[ccp4bb] Thermofluor again

2008-02-13 Thread Derek Logan
Hi again, Martin pointed out to me that my description of the BioRad machine was in fact of an older model from ca. 2003 which indeed required manual filter changes. The iQ5 has multiplexing capability just like the Mx3005p. I'll leave further discussions to the experts ;-) Derek

Re: [ccp4bb] xprep vs shelxc

2008-02-13 Thread Tim Gruene
xprep is free to academics. Since your signature says you work at the University of Helsinki, you would only need to send an informal email to bruker (you could try their contact form http://www.bruker-axs.com/contact.html?L=http%3A%2F%2Fhome.arcor.de%2Fjohnwayne92%2Finc.php ) in order to

Re: [ccp4bb] summary: sgi dials on intel mac

2008-02-13 Thread Tim Gruene
oops, I am sorry I hit the reply-key at the wrong email. My (anyhow obsolete) comment refers to the question about fit2D (as you might have guessed). Tim -- Tim Gruene Institut fuer anorganische Chemie Tammannstr. 4 D-37077 Goettingen GPG Key ID = A46BEE1A On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Tim Gruene

Re: [ccp4bb] Thermofluor

2008-02-13 Thread Jendrek
Hei Jeroen, Quite recently we got BioRad MiniOpticon system for the thermoflor based assays. I think this is the least expensive RT-PCR on the market but it performs very well in our experiments. It can excite the samples between 470 and 505 nm and one of the detection channel covers the

[ccp4bb] Thermofluor experiment

2008-02-13 Thread Kornelius Zeth
Dear all, a question very related to the discussion before. I have been reading the papers about the thermofluor experiment with great interest. I wonder what people think about the underlying principles/ideas and the success that the method yielded in their own labs for crystallization or

Re: [ccp4bb] xprep vs shelxc

2008-02-13 Thread Bram Schierbeek
Hi Tim, Unfortunately your statement is not true. The XPREP program was written by George Sheldrick over many years and it is proprietary software distributed by Bruker AXS. We unbundled it from our complete SHELXTL structure solution and refinement package, specifically also to serve

Re: [ccp4bb] Thermofluor experiment

2008-02-13 Thread Andreas Förster
Dear Kornelius, I found the idea of doing Thermofluor on membrane proteins really intriguing - for identifying the best buffer and detergent, secondary detergents, even for checking crystallization drops that stayed clear. (This latter experiment should theoretically be possible with large

Re: [ccp4bb] Thermofluor experiment

2008-02-13 Thread mesters
Kornelius, have a look at the following paper: Yeh AP, McMillan A, Stowell MH. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16552147?ordinalpos=1itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Re: [ccp4bb] Thermofluor

2008-02-13 Thread mesters
yes indeed, the Biorad MiniOpticon is the cheapest so far. Next one on my list is the Applied Biosystems StepOne. Can anybody comment on the latter machine (not the more expensive StepOnePlus)? The machines proposed like Roche LC480, Stratagene Mx3005p or Biorad iQ5 are far beyond 30 k€ list

[ccp4bb] beamtime proposal deadline for BM14/ESRF -April/May run 2008 Deadline 20-2-2008

2008-02-13 Thread Martin A. Walsh
Dear all, deadline for submission of proposals for beamtime at bm14 is set for next Wednesday (20th Feb 2008) Proposals arriving on this date will be considered for scheduling in the April/May 2008 synchrotron run at the ESRF. Beamline proposals can be submitted on-line from the BM14 webpages

Re: [ccp4bb] xprep vs shelxc

2008-02-13 Thread George M. Sheldrick
XPREP and SHELXC use different algorithms and sometime one of them will give better results than the other. In particular for MAD data, XPREP takes the actual f' and f values into account and can refine them if you have at least three wavelengths, whereas SHELXC uses standard values and scales

[ccp4bb] EMBO Practical Course - June 2008, Grenoble

2008-02-13 Thread Petosa Carlo
Dear Colleagues, We are organizing the following EMBO Practical Course: STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPLEXES 2-7 JUNE 2008GRENOBLE, FRANCE TOPICS INCLUDE: - expression and purification of multi-subunit complexes - biophysical biochemical characterization of

[ccp4bb] Job opportunities in Luebeck

2008-02-13 Thread mesters
Posted on behalf of Prof. Rolf Hilgenfeld: Applications are invited for the following positions becoming available at the Institute of Biochemistry, University of Lübeck (Director: Prof. Rolf Hilgenfeld). Deadline for applications: February 29, 2008 Starting date; as soon as possible: 1.

[ccp4bb] CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR BEAMTIME WITH ONLINE MICROSPEC

2008-02-13 Thread nurizzo
CALL FOR PROPOSALS FOR BEAMTIME WITH ONLINE MICROSPEC Proposal Deadline *1st March 2008 *There will be beamtime available at the ESRF for MX data collection with a setup that allows online monitoring of UV/VIS spectral changes of the crystal during the X-ray diffraction experiment. Users who

[ccp4bb] Anti-6His antibody

2008-02-13 Thread Hongmin Li
Hi, We are looking for a good and price-effective anti-6His antibody for detection of protein expressions (western or ELISA). Anyone can give some suggestions (brand, cat no, etc)? Thank you very much. Hongmin Li, PhD Wadsworth Center New York State Department of Health IMPORTANT NOTICE:

[ccp4bb] Job opportunity

2008-02-13 Thread Barnett, Jim
The Protein Sciences Group of Roche Palo Alto is seeking a Protein Chemist. The Position: The Protein Sciences group at Roche Palo Alto is seeking a Protein Chemist for purification and characterization of membrane proteins (such as GPCRs and Ion-Channels). The successful candidates will

[ccp4bb] open position: Support Scientist Macromolecular Crystallography at Diamond Light Source

2008-02-13 Thread Flaig, R (Ralf)
Dear CCP4BB members, we have an opening for a permanent Support Scientist position to work on the Phase 1 beamlines for Macromolecular Crystallography (MX) at Diamond Light source. The application deadline is 7th March 2008. The job reference is DIA0387/SB - Macromolecular Crystallography

Re: [ccp4bb] Anti-6His antibody

2008-02-13 Thread hua jing
Hi Hongmin, I have used the anti-penta-His HRP conjugate antibody from Qiagen, and it works very well. It comes as a kit which includes a special blocking buffer. You don't need to use any secondary antibody, so it saves time. But you can only use the diluted solution 1-2 times within 1-2

Re: [ccp4bb] Thermofluor experiment

2008-02-13 Thread Das, Debanu
Hi, I did not see this particular instrument mentioned here so far: The FluoDia T70 from Photon Technology International, NJ, http://www.pti-nj.com/PlateReader/PlateReader.pdf The whole instrument comes with its own thermal cycler and 96-well fluorescence plate reader with appropriate

[ccp4bb] secondary structure restraints

2008-02-13 Thread Sean Johnson
I am trying to build and refine a model into 3.6 angstrom Se-met phased maps. What is the best way to define secondary structure restraints for refinement? (hydrogen bonds? backbone torsion angles?) Are there any tools available to help me define restraints for a specified region, or do I

Re: [ccp4bb] secondary structure restraints

2008-02-13 Thread Raji Edayathumangalam
Hi Sean, Not an answer to your question but have you looked into model building with TEXTAL? I am not sure about 3.6Ang resolution data but it might be worth looking into. Raji -Included Message-- Date: 13-feb-2008 16:54:33 -0500 From: Sean Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

Re: [ccp4bb] secondary structure restraints

2008-02-13 Thread Paul Paukstelis
For a (very) low resolution RNA/protein complex in which we had high(er) resolution structures for both components, I used the optimal hydrogen bonds from these structures (WHATIF output) as restraints. I made a couple perl scripts to take this output and generated either CNS or REFMAC