[phenixbb] estimated coordinate error
Jianghai Zhu
jzhu at cbr.med.harvard.edu
Wed Aug 1 14:47:58 PDT 2007
I checked a few structures I refined with both phenix.refine and
refmac5. The estimated coordinate error from phenix.refine is about
2 times of that from refmac5 in every case. I have an impression
that the coordinate error is about one tenth of the data resolution.
So which value is more accurate?
Jianghai
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Jianghai Zhu, Ph.D
CBR Institute for Biomedical Research
Department of Pathology
Harvard Medical School
200 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115
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On Aug 1, 2007, at 3:05 PM, Pavel Afonine wrote:
> Hi Jianghai,
>
> I do not know what Refmac uses to get this estimations (I have some
> ideas but I prefer to refrain from such delicate guessing) and we
> never did systematic comparisons. phenix.refine estimates a
> coordinate error as described in:
>
> 1) V.Yu., Lunin & T.P., Skovoroda. Acta Cryst. (1995). A51,
> 880-887. "R-free likelihood-based estimates of errors for phases
> calculated from atomic models"
>
> 2) V.Y., Lunin, P.V. Afonine & A.G., Urzhumtsev. Acta Cryst.
> (2002). A58, 270-282. "Likelihood-based refinement. I. Irremovable
> model errors"
>
> The formula is actually in the second paper, but to get a general
> overview look at both papers.
>
> This error estimation is more or less ok for "relatively high"
> resolution structures towards the "end" of refinement. Bulk
> solvent correction must be turned on as well.
>
> Pavel.
>
>
> Jianghai Zhu wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am refining a 2.6 A structure using both phenix.refine and
>> refmac5. Both programs give me similar R and Rfree values. But
>> the estimated coordinate errors are quite different.
>>
>> From phenix.refine:
>> maximum likelihood estimate for coordinate error: 0.42 A
>>
>> From refmac5:
>> estimated overall coordinate error:
>> ESU based on R value: 0.427 A
>> ESU based on Free R value: 0.293 A
>> ESU based on maximum likelihood: 0.239 A
>>
>> I am wondering why they are different.
>>
>> Jianghai
>>
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> Jianghai Zhu, Ph.D
>> CBR Institute for Biomedical Research
>> Department of Pathology
>> Harvard Medical School
>> 200 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA 02115
>> Ph: 617-278-3211
>> Fx: 618-278-3232
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>
>>
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