Hi James,

You could try this:  

1. Get your best model, including only residues assigned to sequence, with AutoBuild or whatever
2. Run AlphaFold (for example from the Phenix GUI where this is easy) supplying the full sequence and supplying your partially-built model. The resulting model should look mostly like the one you supplied, with plausible connections for the gaps.

All the best,
Tom T


On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 2:23 PM James Holton <jmholton@lbl.gov> wrote:
Yes, but I don't want it to clash with other molecules in the unit cell, including itself.

When I was an undergrad, Steve Mayo called this an "amorphous builder".  Trivial in concept, but you need to do a "bump check" after adding each atom, and then have a plan for what to do if you hit a bump.

Make sense?

-James


On 4/1/2025 1:10 PM, Pavel Afonine wrote:
Hi James,

Are you just looking to string residues together in a line from start to end according to your sequence? That’s a quick 10-minute exercise using CCTBX, but I suspect that’s not exactly what you need.

Pavel

On 4/1/25 12:28, Tom Terwilliger wrote:
Hi James,
I think there is no way to force AutoBuild to build a full sequence when there is no density.
All the best,
Tom T


On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 10:26 AM James Holton <jmholton@lbl.gov> wrote:
Hey all,

Don't worry, nothing is funny today.  I have a real question:

Is there a way to force phenix.autobuild to build in the entire
sequence?  As in: the full length of the actual molecule that is in the
crystal, such as what is supposed to go into SEQRES, regardless of
"visible" density?  I am trying to come up with a pipeline for prepping
MD simulations of protein crystals.  It seems proper to me that the
molecule being simulated should be the actual molecular species,
disordered bits an all.  However, we don't seem to have good technology
for building protein chains into "nothingness". Yes, I know Alphafold is
a thing, but it is rubbish at clashes in the context of a crystal.

I mean, I could write something, but does this tool already exist?

Cheers, and happy Tuesday,

-James Holton
MAD Scientist


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