[phenixbb] 0 for wxc_scale and wxu_scale?

Michaela Kramer, Biochemisches Inst. mkramer at bioc.uzh.ch
Wed Nov 26 00:15:28 PST 2008



I am refining a structure with a resolution of 2.1 Angstroem using Phenix.
The spacegroup is P 31 2 1 (No. 152) with a twin fraction of 0.37 and twin 
law -h,-k,l.

In the refinement procedure the NCS (4 chains) constraints are on, using 
individual sites, ADP and occupancy refinement.

In the last refinement step, I use the option to optimize the values for 
wxu_scale and wxc_scale. These values are optimizes to 0 for wxc_scale and 
close to 0 for wxu_scale (0.2)

When I tried this at earlier refinement stages wxu_scale was also here 
optimized in some refinement macrocycles to 0.


Interestingly I obtain better R values (0.1948/0.2184), than without the 
optimization by using the default values (0.1391/0.2438 Rwork/Rfree).



In addition to that the statistics are better: clashscore 14.41 (compared to 
25.73 without wxc_scale & wxu_scale optimization), rotamer outliers 2.33% 
(compared o 4.66%) and Ramachandran favoured (Molprobity).


How is it possible that wxu_scale and wxc_scale can be optimized to 0 by 
having better statistics?

The total refinement target is defined as

Etotal= wxc_scale x wxc x Exray + wc x Egeom


As I understand it, the crystallographic refinement target (Exray) would now 
not be considered in the refinement procedure.

Would this refinement procedure be valid?

And how is wxc (output of target weights: x-ray data) defined?



Thank you very much for your help



Michaela




Here is the output belonging to the optimization:


Refinement Macrocycle 1 of 3

========================== Target weights: x-ray data 
=========================

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| XYZ refinement: T = Eexperimental * wxc * wxc_scale + Echem * wc 
           |
| wxc = 1.649809              wxc_scale = 0.500            wc = 1.000 
        |
| angle between x-ray and geometry gradient vectors: 93.128   (deg) 
          |
| 
                                                                            |
| ADP refinement: T = Eexperimental * wxu * wxu_scale + Eadp  * wu 
           |
| wxc = 0.888942              wxc_scale = 1.000            wc = 1.000 
        |
| angle between Xray and ADP gradient vectors: 85.407   (deg) 
                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

================================ xyz refinement 
===============================

Start r_free = 0.2118
scale=   0.0000 total_weight=   0.0000 r_free= 0.2181 0
scale=   1.0000 total_weight=   1.6498 r_free= 0.2336 0
scale=   1.5000 total_weight=   2.4747 r_free= 0.2379 1
scale=   2.0000 total_weight=   3.2996 r_free= 0.2412 2
scale=   0.6667 total_weight=   1.0999 r_free= 0.2297 0
scale=   0.5000 total_weight=   0.8249 r_free= 0.2245 1
scale=   0.4000 total_weight=   0.6599 r_free= 0.2226 2
Best r_free =  0.2181

================================ ADP refinement 
===============================

                  ----------Individual ADP refinement----------

Start r_free = 0.2181
scale=   0.0000 total_weight=   0.0000 r_free= 0.2247 0
scale=   1.0000 total_weight=   0.8889 r_free= 0.2262 0
scale=   1.5000 total_weight=   1.3334 r_free= 0.2293 1
scale=   2.0000 total_weight=   1.7779 r_free= 0.2310 2
scale=   0.6667 total_weight=   0.5926 r_free= 0.2236 0
scale=   0.5000 total_weight=   0.4445 r_free= 0.2221 0
scale=   0.4000 total_weight=   0.3556 r_free= 0.2208 0
scale=   0.3333 total_weight=   0.2963 r_free= 0.2203 0
scale=   0.2857 total_weight=   0.2540 r_free= 0.2195 0
scale=   0.2500 total_weight=   0.2222 r_free= 0.2191 0
scale=   0.2222 total_weight=   0.1975 r_free= 0.2186 0
scale=   0.2000 total_weight=   0.1778 r_free= 0.2183 0
Best r_free =  0.2183


Refinement Macrocycle 2 of 3


========================== Target weights: x-ray data 
=========================

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| XYZ refinement: T = Eexperimental * wxc * wxc_scale + Echem * wc 
           |
| wxc = 1.737535              wxc_scale = 0.500            wc = 1.000 
        |
| angle between x-ray and geometry gradient vectors: 89.612   (deg) 
          |
| 
                                                                            |
| ADP refinement: T = Eexperimental * wxu * wxu_scale + Eadp  * wu 
           |
| wxc = 0.228155              wxc_scale = 1.000            wc = 1.000 
        |
| angle between Xray and ADP gradient vectors: 155.392  (deg) 
                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

================================ xyz refinement 
===============================

Start r_free = 0.2179
scale=   0.0000 total_weight=   0.0000 r_free= 0.2223 0
scale=   1.0000 total_weight=   1.7375 r_free= 0.2272 0
scale=   1.5000 total_weight=   2.6063 r_free= 0.2310 1
scale=   2.0000 total_weight=   3.4751 r_free= 0.2332 2
scale=   0.6667 total_weight=   1.1584 r_free= 0.2267 0
scale=   0.5000 total_weight=   0.8688 r_free= 0.2258 1
scale=   0.4000 total_weight=   0.6950 r_free= 0.2269 2
Best r_free =  0.2223

================================ ADP refinement 
===============================

                  ----------Individual ADP refinement----------

Start r_free = 0.2223
scale=   0.0000 total_weight=   0.0000 r_free= 0.2228 0
scale=   1.0000 total_weight=   0.2282 r_free= 0.2235 0
scale=   1.5000 total_weight=   0.3422 r_free= 0.2256 1
scale=   2.0000 total_weight=   0.4563 r_free= 0.2275 2
scale=   0.6667 total_weight=   0.1521 r_free= 0.2219 0
scale=   0.5000 total_weight=   0.1141 r_free= 0.2213 0
scale=   0.4000 total_weight=   0.0913 r_free= 0.2207 0
scale=   0.3333 total_weight=   0.0761 r_free= 0.2204 0
scale=   0.2857 total_weight=   0.0652 r_free= 0.2201 0
scale=   0.2500 total_weight=   0.0570 r_free= 0.2197 0
scale=   0.2222 total_weight=   0.0507 r_free= 0.2195 0
scale=   0.2000 total_weight=   0.0456 r_free= 0.2194 0
Best r_free =  0.2194

Macrocycle 2 of 3



========================== Target weights: x-ray data 
=========================

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| XYZ refinement: T = Eexperimental * wxc * wxc_scale + Echem * wc 
           |
| wxc = 2.157676              wxc_scale = 0.500            wc = 1.000 
        |
| angle between x-ray and geometry gradient vectors: 93.409   (deg) 
          |
| 
                                                                            |
| ADP refinement: T = Eexperimental * wxu * wxu_scale + Eadp  * wu 
           |
| wxc = 0.228399              wxc_scale = 1.000            wc = 1.000 
        |
| angle between Xray and ADP gradient vectors: 140.390  (deg) 
                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

================================ xyz refinement 
===============================

Start r_free = 0.2163
scale=   0.0000 total_weight=   0.0000 r_free= 0.2189 0
scale=   1.0000 total_weight=   2.1577 r_free= 0.2299 0
scale=   1.5000 total_weight=   3.2365 r_free= 0.2340 1
scale=   2.0000 total_weight=   4.3154 r_free= 0.2341 2
scale=   0.6667 total_weight=   1.4385 r_free= 0.2282 0
scale=   0.5000 total_weight=   1.0788 r_free= 0.2255 1
scale=   0.4000 total_weight=   0.8631 r_free= 0.2249 2
Best r_free =  0.2189

================================ ADP refinement 
===============================

                  ----------Individual ADP refinement----------

Start r_free = 0.2189
scale=   0.0000 total_weight=   0.0000 r_free= 0.2218 0
scale=   1.0000 total_weight=   0.2284 r_free= 0.2231 0
scale=   1.5000 total_weight=   0.3426 r_free= 0.2250 1
scale=   2.0000 total_weight=   0.4568 r_free= 0.2272 2
scale=   0.6667 total_weight=   0.1523 r_free= 0.2215 0
scale=   0.5000 total_weight=   0.1142 r_free= 0.2209 0
scale=   0.4000 total_weight=   0.0914 r_free= 0.2201 0
scale=   0.3333 total_weight=   0.0761 r_free= 0.2197 0
scale=   0.2857 total_weight=   0.0653 r_free= 0.2195 0
scale=   0.2500 total_weight=   0.0571 r_free= 0.2193 0
scale=   0.2222 total_weight=   0.0508 r_free= 0.2191 0
scale=   0.2000 total_weight=   0.0457 r_free= 0.2190 0
Best r_free =  0.2190









Michaela Kramer

PhD student
Institute of Biochemistry
Winterthurerstrasse 190
8057 Zuerich
Switzerland



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