[phenixbb] phenix version 1.4-3: problem with bulk solvent scaling

Oliv Eidam eidamo at blur.compbio.ucsf.edu
Fri Jan 30 17:13:53 PST 2009


Setting "minimization_b_cart = True" does the job.
Many thanks for the fast replies and help!

  Oliv

Pavel Afonine wrote:
> Hi Oliv,
>
> I now see the problem... It is a bug in phenix.refine that we fixed 
> sometime ago and the next PHENIX release will have it.
>
> If you go into your .def file and replace "minimization_b_cart = 
> False" with "minimization_b_cart = True" that will fix the problem.
>
> If you see something like this in future, always make sure that 
> "minimization_b_cart = True" in your input parameter file.
>
> Please let me know if this helped or if you have any other problems.
>
> Pavel.
>
>
> On 1/30/2009 4:47 PM, Oliv Eidam wrote:
>> Hi Pavel,
>>
>> Yes, I am specifiying .def files in the commands. The commands used are:
>> 1) phenix.refine input.mtz input.pdb strategy=rigid_body
>> 2) phenix.refine input_refine_002.def simulated_annealing=true
>> 3) phenix.refine input_refine_003.def ordered_solvent=true
>>
>> I send you the .def and .log files in a separate email.
>>
>> Thanks, Oliv
>>
>>
>> Pavel Afonine wrote:
>>> Hi Oliv,
>>>
>>> I have a guess about what is wrong, but before I say it, could you 
>>> please send us the exact command you are using. IF you are specifying a 
>>> .def or .eff file in the command line, could you please send this .eff 
>>> or .def files as well.
>>>
>>> Pavel.
>>>
>>> On 1/30/2009 4:02 PM, Oliv Eidam wrote:
>>>   
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I am currently refining a good 1.6 Angstroem data set using Phenix. 
>>>> Thereby I noticed a significant difference of R-free (>3%) depending on 
>>>> whether I used phenix version 1.3-rc6 (installed on my Mac laptop) or 
>>>> phenix version 1.4-3 (installed on my linux work station). Rfree differs 
>>>> by more than 3% (!) although I am using the same starting model, the 
>>>> same reflection file and the same refinement protocol (shown at the end 
>>>> of this email with detailed R and R-free factors for the 3 steps).
>>>> In my opinion, my phenix 1.4-3 installation has a problem in the "bulk 
>>>> solvent modeling and scaling" steps. Indeed, I find in the log file that 
>>>> the "overall anisotropic scale matrix" shows all values set to zero. 
>>>> Analogous the "maximum likelihood estimate for coordinate error". This 
>>>> is true in all steps where an "overall anisotropic scale matrix" is 
>>>> calculated.
>>>> Here is one example during 1.4-3 refinement:
>>>>
>>>> ====================== bulk solvent modeling and scaling 
>>>> ======================
>>>>
>>>> |--(resolution: 1.61 - 29.59 A; n_refl. = 
>>>> 99535)------------------------------|
>>>> |                                                                             
>>>> |
>>>> | r_work= 0.3419   r_free= 0.3358   ksol= 0.39   Bsol= 19.12   scale= 
>>>> 1.247   |
>>>> |                                                                             
>>>> |
>>>> | overall anisotropic scale matrix (Cartesian basis; 
>>>> B11,B22,B33,B12,B13,B23):|
>>>> | (0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00,0.00); trace/3= 
>>>> 0.00                              |
>>>> |                                                                             
>>>> |
>>>> | maximum likelihood estimate for coordinate error:  -0.00 
>>>> A                  |
>>>> | x-ray target function (ml) for work reflections: 
>>>> 5.981207                   |
>>>> |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>>>>
>>>> The same example during 1.3-rc6 refinement:
>>>>
>>>> ===================== bulk solvent correction and scaling 
>>>> =====================
>>>>
>>>> |-macro cycle = 1-(resolution: 1.61 - 29.59 A; n_refl. = 
>>>> 99537)---------------|
>>>> |                                                                             
>>>> |
>>>> | r_work= 0.3153   r_free= 0.3064   ksol= 0.40   Bsol= 43.79   scale= 
>>>> 1.087   |
>>>> |                                                                             
>>>> |
>>>> | overall anisotropic scale matrix (Cartesian basis; 
>>>> B11,B22,B33,B12,B13,B23):|
>>>> | (-4.01,-5.36,-8.20,-0.00,2.74,0.00); trace/3= 
>>>> -5.86                         |
>>>> |                                                                             
>>>> |
>>>> | maximum likelihood estimate for coordinate error: 0.33 
>>>> A                    |
>>>> | x-ray target function (ml) for work reflections: 
>>>> 5.946583                   |
>>>> |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
>>>>
>>>> I am asking now: Did something go wrong during my Phenix installation? I 
>>>> already re-installed Phenix (no errors): same result. Do I have to 
>>>> change something in my input files? I should probably mention that 
>>>> "bulk_solvent_and_scale = True" in my input .def files.
>>>>
>>>> Any help appreciated. Many thanks,
>>>>
>>>>   Oliv
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> Refinement protocol and development of R and Rfree during each 
>>>> refinement round:
>>>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 1)Rigid body refinement
>>>> 2) Simulated annealing (5000K)
>>>> 3) Ordered solvent (plus annealing @ 2000K)
>>>>
>>>> phenix version 1.3-rc6:
>>>> 1) R=31.5, Rf=30.6
>>>> 2) R=23.9, Rf=25.8
>>>> 3) R=19.8, Rf=22.0
>>>>
>>>> phenix version 1.4-3:
>>>> 1) R=31.6, Rf=30.6
>>>> 2) R=27.8, Rf=29.8
>>>> 3) R=23.7, Rf=25.2
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>>     
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>>
>> -- 
>> Oliv Eidam, Ph.D.
>> Postdoctoral fellow
>>
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>> Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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>>
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