Re: [ccp4bb] refmac output
> > I know space is cheap these days, but is there a reason for Refmac to > generate all those extra columns in the output mtz file? Refmac (as well > as phenix.refine and buster-tnt) output mtz file is almost always used for > only one purpose - look at the map in coot. You only need 4 columns for > that, not 14. Other columns are useful for testing, but why not make them > optional? > a phenix.refine run creates an MTZ file with four kinds of data: 1) Copy of input data. Why? For convenience and consistency. Inputs may not necessarily be in MTZ format and may be spread across multiple files of different format. 2) Data that were actually used in refinement. Why? A user has options to cut resolution from both ends, as well as apply cutting by sigma. Plus, phenix.refine may choose not to use a handful of reflections as outliers (Read, 1999). So it may be good to have set of reflections that were used in given refinement run. 3) Model in reciprocal space: Fmodel. Why? This is a reciprocal space representation of what's in PDB file except that it is richer because contains not only atomic model (Fcalc) but also solvent contributions (bulk and non-uniform) as well as all scales. Fmodel taken from this array and Fobs from "2)" are expected to reproduce reported R-factor exactly. 4) Fourier map coefficients (2mFobs-DFmodel, mFobs-DFmodel, anomalous map if applicable). "1)" and "3)" can be optional: - with trivial scripting one can obtain Fmodel using data from "2)" and "4)". - "1)" duplicates inputs. It's not unreasonable to assume they are still available by the time you finalize your structure. But.. as you pointed out space is cheap and personally I find it much easier to have relevant arrays of data centralized in one place (file) rather than scattered across hard drive. All the best, Pavel
Re: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition
Hello everyone. I remember the screen was again from Jenabioscience and this had happened with one of my protein. The screen was very old and the condition was peg3350, tris pH 8, lithium sulfate and NaCl as the salt. Hit was obtained which was never reproducible. Luckily I solved the structure from the hit itself which diffracted to 2.2A resolution. But it is still a mystery for us but this is all crystallography is. Strange things happen. Faisal Postdoc PHRI, NJ, USA On Jul 31, 2017 5:19 PM, "Janet Newman"wrote: > Hi Jonathan, > > > Hopefully you know about the trick of making any precious condition last > longer - use the 'magic' solution only in the drop itself, and use the best > approximation you can make in the reservoir of the experiment (if you are > doing vapour diffusion) > > > Regards, Janet > > > Janet Newman > Principal Scientist / Director, Collaborative Crystallisation Centre (C3) > CSIRO Material Science and Engineering > 343 Royal Parade > Parkville. VIC. 3052 > Australia > Tel +613 9662 7326 <+61%203%209662%207326> > Email janet.new...@csiro.au > -- > *From:* CCP4 bulletin board on behalf of Jonathan > Bailey > *Sent:* 31 July 2017 22:34 > *To:* CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK > *Subject:* [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition > > > Dear CCP4bb community > > > I apologies for the slightly off topic post. > > > We have recently had success crystallizing a membrane protein (diffraction > > 3 Å at a synchrotron source) using the *in meso* method, the hit > condition was from the Jena Bioscience screen Pi-minimal condition number > #57. > > > Hit condition – 47.1 % w/v PEG1000, 150 mM Tris pH 8.0, 80 mM Potassium > bromide > > > The screen is old and expired 12/20/2013 (lot # JBS00013133), we have > tried to reproduce the crystals using homemade optimization screens around > the hit condition but have not had any success. We have tried reproducing > the hit using a new (not expired) Pi-minimal screen but had no success. We > are only able to reproduce the crystals using the expired screen and we do > not have much of it left. > > > > We went back and tested the pH of the condition that had given crystals, > the expected pH was 7.9 but we found it to be 6 – 6.5 using a pH indicator > strip. We believe the drop in pH is caused by oxidative degradation of the > PEG1000 resulting in the formation of carboxylic acid species. > > > We have contacted Jena Bioscience to try and get some of the old screen > stock but unfortunately they do not have any. > > > My question is does anyone out there happen to have any expired screen > stocks of this Pi-minimal condition (#57), ideally from the same lot (lot # > JB200013133), that they would be willing to send us. > > > > Does anyone have any advice as to how to reproduce the condition? We’ve > considered bubbling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the > oxidation process. > > > > King Regards > > > Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) > > > Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS group Trinity College Dublin >
Re: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition
?Hi Jonathan, Hopefully you know about the trick of making any precious condition last longer - use the 'magic' solution only in the drop itself, and use the best approximation you can make in the reservoir of the experiment (if you are doing vapour diffusion) Regards, Janet Janet Newman Principal Scientist / Director, Collaborative Crystallisation Centre (C3) CSIRO Material Science and Engineering 343 Royal Parade Parkville. VIC. 3052 Australia Tel +613 9662 7326 Email janet.new...@csiro.au From: CCP4 bulletin boardon behalf of Jonathan Bailey Sent: 31 July 2017 22:34 To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition Dear CCP4bb community I apologies for the slightly off topic post. We have recently had success crystallizing a membrane protein (diffraction > 3 Å at a synchrotron source) using the in meso method, the hit condition was from the Jena Bioscience screen Pi-minimal condition number #57. Hit condition - 47.1 % w/v PEG1000, 150 mM Tris pH 8.0, 80 mM Potassium bromide The screen is old and expired 12/20/2013 (lot # JBS00013133), we have tried to reproduce the crystals using homemade optimization screens around the hit condition but have not had any success. We have tried reproducing the hit using a new (not expired) Pi-minimal screen but had no success. We are only able to reproduce the crystals using the expired screen and we do not have much of it left. We went back and tested the pH of the condition that had given crystals, the expected pH was 7.9 but we found it to be 6 - 6.5 using a pH indicator strip. We believe the drop in pH is caused by oxidative degradation of the PEG1000 resulting in the formation of carboxylic acid species. We have contacted Jena Bioscience to try and get some of the old screen stock but unfortunately they do not have any. My question is does anyone out there happen to have any expired screen stocks of this Pi-minimal condition (#57), ideally from the same lot (lot # JB200013133), that they would be willing to send us. Does anyone have any advice as to how to reproduce the condition? We've considered bubbling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the oxidation process. King Regards Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS group Trinity College Dublin
Re: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition
Hi Jonathan, Old buffer may have slow evaporation with some side reactions. The concentration of each component may increase a little bit. In this case, I would consider the condition as the origin for further optimization. Each component may need to be considered separately. For 150mM Tris pH 8.000, The pH and concentration may have a slight change (increase ?). I will try the concentration of 150mM, 155 mM and 160mM. For pH, pH 8.1 and pH 8.2... For KBr, the concentration may be 80, 85, 90mM or higher. For 47.1% w/v PEG1K (Pretty high concentration), As the result for ring-opening epoxide reaction, it is not very stable anyway. The reaction always continued. Basic condition made the case even worse. In this case, the Mn (MW) of PEG1K may not be that average anymore. It is very possible that the polymer chain is elongated. Of course, the concentration of PEG is increased too. In the meanwhile, the presence of KBr may cause further chemical modification on the PEG chains. You may try PEG 95--1050 (Sigma P3515), PEG 1305-1595 (Sigma 202136), PEG3K or PEG 3350, etc. Best, Kevin P.S. If you take a look from the top of your old solution in the tube, what's the color? Slight Yellow? You can use a tube with dd water a reference. On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 5:34 AM, Jonathan Baileywrote: > Dear CCP4bb community > > > I apologies for the slightly off topic post. > > > We have recently had success crystallizing a membrane protein (diffraction > > 3 Å at a synchrotron source) using the *in meso* method, the hit > condition was from the Jena Bioscience screen Pi-minimal condition number > #57. > > > Hit condition – 47.1 % w/v PEG1000, 150 mM Tris pH 8.0, 80 mM Potassium > bromide > > > The screen is old and expired 12/20/2013 (lot # JBS00013133), we have > tried to reproduce the crystals using homemade optimization screens around > the hit condition but have not had any success. We have tried reproducing > the hit using a new (not expired) Pi-minimal screen but had no success. We > are only able to reproduce the crystals using the expired screen and we do > not have much of it left. > > > > We went back and tested the pH of the condition that had given crystals, > the expected pH was 7.9 but we found it to be 6 – 6.5 using a pH indicator > strip. We believe the drop in pH is caused by oxidative degradation of the > PEG1000 resulting in the formation of carboxylic acid species. > > > We have contacted Jena Bioscience to try and get some of the old screen > stock but unfortunately they do not have any. > > > My question is does anyone out there happen to have any expired screen > stocks of this Pi-minimal condition (#57), ideally from the same lot (lot # > JB200013133), that they would be willing to send us. > > > > Does anyone have any advice as to how to reproduce the condition? We’ve > considered bubbling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the > oxidation process. > > > > King Regards > > > Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) > > > Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS group Trinity College Dublin > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/
Re: [ccp4bb] refmac output
Perhaps a good opportunity for getting rid of (scaled) F and SIGF too? Certain pipelines need Refmac's phase estimates (Buccaneer and Crank2 off the top of my head), but I can't see how activating an 'expert mode' or 'developer mode' in order to get them would be a problem for their authors. Cheers, Jon On 31 July 2017 at 16:57, Edwin Pozharskiwrote: > I know space is cheap these days, but is there a reason for Refmac to > generate all those extra columns in the output mtz file? Refmac (as well > as phenix.refine and buster-tnt) output mtz file is almost always used for > only one purpose - look at the map in coot. You only need 4 columns for > that, not 14. Other columns are useful for testing, but why not make them > optional? > > This would certainly be a low priority - one can easily delete extra > columns using, say, sftools. > > Cheers, > > Ed. > > --- > Hurry up, before we all come to our senses! > Julien, King of Lemurs > > -- Dr Jon Agirre York Structural Biology Laboratory / Department of Chemistry University of York, Heslington, YO10 5DD, York, England http://www.york.ac.uk/chemistry/research/ysbl/people/staff/jagirre/ Twitter: @alwaysonthejazz +44 (0) 1904 32 8270
[ccp4bb] refmac output
I know space is cheap these days, but is there a reason for Refmac to generate all those extra columns in the output mtz file? Refmac (as well as phenix.refine and buster-tnt) output mtz file is almost always used for only one purpose - look at the map in coot. You only need 4 columns for that, not 14. Other columns are useful for testing, but why not make them optional? This would certainly be a low priority - one can easily delete extra columns using, say, sftools. Cheers, Ed. --- Hurry up, before we all come to our senses! Julien, King of Lemurs
Re: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition
Jonathan, While your claim of oxidative degradation of PEG1000 may be true -- I gather you mean that the conversion of the ends of the PEG polymers to aldehydes or peroxides, then to carboxylates -- you should check out Fran Jurnak’s old paper (Journal of Crystal Growth 76, 577, 1986). The synthesis of PEG often contains some of phosphoric acid due to the way they terminated the chain elongation. It is variable from batch to batch and from supplier to supplier; Merck (Germany) is a fairly good source, but Baker/Union Carbide isn't. Unless Jena took the time and effort to purify the PEG (see Bill Ray's article in the same issue, p. 562), you have another factor that can drop the pH. You might ask where Jena buys their PEG stock. Also, the way many companies make the screens are not always clear. Some just mix stocks, meaning the pH of the Tris stock (perhaps at 1 M) was pH 8, but when diluted down with the other components to make the 150 mM concentration for the screen mixture, the pH can be significantly different. The dilution of Tris would drop the pH. Cheers, Michael R. Michael Garavito, Ph.D. Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology 603 Wilson Rd., Rm. 513 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1319 Office: (517) 355-9724 Lab: (517) 353-9125 FAX: (517) 353-9334Email: rmgarav...@gmail.com > On Jul 31, 2017, at 8:34 AM, Jonathan Baileywrote: > > Dear CCP4bb community > > > > I apologies for the slightly off topic post. > > > > We have recently had success crystallizing a membrane protein (diffraction > > 3 Å at a synchrotron source) using the in meso method, the hit condition was > from the Jena Bioscience screen Pi-minimal condition number #57. > > > > Hit condition – 47.1 % w/v PEG1000, 150 mM Tris pH 8.0, 80 mM Potassium > bromide > > > > > The screen is old and expired 12/20/2013 (lot # JBS00013133), we have tried > to reproduce the crystals using homemade optimization screens around the hit > condition but have not had any success. We have tried reproducing the hit > using a new (not expired) Pi-minimal screen but had no success. We are only > able to reproduce the crystals using the expired screen and we do not have > much of it left. > > > We went back and tested the pH of the condition that had given crystals, the > expected pH was 7.9 but we found it to be 6 – 6.5 using a pH indicator strip. > We believe the drop in pH is caused by oxidative degradation of the PEG1000 > resulting in the formation of carboxylic acid species. > > > > We have contacted Jena Bioscience to try and get some of the old screen stock > but unfortunately they do not have any. > > > > My question is does anyone out there happen to have any expired screen stocks > of this Pi-minimal condition (#57), ideally from the same lot (lot # > JB200013133), that they would be willing to send us. > > > Does anyone have any advice as to how to reproduce the condition? We’ve > considered bubbling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the > oxidation process. > > > King Regards > > > > Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) > > > > Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS group Trinity College Dublin >
Re: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition
Hello, Such pH drifts are rather common with crystallisation screens. Have you tried to produce other precipitant solutions with ca. 47% PEG 1000, 80 mM Potassium bromide but having a pH of (say) 6.2 ? A pH rangle close to that where your crystals were obtained. This would mean changing buffering agent to… MES perhaps ? Cheers, Fred. From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Jonathan Bailey Sent: Monday, July 31, 2017 2:34 PM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition Dear CCP4bb community I apologies for the slightly off topic post. We have recently had success crystallizing a membrane protein (diffraction > 3 Å at a synchrotron source) using the in meso method, the hit condition was from the Jena Bioscience screen Pi-minimal condition number #57. Hit condition – 47.1 % w/v PEG1000, 150 mM Tris pH 8.0, 80 mM Potassium bromide The screen is old and expired 12/20/2013 (lot # JBS00013133), we have tried to reproduce the crystals using homemade optimization screens around the hit condition but have not had any success. We have tried reproducing the hit using a new (not expired) Pi-minimal screen but had no success. We are only able to reproduce the crystals using the expired screen and we do not have much of it left. We went back and tested the pH of the condition that had given crystals, the expected pH was 7.9 but we found it to be 6 – 6.5 using a pH indicator strip. We believe the drop in pH is caused by oxidative degradation of the PEG1000 resulting in the formation of carboxylic acid species. We have contacted Jena Bioscience to try and get some of the old screen stock but unfortunately they do not have any. My question is does anyone out there happen to have any expired screen stocks of this Pi-minimal condition (#57), ideally from the same lot (lot # JB200013133), that they would be willing to send us. Does anyone have any advice as to how to reproduce the condition? We’ve considered bubbling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the oxidation process. King Regards Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS group Trinity College Dublin - Upozornění: Není-li v této zprávě výslovně uvedeno jinak, má tato E-mailová zpráva nebo její přílohy pouze informativní charakter. Tato zpráva ani její přílohy v žádném ohledu Biotechnologický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. k ničemu nezavazují. Text této zprávy nebo jejích příloh není návrhem na uzavření smlouvy, ani přijetím případného návrhu na uzavření smlouvy, ani jiným právním jednáním směřujícím k uzavření jakékoliv smlouvy a nezakládá předsmluvní odpovědnost Biotechnologického ústavu AV ČR, v. v. i. Disclaimer: If not expressly stated otherwise, this e-mail message (including any attached files) is intended purely for informational purposes and does not represent a binding agreement on the part of Institute of Biotechnology CAS. The text of this message and its attachments cannot be considered as a proposal to conclude a contract, nor the acceptance of a proposal to conclude a contract, nor any other legal act leading to concluding any contract; nor does it create any pre-contractual liability on the part of Institute of Biotechnology CAS
[ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition
Dear CCP4bb community I apologies for the slightly off topic post. We have recently had success crystallizing a membrane protein (diffraction > 3 Å at a synchrotron source) using the *in meso* method, the hit condition was from the Jena Bioscience screen Pi-minimal condition number #57. Hit condition – 47.1 % w/v PEG1000, 150 mM Tris pH 8.0, 80 mM Potassium bromide The screen is old and expired 12/20/2013 (lot # JBS00013133), we have tried to reproduce the crystals using homemade optimization screens around the hit condition but have not had any success. We have tried reproducing the hit using a new (not expired) Pi-minimal screen but had no success. We are only able to reproduce the crystals using the expired screen and we do not have much of it left. We went back and tested the pH of the condition that had given crystals, the expected pH was 7.9 but we found it to be 6 – 6.5 using a pH indicator strip. We believe the drop in pH is caused by oxidative degradation of the PEG1000 resulting in the formation of carboxylic acid species. We have contacted Jena Bioscience to try and get some of the old screen stock but unfortunately they do not have any. My question is does anyone out there happen to have any expired screen stocks of this Pi-minimal condition (#57), ideally from the same lot (lot # JB200013133), that they would be willing to send us. Does anyone have any advice as to how to reproduce the condition? We’ve considered bubbling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the oxidation process. King Regards Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS group Trinity College Dublin
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Dear Shijun As the message suggests, AMPLE has not been able to find the executable of THESEUS, the program it uses for maximum likelihood superposition of structures. This error message is nothing to do with Rosetta. THESEUS is distributed with more recent versions of CCP4. To continue with your current version you can install THESEUS (if you haven't already) from http://theseus3d.org/ . You can then either put it in your $PATH or use the flag -theseus_exe /path/to/theseus Best wishes Daniel On 31/07/17 12:55, 张士军 wrote: Hi all It always fail when I run ccp4-AMPLE, and log file says Cannot find executable theseus in PATH. Please give the path to theseus *** * Information from CCP4Interface script *** The program run with command: /usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ccp4-python -u /usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ample -mtz /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/430-566/A12P422output.mtz -fasta /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/430.seq -nmodels 500 -name MVD0 -run_dir /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/430-566 -nproc 4 -make_models True -rosetta_dir /usr/local/programs/rosetta -frags_3mers /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/aat000_03_05.200_v1_3 -frags_9mers /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/aat000_09_05.200_v1_3 -make_frags False -F F -SIGF SIGF -FREE FreeR_flag -early_terminate True -use_shelxe True -use_arpwarp False has failed with error message Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ample", line 505, in amopt.d['theseus_exe'] = ample_util.check_for_exe('theseus', amopt.d['theseus_exe']) File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/share/ample/python/ample_util.py", line 93, in check_for_exe raise RuntimeError,msg RuntimeError: Cannot find executable theseus in PATH. Please give the path to theseus *** #CCP4I TERMINATION STATUS 0 "Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ample", line 505, in amopt.d['theseus_exe'] = ample_util.check_for_exe('theseus', amopt.d['theseus_exe']) File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/share/ample/python/ample_util.py", line 93, in check_for_exe raise RuntimeError,msg RuntimeError: Cannot find executable theseus in PATH. Please give the path to theseus" #CCP4I TERMINATION TIME 31 Jul 2017 19:49:31 #CCP4I MESSAGE Task failed Anyone know what's wrong with it? Does it mean I don't install Rosseta successfully? Thanks best regards shijun -- Dr Daniel John Rigden Tel:(+44) 151 795 4467 Institute of Integrative Biology FAX:(+44) 151 795 4406 Room 101, Biosciences Building University of Liverpool http://pcwww.liverpool.ac.uk/~drigden/ Crown St., Liverpool L69 7ZB, U.K.
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Hi all It always fail when I run ccp4-AMPLE, and log file says Cannot find executable theseus in PATH. Please give the path to theseus *** * Information from CCP4Interface script *** The program run with command: /usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ccp4-python -u /usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ample -mtz /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/430-566/A12P422output.mtz -fasta /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/430.seq -nmodels 500 -name MVD0 -run_dir /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/430-566 -nproc 4 -make_models True -rosetta_dir /usr/local/programs/rosetta -frags_3mers /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/aat000_03_05.200_v1_3 -frags_9mers /home/xingqiang/ZSJ/kif5b/aat000_09_05.200_v1_3 -make_frags False -F F -SIGF SIGF -FREE FreeR_flag -early_terminate True -use_shelxe True -use_arpwarp False has failed with error message Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ample", line 505, in amopt.d['theseus_exe'] = ample_util.check_for_exe('theseus', amopt.d['theseus_exe']) File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/share/ample/python/ample_util.py", line 93, in check_for_exe raise RuntimeError,msg RuntimeError: Cannot find executable theseus in PATH. Please give the path to theseus *** #CCP4I TERMINATION STATUS 0 "Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/bin/ample", line 505, in amopt.d['theseus_exe'] = ample_util.check_for_exe('theseus', amopt.d['theseus_exe']) File "/usr/local/programs/ccp4/ccp4-6.4.0/share/ample/python/ample_util.py", line 93, in check_for_exe raise RuntimeError,msg RuntimeError: Cannot find executable theseus in PATH. Please give the path to theseus" #CCP4I TERMINATION TIME 31 Jul 2017 19:49:31 #CCP4I MESSAGE Task failed Anyone know what's wrong with it? Does it mean I don't install Rosseta successfully? Thanks best regards shijun