Re: [ccp4bb] Phaser Fatal runtime error.

2012-06-28 Thread Stephen Carr
Dear all, Thanks for the many of responses, the data from Crysalis is scaled, but unmerged so needed to be fed through scala/truncate before running Phaser. Phaser is now running with no problems and I am looking at some nice maps. Bestr wishes and thanks again for your help, Steve Dr

[ccp4bb] PDRA position at Diamond

2012-06-28 Thread Robin Owen
Dear all, Can I draw your attention to the below post doctoral scientist opportunity at Diamond. I24 is the microfocus MX beamline at Diamond. We are looking for a PDRA to build on recent exciting results in the fields of radiation damage, fast data collection and in-situ spectroscopy. The

[ccp4bb] off topic: protein peptide interaction using DSF

2012-06-28 Thread rashmi panigrahi
Hi all, Has anyone performed protein peptide interaction experiments using flurophore on a real time PCR machine? Please advice me on how the experiment is performed. Can I use ANS? with regards -- rashmi

Re: [ccp4bb] off topic: protein peptide interaction using DSF

2012-06-28 Thread Bosch, Juergen
Yes add peptide in different concentrations to your protein and run the assay* Yes, or Sypro Orange *Rule of thumb 20 kDa protein use 1 mg/ml 50 kDa protein use 0.5 mg/ml also have a peptide which should not interact with your protein as control Jürgen On Jun 28, 2012, at 7:34 AM, rashmi

Re: [ccp4bb] off topic: protein peptide interaction using DSF

2012-06-28 Thread Herman . Schreuder
I can second this. Whether or not you get a signal with DSF depends on your protein, not on the type of ligand. We also use Sypro orange. Herman From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Bosch, Juergen Sent:

[ccp4bb] Crystallization with antibody

2012-06-28 Thread Theresa Hsu
Dear crystallographers Trying to crystallize a membrane protein complex of 100 kDa with a soluble protein of 20 kDa which is interact with the membrane protein. So far, no co-crystals in 200 conditions. Some conditions gave crystals but mass spec of crystals show only either one protein

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization with antibody

2012-06-28 Thread Jon Agirre
I would advise against using anti-His FaBs for that particular purpose. Even if you get them to bind to your complex, the inherent flexibility of the terminal regions were His-tags are placed might ruin the final result, and they're not cheap to begin with. You can further characterize your

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization with antibody

2012-06-28 Thread Patrick Shaw Stewart
Try seeding the complex with the crystals that you have.  If you have crystals of both proteins, crush them and mix them together.  Suspend the seeds in whichever reservoir solution has the least salt in it* (or suspend in 50% PEG**) .  Use random Microseed Matrix Screening (rMMS) i.e.

[ccp4bb] Postdoctoral research position at the University of Edinburgh

2012-06-28 Thread Ken Sawin
Postdoctoral Research Associate--Biochemistry and Structural Biology of Microtubule Nucleation A post-doctoral position is available in Dr. Ken Sawin’s laboratory, in the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK to study the molecular mechanisms of microtubule

Re: [ccp4bb] The effect of His-tag location on crystallization

2012-06-28 Thread Hargreaves, David
In trying to reproduce a very nice public structure a cloning mis-hap put a -GS- prior to the C-term 6His tag. The resultant crystals had a 500Ang C dimension and 16 molecules in the au. Even a single amino acid could make all the difference David Hargreaves Associate Principal Scientist

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystallization with antibody

2012-06-28 Thread Hargreaves, David
There are plenty of reports (some even successful) where small concentrations of proteases have been used to enable crystallisation (with soluble proteins). Having put the effort into getting your material in the first place it's a small extra step to try. The professional way is to run a time

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic His-Antibody

2012-06-28 Thread D Bonsor
Dear All, Thanks for all the replies on and off-board. I received around twenty replies and the majority have spoken in favor of the QIAgen BSA-free anti-5His mAb from QIAGEN. Not to be bias, a couple of people recommended the one from Abcam as well. Thanks again, Dan