Re: [ccp4bb] truncate ignorance

2008-09-09 Thread Eleanor Dodson
This is a very educational thread but I should remind you that the assumed distributions are NOT reliable when either a) the data is very anisotropic, or b) the data is very incomplete or c) there is a non-crystallographic translation vector in the structure or d) the data is twinned. I for

[ccp4bb] interface energetics

2008-09-09 Thread Andreas Förster
Hey there, I am working on (the theoretical side of) a protein complex whose structure has been solved. The protein homo-dimerizes, mediated primarily by two long helices. Using sequencing alignment and the WHAT IF server, I built monomeric hybrid models containing the bulk of the known

Re: [ccp4bb] applied optics--LCD projectors

2008-09-09 Thread Mark J. van Raaij
Dear All, a very late reaction, but we have a Dell proyector that elicit the same reaction as yours did. In another building there is a BenQ MP622c, which is much, much better. Mark This is way off-topic, but that's never stopped me before. And what group is better qualified to

[ccp4bb] postdoctoral position in Greifswald, Germany

2008-09-09 Thread Palm
Institute for Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Germany Dear All, In the group of Prof. Hinrichs a postdoctoral position is available for initially 3 years. The position involves research and teaching, usually also for undergraduates. Some knowledge in German is thus preferred, you

Re: [ccp4bb] truncate ignorance

2008-09-09 Thread Ian Tickle
-Original Message- From: Bart Hazes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 September 2008 23:44 To: Ian Tickle Cc: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] truncate ignorance How a seemingly innocent question can explode ... Well there seems to be a widespread misunderstanding

Re: [ccp4bb] truncate ignorance

2008-09-09 Thread Ian Tickle
For comparison I repeated my previous calculation using the flat (non-Wilson) prior that you suggested (you would get the same results using the FW method in the limit of an infinite WDP). So now the results are indeed totally independent of the WDP - but IMO the results are also completely

Re: [ccp4bb] truncate ignorance

2008-09-09 Thread Phoebe Rice
Thanks for all the interesting answers so far! The anisotropy issue is one that got me worrying about truncate for data from DNA-containing crystals in particular - and the fact that since its a default in ccp4i, new people have stopped worrying about whether or not they should use it. The

Re: [ccp4bb] truncate and anisotropy

2008-09-09 Thread William G. Scott
On Sep 9, 2008, at 8:12 AM, Phoebe Rice wrote: Thanks for all the interesting answers so far! The anisotropy issue is one that got me worrying about truncate for data from DNA-containing crystals in particular - and the fact that since its a default in ccp4i, new people have stopped worrying

[ccp4bb] Are cell parameter shifts real?

2008-09-09 Thread Jacob Keller
AW: [ccp4bb] truncate ignoranceI have had a general crystallogrphy question for quite a while, upon which perhaps the CCP4BB members can shed some light: Are small shifts in cell parameters real? I know that datasets at cryo vs. rt, for example, are often the same spacegroup, but have smaller

Re: [ccp4bb] Are cell parameter shifts real?

2008-09-09 Thread Jim Pflugrath
How would you tell the difference between a unit cell shift and a wavelength shift when collecting diffraction data at a synchrotron beamline? Well, all the cell length would scale by the wavelength, so that would be one hint that the wavelength changed. If a got longer and c got shorter, then

Re: [ccp4bb] Are cell parameter shifts real?

2008-09-09 Thread Jacob Keller
AW: [ccp4bb] truncate ignoranceIn thinking about one or two responses, I am wondering whether mosaicity could be the result of having a distribution of each of the cell parameters within one crystal? Is that what mosaicity really is? That is, if axis a has a broad distribution of lengths, due

Re: [ccp4bb] Are cell parameter shifts real?

2008-09-09 Thread Edward Snell
lurk mode The answer I think is yes, but partially. Colin Nave published a very nice paper on this, A description of Imperfections in Protein Crystals in Acta Cryst D54, 848-853 (1998). The 'real' mosaicity is a convolution of the variation in cell dimensions within crystallites or domains

[ccp4bb] Phoenix robot

2008-09-09 Thread jxqi
Dear CCP4BBs, I post the question for one of the staff in our lab: Hi everyone Does anyone have the experience of using Phoenix robot automatically setup the crystal? Which plate the Phoenix could use such as 96-well sitting drop or hanging drop? If available could you also tell me the CAT NO.

Re: [ccp4bb] interface energetics

2008-09-09 Thread Steven Darnell
Andreas, Here's my $0.02. Would you mind clarifying a few things for me? I am working on (the theoretical side of) a protein complex whose structure has been solved. The protein homo-dimerizes, mediated primarily by two long helices. So you have a structure of a homodimer... Using

Re: [ccp4bb] Phoenix robot

2008-09-09 Thread Chavas Leo
Dear Hao -- On 10 Sep 2008, at 02:00, jxqi wrote: Does anyone have the experience of using Phoenix robot automatically setup the crystal? yes Which plate the Phoenix could use such as 96-well sitting drop or hanging drop? 96 sitting-drop If available could you also tell me the CAT NO.

Re: [ccp4bb] Phoenix robot

2008-09-09 Thread Jason C Porta
Does anyone have the experience of using Phoenix robot automatically setup thecrystal? We have had a Phoenix in our lab for about 2 years now, and have been very pleased with the performance. Other users I spoke with have also expressed the same satisfaction.Which plate the Phoenix could use such