Q0. Echoing Randy - how accurate is your starting model - Xray structure at
resolution 1.5A or high quality EM or NMR??

Q1. Are the solutions the same? There is a CCP4 tool in ccp4i2 - Match my
model which will check this taking into account symmetry and origin shifts.



On Tue, 21 Nov 2023 at 14:51, Randy John Read <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Whether or not you’ll get anything useful from a 4.3 A MR solution depends
> on your question — maybe you’re interested in something large-scale like
> complex formation or domain movement, in which case it could tell you
> something.
>
> In any case, it’s important to have a good starting model. Unless you have
> a higher-resolution crystal structure of the same protein, your best bet
> would be something like an AlphaFold model. Next, if you want to refine it,
> the structure will tend to get worse at that resolution unless you only
> allow it to change when required to agree with your data. There are tools
> for both Refmac and phenix.refine to use your good-quality starting model
> as a reference model, with local or torsion angle restraints, and you
> should be using these.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Randy Read
>
> > On 21 Nov 2023, at 12:02, Yahui Liu <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Dear all,
> > I got a protein crystal dataset of 4.3 A and would like to some the
> structure with MR.
> > Now I am suffering with the refinement. I used both Refmac and Phenix.
> >
> > Someone could give me a hand or  any suggestions?
> >
> > All the best
> >
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