How do I use DNA as search model? Can I use it in molrep or phaser?

On Thursday, July 24, 2014, FOOS Nicolas <[email protected]>
wrote:
> Dear Yang,
>
> you should try different search model, for example :
> 1) DNA only,
>
> 1) DNA
> 2) protein
>
> 1)DNA+Prot
>
> etc... You can also try to find a partial solution and keep this solution
to place the other molecules with another round of MR.
>
> Be careful if you use only DNA, if the density doesn't show clear proteic
shape, you could have a false positive (a bit like with alpha helix for
coil structure)
>
> One tips, sometimes the DNA could be organised in "infinite Helix" in the
crystal, you can try to use DNA 2 times longer than you expect especially
if your DNA molecules has over-hang.
>
> Nicolas
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> Objet : [ccp4bb] Problem in molecular replacement
>
> DEAR ALL
> I am trying to solve the structure of a protein DNA complex with
molecular replacement. The resolution in about 2.5 angstrom.  The
spacegroup is P21. The search model has about 50% identity and is a dimer
of a dimer. The problem is the unit cell is huge and so the number of
molecules in asu becomes 4 or 3. I am not finding any solution with
phaser/molrep.
> Please suggest.
> Thanks
> Yang zhang

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