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Post for Ass. Prof. position
by Nigel Moriarty 24 Oct '16

24 Oct '16

Dear Phenix community, An *Assistant Professor position in microbiology or biochemistry* (Position # 22809) is currently open in the Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Canada. Structural biology (protein X-ray crystallography) is a key strength of our Department and so applicants with such a background are encouraged to apply. Please see the ad below for details. *For further information contact the Search Committee Chair <Deborah.Court(a)umanitoba.ca <Deborah.Court(a)umanitoba.ca>>. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, January 6, 2017* ——— The Department of Microbiology invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position at the Assistant Professor level, commencing July 1, 2017, or on a date hing and research. Outstanding candidates in any area of Microbiology or Biochemistry will be considered, with particular emphasis on candidates who will complement or extend the department’s strengths. The successful candidate will have a Ph.D. and preferably post-doctoral experience or industry experience or other distinguishing attributes in host-microbe interactions, antibiotic resistance and drug discovery, structural biology, protein and membrane biochemistry, systems microbiology, and industrial and applied microbiology, or a related field. Duties will involve research, including the establishment of an externally funded research program, undergraduate teaching, graduate teaching and supervision, and service-related activities. The successful candidate will have a track record of high quality scholarly research leading to peer assessed publications; will either have, or demonstrate the potential to establish, an independent, innovative, scholarly, externally fundable research program; will have demonstrated strength in or strong potential for outstanding teaching contributions; and will exhibit evidence of the ability to work in a collaborative environment. Salary will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. To enhance our department and create role models for a diverse population of students, we particularly invite application from those who can support and enhance our diversity, including women, Indigenous peoples, other visible minorities, and those committed to a diverse environment. The Department currently has twelve full time tenured and tenure track faculty members and three Instructors, and offers a full range of both undergraduate and graduate programs in Microbiology and Biochemistry. The Department has a well-established and equipped research facility, including X-ray crystallography and large scale mammalian and prokaryotic cell culture facilities, as well as access to state of the art light microscopy, electron microscopy, and small angle x‑ray scattering instrumentation, and is supported by strong research links with other University of Manitoba departments including Chemistry, Biological Sciences, Physics, Biosystems Engineering, Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, and Plant Science and with the National Microbiology Laboratory of the Public Health Agency of Canada in Winnipeg. Further information about the Department can be obtained from <www.sci.umanitoba.ca/microbiology>. Winnipeg is the largest city in the Province of Manitoba. The city has a rich cultural environment, including symphony, opera, dance, theatre, and ethnic festivals and professional hockey and football. The region provides ample opportunities for outdoor recreation in all seasons. Learn more about Winnipeg at <winnipeg.ca>. The University of Manitoba is strongly committed to equity and diversity within its community and especially welcomes applications from women, members of racialized communities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of all sexual orientations and genders, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens and permanent residents will be given priority. *Applications including a curriculum vitae, a description of teaching philosophy, a summary of research interests, a three page research plan and contact information for three references should be sent to <Deborah.Court(a)umanitoba.ca <Deborah.Court(a)umanitoba.ca>> (a single PDF file is preferred). Please ensure to specify position number 22809 in the application. For further information contact the Search Committee Chair at <Deborah.Court(a)umanitoba.ca <Deborah.Court(a)umanitoba.ca>>. The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, January 6, 2017.* Application materials, including letters of reference, will be handled in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Please note that curricula vitae may be provided to participating members of the search process. -------- Brian ============================== Brian Mark, MSc, PhD Associate Professor Department of Microbiology & Department of Biochemistry and Medical Genetics Mailing/Courier address: Department of Microbiology Rm 213 Buller Building University of Manitoba 45 Chancellor's Circle Winnipeg, Manitoba CANADA R3T 2N2 Phone (204) 480-1430 Fax (204) 474-7603 Web: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~bmark/Welcome.html Cheers Nigel --- Nigel W. Moriarty Building 33R0349, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA 94720-8235 Phone : 510-486-5709 Email : NWMoriarty(a)LBL.gov Fax : 510-486-5909 Web : CCI.LBL.gov

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Re: [phenixbb] XN-refinement
by Pavel Afonine 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

>> this is good to hear, and this demonstrates the power of using more data. The only issue here, as I mentioned before, is that in joint XN refinement we refine one single model against two data sets, while ideally it should be two models in order to account for genuine unique information that is contained in X-ray and neutron data. This will be addressed at some point. >> > Out of curiosity, could you elaborate on why it would be preferred to refine two separate models? It seems to me, admittedly not having any experience with neutron diffraction, that the ultimate goal is to model the system of the crystal, and given 2 data sets, we would want to create the single model describing the structure in the crystal that best agrees with all the available data. Are the neutron and X-ray data so different that using them for joint refinement is disadvantageous? I think I wrote that already in previous email.. Structures corresponding to two data sets are of course overall similar may be different in local details: - Different X-H(D) distances (see figure 4 here: http://journals.iucr.org/d/issues/2010/11/00/dz5209/index.html) - Different data collection temperatures: -- Different B factors; -- Different visible water structure; -- Different local disorder (that may be captured as distinct conformations at low temperature, but may be blurred at higher temperature); - Different completeness and resolution of one data set may allow features in one model corresponding to this data set that may not be supported by the other data set. For example, you may see a well resolved water with one or two D in neutron map but you may not even see any water at all in X-ray map, or the other way around. - etc etc etc. So it is advantageous to use both X-ray and neutron data sets together but these nuances need to be carefully taken care of which isn't the case in current implementations of joint XN refinement protocols. This makes a good room for future improvements. Pavel

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constrain insertion codes to unit occupancy?
by van den Bedem, Henry 15 Oct '16

15 Oct '16

Hi: I’m refining a site where there’s two compounds, each at partial occupancy. I modeled that using alt codes and insertion codes combined, like this ATOM 6500 CA ACYS B 101B ATOM 6490 CA BXXX B 101A How can I constrain the occupancies so that they sum to unity? I tried several option, but the distinct insertions seem to refine independently. Sorry if a similar question has been posted before, but I could not find a solution searching phenixbb. Thanks! Henry

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XN-refinement
by Johannes Schiebel 14 Oct '16

14 Oct '16

Hi everyone, I am currently working on an X-ray/neutron (XN) joint refinement using phenix.refine. As it should be, H/D coordinates and ADPs at exchangable sites are refined to equal values when using Phenix version 1.10.1-2155 and neutron data only. This is also stated in the paper describing the development of the method (Afonine et al. (2010) Joint X-ray and neutron refinement with phenix.refine. Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 66, 1153-1163) as the default behavior: "Currently, phenix.refine maintains the H and D atoms at coinciding positions and constrains their ADPs to be equal to each other". However, when switching to XN-refinement using the same Phenix version, H and D atoms refine to different coordinates and ADPs, which should not be the case as it leads to unrealistic artifacts as can be seen from the deposited PDB 3X2P: ATOM 186 H AALA A 13 3.486 -18.200 -14.123 0.38 14.54 H ATOM 187 D BALA A 13 3.488 -18.195 -14.111 0.62 38.07 D In this example, the D-occupancy is likely overestimated, while the H-occupancy is underestimated because the ADPs refine to very different values, which is chemically not reasonable. Hence my question: How can I treat my data in a way that ADPs and coordinates refine to the same values at exchangeable H/D sites also for XN-refinement? Is there a specific keyword I am currently overlooking or do I have to use another Phenix version? I would be really glad to receive your feedback. Thanks in advance! Kind regards, Johannes

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Unknown parameter file format
by Jan van Agthoven 11 Oct '16

11 Oct '16

Hi everyone, I used my refinement parameters in the following format in the latest phenix: custom_par.params And it returned: Sorry: Unknown file format: custom_par.params Anyone knows how to solve this? Thanks, Jan

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Re: [phenixbb] Highly anisotropic data
by Pavel Afonine 07 Oct '16

07 Oct '16

Hi Kostya, phenix.resolution reports effective resolution of data set. It is based on methods described here: J. Appl. Cryst. (2015). 48, 589-597 Acta Cryst. (2013). D69, 1921-1934 As I pointed out before, a single number for highest resolution isn't very informative unless you show data completeness per resolution (in phenix.refine log file it is reported in the beginning of macro-cycles right after bulk-solvent step). Pavel On 10/7/16 00:15, Kogan, Konstantin wrote: > Dear all, > > Thank you for your comments. The maps are not that bad, and actually > from biological point of view we do see everything we want. One of the > questions is how to report the parameters for the structure, as I have > a feeling that the effective resolution is much lower than 2.64Å, > which is the current limit, and the mean B value is twice higher than > estimated Wilson B value. All together it seems that this is the data > I have, but I would like to be sure, that I have got maximum out of it. > > I attach the xtriage log file for more information, if needed. Also I > attached the example of a good map region at 1.6 sigma and a bad map > region at 1.0 sigma. > > I have also tested to refine at 2.8, 2.9, and 3.0, and I haven't seen > much difference in maps quality, but the Rwork/Rfree went down a bit. > > Isn't is seems a bit suspicious 2.64Å resolution, > Rwork/Rfree=0.28/0.31, and mean B value 114? Is there a way to > present/report effective resolution? > > Kostya > > > > > Hi Kostya, > > how complete the data set is? Missing reflections in some resolution > zones between 2.64A and inf may be sufficient to make the effective > resolution lower or much lower than 2.64A which would explain why the > map does not look like what you expect. > > Pavel > > > On 05/10/16 22:53, Randy Read wrote: >> Hi, >> >> As Christian said, the level of anisotropy is not that bad for this >> structure. In terms of what Phenix can do to handle it, first, when >> you solved it by MR, Phaser would have accounted explicitly for the >> anisotropy. In fact, Phaser’s algorithms underlie the anisotropy >> server that produced your plot! Phenix.refine will also refine the >> overall anisotropy parameters. >> >> When you have really severe anisotropy, the current algorithms may >> not account well enough for the differing accuracy of reflections in >> the weak directions. So it can sometimes be helpful to do >> anisotropic pruning of the data in the way that the anisotropy server >> implements it. But this is something to do with some caution, and I >> think you should only press on with it if the maps allow you to see >> things you couldn’t see clearly before. >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Randy Read >> >> ----- >> 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 >> >>> On 5 Oct 2016, at 20:32, Christian Roth <christianroth034(a)gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Kostya, >>> >>> I have seen worse data than that, which are ususally treated quite >>> well within phenix using standard parameters. With a resolution of >>> about 2.7 Ang. I wouldn't expect to see waters and also just well >>> ordered side chains, whereas more flexible ones just give some >>> "bumps" pointing away from the main chain density. Though without a >>> picture or something else it is difficult to say if your maps are >>> really unusually bad. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Christian >>> >>> Am 05.10.2016 um 07:47 schrieb Kogan, Konstantin: >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> I have highly anisotropic data. I was able to solve the structure >>>> by MR, and refine it with phenix.refine to Rwork/Rfree=0.28/0.31 >>>> with Resolution cutoff 2.64Å and mean B values 114, which is pretty >>>> high for such resolution. Though the overall structure makes sense, >>>> the maps are quite featureless, no water molecules, and side-chains >>>> refinement is a problem. I have tested how the data is anisotropic >>>> with Diffraction Anisotropy Server (see attached image), which >>>> shows clearly, that we don't really have data to 2.64Å in all >>>> directions. Though, there are other servers/programs that can deal >>>> specifically with anisotropic data e.g. STARANISO anisotropy server >>>> and then refine with BUSTER, I would like to know if it's possible >>>> still to use Phenix with some more advance parameters to actually >>>> address the issue of anisotropy and to get maximum out of the data. >>>> The space group is P61 2 2, cell parameters are 73, 73, 453, 90, >>>> 90, 120 and I have high multiplicity data, but no NCS. >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any input, >>>> >>>> Kostya >>>> -- >>>> Konstantin (Kostya) Kogan >>>> Postdoctoral researcher >>>> Pekka Lappalainen's Lab >>>> Institute of Biotechnology >>>> University of Helsinki >>>> Helsinki, Finland >>>> Mobile: +358-(0)45-8994342 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> phenixbb mailing list >>>> >>>> phenixbb(a)phenix-online.org >>>> http://phenix-online.org/mailman/listinfo/phenixbb >>>> >>>> Unsubscribe: >>>> phenixbb-leave(a)phenix-online.org >>> _______________________________________________ >>> phenixbb mailing list >>> phenixbb(a)phenix-online.org >>> http://phenix-online.org/mailman/listinfo/phenixbb >>> Unsubscribe: phenixbb-leave(a)phenix-online.org

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Option to select array from mtz in phenix.real_space_refine?
by Oliver Clarke 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Hi, I find phenix.real_space refine very effective for initial refinement of a model against a density modified map after molecular replacement (with morphing and reference restraints etc enabled). However, when I do this it seems like if there is more than one array of map coefficients in the file there is no way to select which columns to use, unlike for phenix.refine - would it be possible to add such an option? Currently I just use cad in ccp4 to make a file with the desired columns, but it would be a smoother process if the desired column labels could be specified directly at run time. Cheers Oli

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Highly anisotropic data
by Kogan, Konstantin 06 Oct '16

06 Oct '16

Dear all, I have highly anisotropic data. I was able to solve the structure by MR, and refine it with phenix.refine to Rwork/Rfree=0.28/0.31 with Resolution cutoff 2.64Å and mean B values 114, which is pretty high for such resolution. Though the overall structure makes sense, the maps are quite featureless, no water molecules, and side-chains refinement is a problem. I have tested how the data is anisotropic with Diffraction Anisotropy Server <https://services.mbi.ucla.edu/anisoscale/> (see attached image), which shows clearly, that we don't really have data to 2.64Å in all directions. Though, there are other servers/programs that can deal specifically with anisotropic data e.g. STARANISO anisotropy server <http://staraniso.globalphasing.org/cgi-bin/staraniso.cgi> and then refine with BUSTER, I would like to know if it's possible still to use Phenix with some more advance parameters to actually address the issue of anisotropy and to get maximum out of the data. The space group is P61 2 2, cell parameters are 73, 73, 453, 90, 90, 120 and I have high multiplicity data, but no NCS. Thanks in advance for any input, Kostya -- Konstantin (Kostya) Kogan Postdoctoral researcher Pekka Lappalainen's Lab Institute of Biotechnology University of Helsinki Helsinki, Finland Mobile: +358-(0)45-8994342

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Planarity restraint ignored when dist_esd equal to 0
by Keitaro Yamashita 28 Sep '16

28 Sep '16

Dear PHENIX developers, My colleague noticed that planarity restraint of a ligand was ignored when a cif file in CCP4 monomer library was given to phenix.refine. The cif file was $CLIBD_MON/3/3PG.cif. This was because phenix (mmtbx) ignores planarity restraint when dist_esd is 0. In the line 2055 of mmtbx/monomer_library/pdb_interpretation.py (phenix-1.10.1), plane_atom is not added to the list when (plane_atom.dist_esd in [None, 0]) is True. _chem_comp_plane_atom.dist_esd in 3PG.cif (ccp4-7.0) is all zero except the first atom in the plane definition. As far as I checked, there is no cif file where dist_esd of the first atom of plane is zero. At least, it would be helpful if phenix shows warning in this case. Best regards, Keitaro

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How to define Fobs labels for phenix.refine in command line mode
by Karthikeyan Subramanian 27 Sep '16

27 Sep '16

Dear All, Is it possible to define the Fobs (or) Iobs labels for phenix.refine in command line mode? Thanks Karthikeyan S. IMTECH, Chandigarh India

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Rotamers of unnatural halogenated amino acids
by ancacarl 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

Hi, I'm working on the refinement of a protein mutated with an unnatural amino acid that contains one bromine atom. This particular amino acid is present as two rotamers. I've managed to introduce and do refinements with these two unnatural, brominated rotamers in Phenix, but the problem is that when shooting the protein with X-rays about 30-40% of the bromine atoms get knocked off. This means that the sum of the occupancies for the bromine atoms of the rotamers needs to be less than 1.00. However, the total occupancy of all the other rotamer atom pairs must be 1.00. Is there a way in Phenix to refine rotamers of brominated, unnatural amino acids, and at the same time have the total occupancy less than 1.00 for the Br atoms only? Any advice how to solve this is welcome.

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phenix.real_space_refine - mmcif output?
by Oliver Clarke 26 Sep '16

26 Sep '16

Any chance of getting mmcif output in phenix.real_space_refine? Or does it exist and I have just overlooked the option? Right now I can use mmcif as input, but the refined coordinates are still written as pdb (hybrid32). The PDB unfortunately doesn’t accept hybrid32, so I always need to convert to mmcif with phenix.pdbtools prior to deposition - no big deal but would make life easier for large-ish structures. Cheers Oli.

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Registration open: Future of Fragments symposium - Diamond, 28/29 Nov 2016
by Frank von Delft 22 Sep '16

22 Sep '16

Dear all Registration is now open for the Future of Fragments symposium on 28/29 November at Diamond Light Source, UK. http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Events/2016/Future-of-Fragments-Symposium.html Places will be tight, so register early to give us time to gauge whether we must adapt plans. _Overview_ Crystal-based fragment screening of novel protein targets linked to disease has truly come of age: Diamond's XChem facility has been operating a regular user program since 2015, with other synchrotrons soon to follow suit. A progression of user projects have confirmed the power of this approach to discover both diverse chemotypes and unexpected mechanisms of action, especially allosteric binders. At the same time, the continued success in unearthing a rich array of fragment hits has now decisively shifted the bottleneck onto the question of how to translate hits into high potency leads. This challenge has highlighted the need for efficient and scalable methodologies in the areas of library design, label-free assays, computational compound design and the synthesis of complex lead molecules. This symposium aims to highlight the opportunities that must be explored if routine fragment screening is to turn into routine lead discovery. The event will bring together speakers from diverse disciplines to help define the methodology, focus and goals for fragment screening in the coming years. The four sessions will cover: screening methodology; computational methods; new synthetic methods; and automated chemistry.

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Weighting in phenix.real_space_refine
by Oliver Clarke 13 Sep '16

13 Sep '16

Hi all, How does phenix.real_space_refine deal with restraint weighting? Looking at the output of the program, I get the impression that it splits the model up into different chunks, and alters weights locally based on some model/map correlation metric - is this the case (and are there more specific details available), or how does it work otherwise? Cheers, Oliver.

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rosetta installation
by Sebastiano Pasqualato 12 Sep '16

12 Sep '16

Hi there, I am trying to run Phenix Rosetta Refinement on my laptop, which is running MacOSX 10.11.6 (El Capitan) with XQuartz 2.7.9. I have followed the instructions on this page: https://www.phenix-online.org/documentation/reference/rosetta_refine.html <https://www.phenix-online.org/documentation/reference/rosetta_refine.html> and specifically Once you have both a Phenix installation and a Rosetta source distribution, you can build the hybrid system with this command (located in the Phenix tree): rosetta.build_phenix_interface nproc=X Unfortunately, when I do that, the building does not proceed flawlessly, but instead stops with the message the I report below. Has someone gone through the same and can tell me how to set up Rosetta to be used with Phenix? Thanks in advance for the help, Sebastiano Seba@host028:~> rosetta.build_phenix_interface nproc=8 False scons: Reading SConscript files ... xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun Running versioning script ... xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun Done. (0.0 seconds) Number of option files updated: 0 Total 3741 options. Finished updating ResidueProperty code -- no changes needed Finished updating VariantType code -- no changes needed scons: done reading SConscript files. scons: Building targets ... clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/apps/public/AbinitioRelax.o -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/apps/public/AbinitioRelax.cc xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/devel/init.os -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/devel/init.cc xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/devel/svn_version.os -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/devel/svn_version.cc xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/init/init.os -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/protocols/init/init.cc xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/DownstreamRMSEvaluator.os -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/protocols/match/output/DownstreamRMSEvaluator.cc xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/LimitHitsPerRotamerFilter.os -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W 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-march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/protocols/match/output/MatchConsolidator.cc xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/apps/public/AbinitioRelax.o] Error 1 clang++ -o build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/MatchEvaluator.os -c -isystem external/boost_1_55_0/ -isystem external/ -isystem external/include/ -isystem external/dbio/ -std=c++11 -march=core2 -mtune=generic -pipe -Qunused-arguments -DUNUSUAL_ALLOCATOR_DECLARATION -ftemplate-depth-256 -stdlib=libstdc++ -W -Wall -Wextra -pedantic -Werror -Wno-long-long -Wno-strict-aliasing -march=native -mtune=native -stdlib=libc++ -Wno-unused-variable -O3 -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-parameter -fPIC -DBOOST_ERROR_CODE_HEADER_ONLY -DBOOST_SYSTEM_NO_DEPRECATED -DBOOST_MATH_NO_LONG_DOUBLE_MATH_FUNCTIONS -DCXX11 -DPTR_STD -DNDEBUG -DWITH_PYTHON=1 -Isrc -Iexternal/include -Isrc/platform/macos/64/clang -Isrc/platform/macos/64 -Isrc/platform/macos -Iexternal/boost_1_55_0 -Iexternal/libxml2/include -Iexternal -Iexternal/dbio -I/usr/include -I/usr/local/include -Iexternal/include/python2.7 src/protocols/match/output/MatchEvaluator.cc <http://matchevaluator.cc/> scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/devel/init.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/devel/svn_version.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/init/init.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/DownstreamRMSEvaluator.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/LimitHitsPerRotamerFilter.os] Error 1 scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/MatchConsolidator.os] Error 1 xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun scons: *** [build/src/release/macos/15.6/64/x86/clang/python/protocols/match/output/MatchEvaluator.os] Error 1 scons: building terminated because of errors. Seba@host028:~> -- Sebastiano Pasqualato, PhD Crystallography Unit Department of Experimental Oncology European Institute of Oncology IFOM-IEO Campus via Adamello, 16 20139 - Milano Italy tel +39 02 9437 5167 fax +39 02 9437 5990 web http://is.gd/IEOXtalUnit

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To count crystal contacts along a, b or c?
by vincent Chaptal 08 Sep '16

08 Sep '16

Dear community, I would like to count crystal contacts bewteen ASU and symmetrics along the cell axis (a, b, c). Could someone point to me a way to do this? Thank you very much in advance. vincent -- Vincent Chaptal, PhD Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines Drug Resistance and Membrane Proteins Laboratory 7 passage du Vercors 69007 LYON FRANCE +33 4 37 65 29 01 http://www.ibcp.fr

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Phenix validate without map/mtz?
by Oliver Clarke 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

Hi, Would it be possible to allow for running phenix validate without a map/mtz? I dont always want the RSCC information, and it would be useful to be able to get the geometry stats and sequence check without loading a map (which in the case of EM maps can be very large and will presumably slow things down a lot). Cheers, Oliver.

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Data processing
by Sharan Karade 07 Sep '16

07 Sep '16

Dear All, i had collected the data set on the Bruker X-ray machine (home source), it has its in built data processing software, but i want to process it on HKL2000, but the file format is .srfm and it is not read by HKL2000 soft. in our lab we have. So, i tried to change the detector type, then i came to know that we don't have license to bruker detector, So anyone know how to convert these file into .mccd or.mar, so i can process them. Thank you -- Sharan C/O Dr. J V Pratap Senior Research Fellow, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow

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Post-doctoral position in membrane protein structure and function, University of Oxford, UK
by Maike Bublitz 06 Sep '16

06 Sep '16

Dear all, a post-doctoral position is available in the research group of Associate Prof. Maike Bublitz at the Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford. The project aims to understand the structure and function of microbial membrane transport proteins identified as potential new drug targets, using a combination of state-of-the-art structural (X-ray crystallography, cryo-EM) and biochemical/biophysical techniques. Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant subject area, such as membrane protein biochemistry or structural biology. Experience in native or recombinant membrane protein expression, purification and either structural determination or functional analysis using biochemical and biophysical techniques is essential. Ability to work in a team as well as contribute to supervision activities and excellent verbal and written communication skills are expected. Experience in protein X-ray crystallography and/or cryo-EM is an advantage. To apply for this role and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.j… Applications for this vacancy are to be made online by 14th September 2016. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A READVERTISEMENT, PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY. Best regards, Maike ************************************************* Dr. Maike Bublitz Associate Professor of Microbial Biophysics Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU United Kingdom phone: +44 (0)1865 613221 maike.bublitz(at)bioch.ox.ac.uk<http://bioch.ox.ac.uk> ************************************************* Dr. Maike Bublitz Associate Professor of Microbial Biophysics Department of Biochemistry University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QU United Kingdom phone: +44 (0)1865 613221 maike.bublitz(at)bioch.ox.ac.uk<http://bioch.ox.ac.uk>

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Computational Crystallography Newsletter, Volume 7, Number 2
by Nigel Moriarty 30 Aug '16

30 Aug '16

I am pleased to announce the publication of the latest issue of the Computational Crystallography Newsletter: http://www.phenix-online.org/newsletter/ A listing of the articles and short communications is given below. Please note that the newsletter accepts articles of a general nature of interest to all crystallographers. Please send any articles to me at NWMoriarty(a)lbl.gov noting that there is a Word Template on the website to streamline production. July 2016 <http://www.phenix-online.org/newsletter/CCN_2016_07.pdf> Articles - Working with EIGER data <http://www.phenix-online.org/newsletter/CCN_2016_07.pdf#page=11> - Processing XFEL data with cctbx.xfel and DIALS <http://www.phenix-online.org/newsletter/CCN_2016_07.pdf#page=18> Short Communications - Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations to Enrich the Water Structure in Biomolecular Crystals <http://www.phenix-online.org/newsletter/CCN_2016_07.pdf#page=7> Fitting tips #12 – Twist Tells: better β strands at >3.5Å in x-ray or cryoEM <http://www.phenix-online.org/newsletter/CCN_2016_07.pdf#page=2> Cheers Nigel --- Nigel W. Moriarty Building 33R0349, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley, CA 94720-8235 Phone : 510-486-5709 Email : NWMoriarty(a)LBL.gov Fax : 510-486-5909 Web : CCI.LBL.gov

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polder map
by Kaziaa 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

Dear Phenix users, i am wondering if anyone has used phenix polder in Windows machine. Any kind of help would me appreciated !! Regards Kazi

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Meaning of "resolution" keyword for phenix.real_space_refine with mrc/ccp4 map input?
by Oliver Clarke 28 Aug '16

28 Aug '16

Hi, What exactly does phenix.real_space_refine do with the mandatory "resolution=" keyword when refining a model against a ccp4/mrc formatted map? Is this purely for adjusting restraints etc, or does phenix internally low-pass filter or resample the map based on this parameter? This seems like a basic question, so I apologize if the answer is staring me in the face, but I couldn't see it in the online documentation or in the output of phenix.real_space_refine --help. Cheers Oliver.

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discrepancies between completeness stats
by Kendall Nettles 23 Aug '16

23 Aug '16

Dear PHENIX developers, We are getting a group of structures ready for publication and noticed that the table 1 description of the completeness is showing higher completeness in the last shell than overall. See Table 1, attached, for one example, with completeness at 81.73 (96.75). This table was calculated from the last major release of PHENIX, and was the same on the latest nightly build. The data was highly anisotropic so we truncated it with the UCLA diffraction anisotropy server. Validation program suggests completeness is 13% in highest res shell, which makes more sense with anisotropic data. I also noticed that the refinement log lists the overall completeness at 85% while the validation and table 1 programs give 82%. Thanks for you advice! Kendall

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Merged data for "Table 1"
by Yufan Wu 10 Aug '16

10 Aug '16

Dear all, I am going to generate “Table 1” by Phenix. However, my data.mtz file was merged from 2 HKL file (2 different datasets). What should I input in “unmerged data"? Thank you in advance! Best, Yufan Regards, Yufan Wu The Plueckthun Lab www.bioc.uzh.ch/plueckthun <http://www.bioc.uzh.ch/plueckthun>Phone: +41 44 635 5574

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Mg is driving me crazy
by Almudena Ponce Salvatierra 08 Aug '16

08 Aug '16

Dear all, I am refining a structure that showed two positive peaks larger than 8 sigma. I assigned them as Mg ions, since I have them in the crystallization condition and also because it make sense, according to where they are located. However when I refine there's still all this green blob around the already properly placed Mg ions. I don't know why, they don't show large thermal factors or anything suspicious... I'm refining individual sites, individual adps, and TLS groups. The resolution I am talking about is 2.5 A. Any thoughts on this? Thank you very much Best wishes, Almudena -- Almudena Ponce-Salvatierra Macromolecular crystallography and Nucleic acid chemistry Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry Am Fassberg 11 37077 Göttingen Germany

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