters), the current versions consistently result in Rfree values ~1% more than Phenix version dev-2376! What changed between then and now? Thanks, Mark _______________________________________________ Mark A. Saper, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry, U-M Medical School Room 3220B, MSRB III saper(a)umich.edu +1 (734) 764-3353

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Note that R-free numbers are different than a year ago.
by Mark Saper 26 Mar '17

26 Mar '17

In July 2016, I finished a refinement with Phenix dev-2376 with these final stats start final --------------------------------------- R-work: 0.1982 0.2007 R-free: 0.2376 0.2367 RMS(angles): 0.55 0.45 RMS(bonds): 0.003 0.002 Today, I reran the exact same parameter file and input files with Phenix dev-2712: start final --------------------------------------- R-work: 0.2073 0.2037 R-free: 0.2445 0.2442 RMS(angles): 0.55 0.45 RMS(bonds): 0.003 0.002 R-free values are now higher than they used to be. This fact was also flagged when I ran Table 1 today. -Mark _______________________________________________ Mark A. Saper, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Biological Chemistry, U-M Medical School Room 3220B, MSRB III saper(a)umich.edu +1 (734) 764-3353

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help with pdbtools
by Edward A. Berry 25 Mar '17

25 Mar '17

1. I'm trying to use pdbtools and I don't quite get the syntax. How can I specify the output file name on the command line? these don't work: phenix.pdbtools 2chr_refine_001.pdb sites.shake=0.5 output file_name = shake1.pdb phenix.pdbtools 2chr_refine_001.pdb sites.shake=0.5 file_name = shake1.pdb phenix.pdbtools 2chr_refine_001.pdb sites.shake=0.5 --output file_name = shake1.pdb phenix.pdbtools 2chr_refine_001.pdb sites.shake=0.5 --file_name = shake1.pdb phenix.pdbtools --output file_name = shake1.pdb 2chr_refine_001.pdb sites.shake=0.5 phenix.pdbtools output.file_name = shake1.pdb 2chr_refine_001.pdb sites.shake=0.5 2. for the "shake" operation, is there a random seed so that it comes out differently each time? (If I do this five times with different output file names, will they all be the different?)

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DNA double helix through crystal symmetry
by wtempel 25 Mar '17

25 Mar '17

Hello, how could one restrain DNA base pairing across a crystallographic axis? Are secondary_structure.nucleic_acid restraints "symmetry-aware"? Thank you. Wolfram Tempel

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Berkeley Server Downtime (3/23 - 3/24)
by Billy Poon 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Dear all, On Thursday, March 23, our servers will be shut down starting at 5:00 pm Pacific for some emergency electrical work near our building. We expect that the servers will be available the next day (3/24) by 1:00 pm Pacific. There is a possibility that the outage will last longer. This will affect, - The Phenix web site (http://phenix-online.org/) - The DIALS West web site (http://dials.lbl.gov/) - The CCI web site (http://cci.lbl.gov/) - The Structural Biology Technology Portal (http://technology.sbkb.org/) Bug reports and emails requesting help should be queued and we will receive them once the servers are back online. We apologize for any inconvenience and the short notice. -- Billy K. Poon 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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options in phenix.merging_statistics
by Murpholino Peligro 24 Mar '17

24 Mar '17

Hello. I was wondering what is the normal situation where one should click the boxes marked as "Keep anomalous pairs separate in merging statistics" (option1) and/or "Use internal variance of the data in the calculation of the merged sigmas" (option2)? I am asking because it looks like it is detrimental to the statistics, as you can see in the file attached (CSV file with 4 columns for no options, option1, option2 and option1&2). Thanks in advance. MP

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