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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 09 Aug '16

09 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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Phenix.refine peptide chain break
by Booe, Jason M (HSC) 29 Jul '16

29 Jul '16

Dear all, I am refining a structure after renumbering my chain such that there is a gap in numbering (i.e. chain A ends at 350 and then starts again at 1000) as this has numbering has been recommended for us to use by the PDB for our fusion proteins. I'm having issues with Phenix.refine not understanding that their is still a peptide bond and breaks the chain and pushes the atoms away. There is no TER card between the chains and I've used LINK records as well to no avail. I'm wondering how to properly deal with this. Thanks, Jason

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Refine pixel size of map (for EM data)?
by Oliver Clarke 26 Jul '16

26 Jul '16

Hello, I wonder whether it would be possible to add an option for phenix.real_space_refine to allow refinement of the pixel size of the map (or the unit cell dimensions - just an overall size scale factor), and write out the altered map at the end of refinement. Although we try to calibrate this as best as we are able at the time of data collection, it is never perfect - for example, in one case I have dealt with, our nominal pixel size out of the scope is 1.19 Å, but the pixel size calibrated based on a crystal structure of a fragment of the protein is 1.25 Å. This is not a huge difference, but it is sufficient I think to have a substantial impact on refinement, particularly as regards clash assessment and H-bond/sec struc restraints. In cases where one does not have a solved crystal structure to use for calibration, perhaps refining the pixel size in conjunction with the geometry might be of some use? Cheers, Oli

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Phenix download issues
by Billy Poon 25 Jul '16

25 Jul '16

Dear all, There is currently an issue with our file server, so Phenix downloads are not unavailable. I will update the list when the website is fully functional. -- 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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Fall 2016 MicroED workshop at Janelia Research Campus (Reminder)
by Hattne, Johan 21 Jul '16

21 Jul '16

Reminder: the deadline for applications for the Fall 2016 MicroED Workshop is August 1, 2016 (11:59 PM EDT). The original announcement is included below. The second installment of the MicroED workshop will be held at Janelia Research Campus (Ashburn, VA) November 13-16, 2016, hosted by Tamir Gonen. MicroED is a cryo-EM method that uses electron diffraction to facilitate structure determination from sub-micron sized 3D crystals of biological material. MicroED uses equipment and procedures that are standard on many cryo-EM:s, and because of this the technique can be easily adopted in labs and facilities around the world. To encourage the widespread use of MicroED we are offering this workshop to teach microscopists how to perform the technique and adopt it at their own institutions. The first MicroED workshop was held in February of 2016 and was heavily oversubscribed. For this reason we are offering a second workshop. There is no registration fee for participation, and Janelia will provide on-site housing and meals. Attendees are expected to cover their own travel expenses and must be able to stay for the duration. Space in the course is limited. The application deadline is August 1, 2016 (11:59 PM EDT). For more details and to apply, visit https://www.janelia.org/you-janelia/conferences/microed-workshop-1. // Best wishes; Johan, on behalf of the organizers Research Specialist @ Gonen Lab ____________________________________________________ Janelia Research Campus * 19700 Helix Drive Ashburn, VA 20147 * +1 (571) 209-4000 extension 3376

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Berkeley Server Downtime (24 hours, 7/22 - 7/23)
by Billy Poon 20 Jul '16

20 Jul '16

Dear all, On Friday, July 22, our servers will be shut down starting at 5:00 pm Pacific for scheduled maintenance in our building. We expect that the servers will be available the next day (7/23) by 5:00 pm Pacific at the latest. 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. -- 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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MolProbity C-beta outliers
by Yufan Wu 18 Jul '16

18 Jul '16

Dear all, Anyone knows the definition of “angle” shown in the report of "MolProbity C-beta position outliers” after refinement ? It means the bond angle or dihedral angle? Between which atoms or planers? I am just wondering the definition of it. Thank you in advance! Best, Yufan Wu 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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MolProbity C-beta outliers
by Yufan Wu 15 Jul '16

15 Jul '16

Dear all, Anyone knows the definition of angle in "MolProbity C-beta position outliers”? See the screenshot below. It means the bond angle or dihedral angle? Between which atoms or planers? I am just wondering the definition of it. Thank you in advance! Best, Yufan Wu 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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Amber in phenix
by R. Gasper-Schönenbrücher 12 Jul '16

12 Jul '16

Hi all, I am trying to run amber from phenix with a standard pdb file, no co-factors etc and struggle already at the phenix.AmberPrep script. For unknown reasons, the .prmtop file stays empty (0 bytes). I have tried to figure out from the amber python scripts, where the problem might be, but didn't find anything obvious (the "self.ns_names" variable stays empty) The leap log files states two problems: 1) ......Nonterminal, was not found in name map. (for every single amino acid) 2) FATAL: Atom .R<MET 1>.A<N 1> does not have a type. (for every single atom) which ends up in: "Failed to generate parameters Parameter file was not saved." There is no .map2 file generated. Phenix version: dev-2463 Amber: Ambertools 16 Every help is highly appreciated. Many thanks! Best, Raphael -- Raphael Gasper-Schönenbrücher Universität Bochum AG Proteinkristallographie, Lehrstuhl für Biophysik, NDEF 04/316 Universitätsstraße 150 44801 Bochum Germany Tel: +49 (0)234-32 27086 Fax: +49 (0)234-32 14762

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