[ccp4bb] problem in calculation of elbow angle.

2010-01-13 Thread tarique khan
Dear all, I am trying to calculate elbow angle of my fab structure using a online software developed by Robyn L. Stanfield *et. al*. but it is giving a solution with the following errors. WARNING: rotation matrix contains significant additional contributions WARNING: and deviates significantly

[ccp4bb] Synchrotron beam time 2010 at EMBL Hamburg

2010-01-13 Thread Victor Lamzin
This is just a gentle reminder that the deadline for beam time 2010 at EMBL Hamburg is today, January 13. With best regards, Victor Call for access to Synchrotron Beamline Facilities 2010 EMBL Hamburg, Germany We announce a call for synchrotron beam time

[ccp4bb] Postdoctoral Position at the University of Wuerzburg

2010-01-13 Thread Clemens Grimm
A postdoctoral position in Structural Biology of the Spliceosomal Assembly Machinery is available at the Biocenter of the University of Wuerzburg, Germany, within the department of Biochemistry. The successful candidate will participate in all stages of crystallographic structure

Re: [ccp4bb] problem in calculation of elbow angle.

2010-01-13 Thread Phil Jeffrey
Inherently you want to calculate: 1. the approximately two-fold relationship between VH and VL 2. the approximately two-fold relationship between CL and CH1 You can use many programs for that (e.g. LSQMAN) but ideally you want a program that will report Direction Cosines for the rotation

Re: [ccp4bb] problem in calculation of elbow angle.

2010-01-13 Thread Robyn Stanfield
Dear Tarique, The elbow angle in a Fab is just the angle between two pseudo-twofold axes: one relating VL to VH and one relating CL to CH. You can find the pseudo-twofold axes using many different least-squares alignment programs, just pick your favorite. Then, just take the dot product

[ccp4bb] Expression of large proteins in E. coli

2010-01-13 Thread nick
Hello All, I apologize for the non-CCP4-related query. I have been working for several weeks now trying, with limited success, to express some very large proteins (ranging from ~100 to 180 kDa) from pET15b in E. coli. Limited success means I have expressed enough soluble protein to see

Re: [ccp4bb] Expression of large proteins in E. coli

2010-01-13 Thread Pascal Egea
Hi Nick, Some success has been reported for large soluble proteins using the C41(DE3) and C43(DE3) *E. coli* strains (see the paper by Miroux Walker). Also you can try another promoter/expression system , the pBAD expression system based on arabinose induction. Hope this helps. Best --

Re: [ccp4bb] Expression of large proteins in E. coli

2010-01-13 Thread Raji Edayathumangalam
Hey Nick, Short answer is that there are no magical tricks, as you probably already expect to hear. Seems there's a lot that you are trying already. I have some limited experience with some 125kDa, 100kDa proteins. 1. I've had some luck with the E. coli C41, C43 strains. Especially if

Re: [ccp4bb] Reindexing P21.. the process?

2010-01-13 Thread Phil Evans
Negating the DANO columns is the correct thing to do if the reindex operator changes hkl to h,-k,-h-l which will then be put back into the asymmetric unit with Friedel's law + symmetry eg hkl (1,2,3) - (1,-2,-4) -Operator[-h,-k,-l] - -1,+2, +4 The Friedel's law operator -h,-k,-l interchanges

Re: [ccp4bb] Reindexing P21.. the process?

2010-01-13 Thread Francis E Reyes
+1 phenix FTW FR On Jan 13, 2010, at 3:28 PM, Peter Zwart phzw...@lbl.gov wrote: try using phenix.reflection_file_converter data.sca --change_of_basis=h,-k,-h-l --sca=reindex.sca or something like that HTH Peter 2010/1/13 Francis E Reyes francis.re...@colorado.edu: Hi all I have

Re: [ccp4bb] Expression of large proteins in E. coli

2010-01-13 Thread Ricardo Augusto Pereira de Padua
Hi Nick, I work with a 120kDa protein and using IPTG 50uM was crucial to get some soluble protein. Try to reduce the amount of IPTG and temperature, increase the induction time (24h,18°C) and volume of culture. It works fine for my protein and may be suitable for yours as well. Best, Ricardo

Re: [ccp4bb] CCP4BB Digest - 12 Jan 2010 to 13 Jan 2010 (#2010-12)

2010-01-13 Thread Ho Leung Ng
Hi Nick, In the past, I've successfully expressed a 130 kd eukaryotic protein in large quantities in plain BL21. I don't think size per se is a major problem for expression although I've heard others say they had problems with heterogeneous termination. I'd try the standard repertoire of

Re: [ccp4bb] Expression of large proteins in E. coli

2010-01-13 Thread Will Stanley
Hi Nick, A couple of other suggestions: (1) Try an E. coli K strain (e.g. JM109). They're different in glucose metabolism (JN Phue et al, 2005, Biotechnol Bioeng 90:805–820) and in my experience tend to grow more slowly - which seems to help improve yields of large constructs. (2)

Re: [ccp4bb] Expression of large proteins in E. coli

2010-01-13 Thread Tuomo Glumoff
Nick, We have recently got much improved expression (both total amount and in soluble form) of 72 kDa protein by using the EnBase Flo cell cultivation kit from Biosilta (www.biosilta.com). The method is based on enzymatic slow release of glucose from a starch(?)-like polymer - thus mimicking a