[ccp4bb] Mutated biological binding interactions as crystal contacts

2013-04-22 Thread Owen Pornillos
Hi all - I am looking for examples of structures of protein-protein complexes (homo or hetero) wherein the crystallized proteins had mutations within their binding interfaces, and yet the same (weakened) interactions were still recapitulated in crystal contacts. Any leads would be much

Re: [ccp4bb] How to detect the concentration of detergent?

2010-10-04 Thread Owen Pornillos
Could anybody tell me how to detect the concentration of detergent? From Butler et al. (2004) J Mol Biol 340: 797-808 The concentration of DDM was determined by a colorimetric assay that detects the sugar component of the detergent, which has given results identical with the standard

Re: [ccp4bb] Translational pseudosymmetry?

2010-05-20 Thread Owen Pornillos
the tilt is fixed you should be able to figure out the rotational translation in your second hexamer. Enjoy your puzzle, Jürgen P.S. P3 is certain ? Check with pointless or by human brain visual inspection (HBVI) On May 15, 2010, at 11:53 PM, Owen Pornillos wrote: Dear ccp4bb – I have

[ccp4bb] Translational pseudosymmetry?

2010-05-15 Thread Owen Pornillos
Dear ccp4bb – I have questions with regards to crystal disorder that gives rise to translational pseudosymmetry. We have a rotationally hexameric protein that crystallized in P3, with one hexamer in the asu. The local 6-fold axis of the hexamer is non- crystallographic, and is