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Computational Crystallography Newsletter (CCN) submissions
by Nigel Moriarty 27 Oct '21

27 Oct '21

Folks The deadline for submissions to the Computational Crystallography Newsletter (CCN) is 11 DEC 2021. Please consider writing an article of general interest to the community. The Computational Crystallography Newsletter (CCN) is an electronic newsletter for structural biologists, and is published online every 6 months. Feature articles, meeting announcements and reports can be submitted to me at any time for consideration. Submission of text by email or word-processing files using the CCN templates is requested. Past newsletters and a Microsoft Word template is attached to this email. 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 ORCID : orcid.org/0000-0001-8857-9464

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Re: [phenixbb] Restricting real-space refinement and weights to specific atom selections
by Josh Cofsky 20 Oct '21

20 Oct '21

Thanks for that suggestion, Phil. After several weeks, I've finally found solid answers to all my questions, which I'll write here in case anyone reading this message is curious: Q1: Is there any way to apply different map weights to different pieces of the structure during refinement? A1: Pavel tells me the answer is no—this feature is not available in Phenix yet. The way I was able to accomplish something to a similar effect was by performing full-model refinements at different weights. Then, in a final refinement job, use torsion restraints from each of those output models (as reference models) across the desired stretches of residues. Clunky, but it solved a few problems for me. Q2: How is the generic "weight" parameter at the bottom of the Phenix GUI applied to the refinement? A2: The target function is T = Tmap * weight + Trestraints. At the time of writing this message, there is a typo in the Phenix Real-Space Refine documentation, which incorrectly reports the target function as "T = Tmap + weight * Trestraints" (Pavel confirmed). Q3: Why is the PDB validation telling me I have geometric issues that were not acknowledged by Phenix? A3: Phil is right. The ESD for several nucleic acid bond lengths and angles is wide as compared to the sigma tolerated by wwPDB. To fix this, I went into the CIF files within the geostd folder and made the following changes to the troublesome RNA and DNA nucleotide files: *data_AD.cif, data_TD.cif, data_CD.cif, data_GD.cif:* length: C1'-N1, ESD=0.020 C3'-O3', ESD=0.020 angles: O4'-C1'-N9/N1, ESD=0.30 *data_U.cif* angles: C5-C6-N1, ESD=0.5 C6-N1-C2, ESD=0.5 *data_C.cif* angles: C6-N1-C2, ESD=0.5 *data_A.cif* angles: N7-C8-N9, ESD=0.5 Best, Josh On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 7:23 AM Philip D. Jeffrey <pjeffrey(a)princeton.edu> wrote: > :: most of the outliers are not acknowledged as such (by Phenix), and I > only become > :: aware of them when the wwPDB validation tells me they are there. > > Check that the equilibrium values that PDB are using and the ones that > Phenix are using are the same. If they're not (or if the sigmas are way > different) you're not going to be able to change the outcome just by > changing weights. > > Phil Jeffrey > Princeton > > ------------------------------ > *From:* phenixbb-bounces(a)phenix-online.org < > phenixbb-bounces(a)phenix-online.org> on behalf of Josh Cofsky < > josh.cofsky(a)gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, September 12, 2021 9:42 PM > *To:* phenixbb(a)phenix-online.org <phenixbb(a)phenix-online.org> > *Subject:* Re: [phenixbb] Restricting real-space refinement and weights > to specific atom selections > > I now realize that I am confused as to what the mentioned "weight" > parameter refers to. The Phenix RSR documentation contains a line that > reads "T = Tmap + weight * Trestraints"—if I'm understanding correctly > (?), this means a larger "weight" value should yield greater conformity to > geometric restraints at the expense of model/map fit. In reality, I observe > the opposite trend in my refinements (which is why I assumed it was a "map > weight"). Can someone clarify what "weight" (Refinement Settings > "Other > Options") refers to? > > The reason I am exploring these questions is that Phenix RSR is > introducing bond angle outliers into a low-resolution area of a DNA > molecule in my model—most of the outliers are not acknowledged as such (by > Phenix), and I only become aware of them when the wwPDB validation tells me > they are there. I assumed this was the result of overfitting to the map > because setting "weight" to 0.0 prevented these outliers from appearing, > but at the expense of map-model fit in the remainder of the structure > (which is why I wanted to apply different weights to different segments of > the model). > > Thanks, > Josh > > On Sun, Sep 12, 2021 at 12:21 PM Josh Cofsky <josh.cofsky(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi all, > > I'm using phenix.real_space_refine to refine a model into a cryo-EM map. > My local map resolution is highly variable across the molecule, and using a > single map weight (the parameter shown in the Refinement Settings > "Other > Options" in the GUI) on the whole model leads to poor map-to-model fit in > some locations and overfitting in others. Potential solutions could be to: > 1. assign different map weights to different segments of the model (based > on a user-specified atom selection) > OR > 2. perform iterative refinements with different weight settings, holding > different (user-specified) segments of the model fixed during each > iteration (I suspect this isn't possible based on Pavel's message here: > http://phenix-online.org/pipermail/phenixbb/2021-May/025037.html) > > Is either of these approaches (or another one that accomplishes the same > goal) possible? I am using the Phenix GUI, but if this is only possible in > command line, and you're willing to share an example command that > accomplishes either of these tasks, please let me know. > > Thanks! > -Josh > > (also, apologies if this is a duplicate message...still trying to figure > out the phenixbb listserv) > >

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Job opening: Scientist/Sr. Scientist, Structural Biology at Plexxikon Inc, South San Francisco, CA, USA
by Ying Zhang 16 Oct '21

16 Oct '21

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missing statistics for rama-z
by Hannah Bridges 16 Oct '21

16 Oct '21

Hello, I have a PDB for which, when I run either realspace refinement or validation, phenix does not show rama-z scores for helix or sheet (and the structure is not entirely loops..) Rama-Z (Ramachandran plot Z-score): Interpretation: bad |Rama-Z| > 3; suspicious 2 < |Rama-Z| < 3; good |Rama-Z| < 2. Scores for whole/helix/sheet/loop are scaled independently; therefore, the values are not related in a simple manner. whole: -0.68 (0.08), residues: 8101 helix: None (None), residues: 0 sheet: None (None), residues: 0 loop : -0.50 (0.06), residues: 8101 It seems peculiar to this one model, as other very similar ones are fine, but is this something that other people have seen before? I can supply the PBD off-list for investigation. Best wishes Hannah -- Dr Hannah Bridges Investigator Scientist MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit The Keith Peters Building University of Cambridge Cambridge Biomedical Campus Hills Road Cambridge CB2 0XY United Kingdom Telephone : 01223 252812

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Nightly build downloads
by Armando Albert 02 Oct '21

02 Oct '21

Dear all, I am unable to find the nightly build releases from the Phenix web page. Is there any issue I do not know? Armando

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Phenix website change complete
by Dorothee Liebschner 01 Oct '21

01 Oct '21

Hi everyone, We changed the website. Let us know if there are any issues. Best wishes, The Phenix Team -- 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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Phenix website maintenance on 9/30/2021
by Dorothee Liebschner 29 Sep '21

29 Sep '21

Hi everyone, The Phenix website will be changed tomorrow, Thursday 9/30/2021. Therefore, the website might not be available for a couple of hours. If you encounter any problems after the switch - which we will announce on the BB - please let us know. We will change the urls of some pages due to some reorganization, but the addresses of the most visited pages should be the same, such as download, documentation and so on. Best wishes, The Phenix Team -- 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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problems with phenix.refine and wwPDB deposition
by Błażej Bagiński 24 Sep '21

24 Sep '21

Dear fellow Phenix bulletin boarders, I'd like to ask for help with refinement-deposition file conflict. I 'finished' solving the structure (protein, 1 chain, 2 ligands), doing the final refinement in phenix.refine. Structure looks okay and does not report any errors in phenix/coot. I than started the deposition with the wwPDB OneDep System.After long check, my files were rejected (multiple errors, with the best one being "coordinates not found"). Following the FAQ, I run the prepare_pdb_deposition, but the results were the same. I also tried using PDB_Extract (https://pdb-extract.wwpdb.org/), with its result file also generating plethora of errors. As a control, I put the same phenix.refine file into the PDB-REDO server, and its results finished wwPDB validation successfully. Trouble is, PDB-REDO is quite aggressive and messed up one ligand, occupancies and two loops, so I would prefer to not submit it for anyone to see. How do you make refinement output compatible with wwPDB? Is there a way to run PDB-REDO without the REDO? Kind regards, Blazej Baginski

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Download issues
by Billy Poon 24 Sep '21

24 Sep '21

Hi everyone, If you are having download issues, can you post a message here? We are seeing reports of download issues from some users and we want to determine how widespread the issue is. Some users have said that the download works after waiting for a bit or by using the incognito or private mode of their browser. Thanks! -- Billy K. Poon Research Scientist, Molecular Biophysics and Integrated Bioimaging Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 1 Cyclotron Road, M/S 33R0345 Berkeley, CA 94720 Fax: (510) 486-5909 Web: https://phenix-online.org

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Postdoctoral Research Opportunity in Cryo-EM at University of Washington, in Seattle, USA
by George Wisedchaisri 18 Sep '21

18 Sep '21

Hi, I have a job opening announcement for a joint postdoctoral position in the Catterall and Zheng Labs at University of Washington, in Seattle, WA, USA. Please see the link below for more detailed info. http://mail.ncmir.ucsd.edu/pipermail/3dem/attachments/20210913/9614f6ba/att… Thanks, George Wisedchaisri -- *Postdoctoral Research Position* *Senior Fellow or Instructor Appointment Level* *Structural Basis for Function and Pharmacology of Voltage Gated Sodium and Calcium Channels* *Laboratories of William A. Catterall and Ning Zheng* *Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7280 USA* *Please respond by e-mail to wcattlab(a)uw.edu <wcattlab(a)uw.edu> with Postdoctoral Application on the Subject Line* *Position Requirements* PhD or equivalent in biochemistry, biophysics, bioengineering, or structural biology. Experience in molecular biology, cell culture, and protein expression, purification, and characterization. Excellent communication skills and successful experience in a team research environment. Two years experience with cryo-EM data collection, processing, and analysis. Successful determination of a protein structure by cryo-EM. *Application Requirements* Curriculum Vitae Names of three referees *University of Washington is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.* -- George Wisedchaisri, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Pharmacology --------------------------------------------- University of Washington School of Medicine Department of Pharmacology 1959 NE Pacific St Seattle, WA 98195-7280

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