Hi Tongqing,

can be a number of reasons, including:

- refinement did not converge (need to run more macro-cycles);
- choice of TLS groups is not optimal;
- side-chains are partially occupied (need to use partial occupancy or model multiple occupancies);
- see recent discussion on ccp4b about disulfides showing lots of residual density.

To tell more I will need to see data and model, focusing on residues/ligands in question.

Pavel

On 6/8/14, 5:32 PM, Zhou, Tongqing (NIH/VRC) [E] wrote:

Dear colleagues,

 

I am refining one structure at 1.94 A with phenix.refine with individual b, TLS, and xyz. The Rwork and Rfree are now at 16.1 and 19.8%. But when inspecting the maps, I noticed that the sidechain tip of some residues showed positive density and the b-factor for those atoms were very high while those for the other atoms of the same residues were normal; The b-factors for newly added ligands were also not refined well showing high b-value and positive density at the same time; the disulfide bonds also show positive density and high B. The occupancy were all set to 1.

 

Please give suggestions. Thanks!

 

 

Best regards,

 

Tongqing

 

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