You may want to drop the symmetry to see what is happening with the loop.

James

On Jun 10, 2014, at 11:48 AM, Nicholas Keep <[email protected]> wrote:

> Am refining a structure in P3(1)21 with three copies in the ASU. It is pretty 
> close to completion R/Rfree 18/21 with 2A data.
> However in one copy a section that is clear in the other two is poor as it 
> meets itself on a two fold.
> 
> My interpretation is that one copy of the loop is in a visible conformation 
> that is on the two fold axis and the symmetry related copy is disordered so 
> it does not clash. Presumably close to half the time the ordered copy is from 
> one side and the rest from the other to give the symmetric density.
> 
> 
> If you push the structure into the density then the symmetry related copy 
> clashes.
> 
> Is this conformation refineable in refmac5 or phenix if the occupancy is set 
> to zero?
> 
> Should I allow clashes to push both copies either side of the density as is 
> currently happening?
> 
> Any tips on dealing with this?
> 
> Best wishes
> Nick
> 
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