Re: [ccp4bb] NADP binding protein without Rossmann fold.

2012-08-12 Thread Fred. Vellieux
Hello, You could look at this family of enzymes, http://scop.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/scop/data/scop.b.d.jc.b.b.html [the sulfolactate dehydrogenase-like family] No Rossman fold there. HTH, Fred. Dear all, I have biochemically characterized one enzyme that can dephosphorylate NADP+ / NADPH.

Re: [ccp4bb] diagram of dsDNA

2012-09-16 Thread Fred. Vellieux
Wow, an email from the future ! [Sorry...] Subject: [ccp4bb] diagram of dsDNA From: cuisheng2007 cuisheng2...@yahoo.com.cn Date: Mon, October 1, 2012 9:33 am To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Dear all When I was playing around with Nucplot to generate diagram for

Re: [ccp4bb] CNS v1.2 and unwanted introduction of OXT

2007-03-05 Thread Fred. Vellieux
). So if there are other suggestions to solve this br of a problem, they are most welcome! Fred. -- Fred. Vellieux, esq. = IBS J.-P. Ebel CEA CNRS UJF / LBM 41 rue Jules Horowitz 38027 Grenoble Cedex 01 France Tel: (+33) (0) 438789605 Fax: (+33) (0

Re: [ccp4bb] CNS v1.2 and unwanted introduction of OXT

2007-03-05 Thread Fred. Vellieux
On Mon, 5 Mar 2007, Fred. Vellieux wrote: Hi James, I tried to increase the parameter value to 3.0 A. The resulting file gives the same behaviour (and the newly introduced OXTs are within 0.05 A of the N atom of the following residue) so I think the distances are reasonable. So

Re: [ccp4bb] Highest shell standards

2007-03-26 Thread Fred. Vellieux
plus non random phases (both from map inversion of averaged maps) lead to better electron density maps. Fred. -- Fred. Vellieux, esq. = IBS J.-P. Ebel CEA CNRS UJF / LBM 41 rue Jules Horowitz 38027 Grenoble Cedex 01 France Tel: (+33) (0) 438789605 Fax: (+33

[ccp4bb] Current "best" software for computing volumes of active sites

2019-04-04 Thread Fred Vellieux
use Voidoo however I do not know where to download an initial (and fairly comprehensive) cavity.lib file which I'd modify if need be. The links on the USF web site appear to be broken. I am running Linux. Thanks for the advice, Fred

Re: [ccp4bb] Backup of whole synchrotrons

2019-04-01 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hi, We already have problems with the volume taken by our standard backups (they take too much space and we haven't been able to push the walls outwards in the Institute - I don't know why they keep telling us that our data should be in some clouds up in the sky). Hence I was wondering about

[ccp4bb] summary: how to define connectivity, bond types... in PDB files

2019-10-14 Thread Fred Vellieux
Dear all, These are the replies received so far: Daniel Rigden (U. of Liverpool) suggested to do the conversion using https://www.webqc.org/molecularformatsconverter.php . It didn't work for me, the small molecule may be too complex (error message when reading the .mol file); Petr Kolenko

[ccp4bb] current location for the Superimposé web server ?

2020-02-27 Thread Fred Vellieux
*Hello, I am looking for the Superimposé web server (from Charité, Berlin). * *This web server must have moved from the place where it is supposed to reside, farnsworth.charite.de , not found. Does anyone know where this web server resides now ? TIA, Fred. *

Re: [ccp4bb] current location for the Superimposé web server ?

2020-03-01 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hello, Follow up concerning my query to the bb (in case anyone is interested), reply received from Robert Preissner through Philip E. Bourne and Joel Sussman: The Superimposé server was stopped in May 2018. Fred. Vellieux On 2/28/20 7:47 AM, Fred Vellieux wrote: *Hello, I am looking

[ccp4bb] Summary: MD program suitable to compute trajectories of a very small molecule in a protein

2020-01-23 Thread Fred Vellieux
y work reasonably well. ---> Jack Tanner (U. Missouri-Columbia): "You might want to review the literature on using MD to study diffusion of O2/CO in myoglobin." (I had started in fact) [---> Lorenzo Briganti: the reply seems to have been lost along the way]. Hoping this will be use

[ccp4bb] MD program suitable to compute trajectories of a very small molecule in a protein

2020-01-23 Thread Fred Vellieux
Dear all, I need to run MD calculations in order to follow the trajectories of a very small molecule inside a protein. From previous calculations (not MD) I have starting positions for this small molecule that all seem in agreement with a possible path of motion inside the protein. Now I

[ccp4bb] summary of replies, superimposition of 3D structures using the dsDNA part only

2020-04-27 Thread Fred Vellieux
s to all who replied. Superposition using the nucleid acid part of complexes can be very informative. Have a nice day further, Fred. Vellieux -- MedChem, 1st F. Medicine, Charles University BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic

[ccp4bb] superimposition of 3D structures with the DNA part only

2020-04-24 Thread Fred. Vellieux
is the "best" way of doing this. Your suggestions will be appreciated, thanks. Fred. Vellieux -- MedChem, 1st F. Medicine, Charles University BIOCEV, Vestec, Czech Republic To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the

[ccp4bb] Help needed (input files)

2020-08-04 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hello, I need to perform some MD calculations and then trajectories of some small molecules analyzed. What I have is 1. protein 2. cofactor (FAD) 3. small molecule (either single O2 atom or single Chlorine atom) 4. crystallographic waters The software I can access is either Gromacs (with yum

[ccp4bb] Does anyone know of a "CHARMM bulletin board" ?

2021-05-21 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hi folks, Sorry about the non-ccp4 question. I don't know where to ask. I have to perform MD simulations but I am totally on my own here. The one program that appears to be free (in terms of license) seems to be CHARMM. GROMACS (testing with the examples found in the internet) did not work

Re: [ccp4bb] Suggestions to improve resolution of protein crystals

2021-03-24 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hi, In addition to all that's been suggested so far: when I was facing such problems I always tried the (commercially available) additive screens (additive kits, whatever they are called nowadays). This means setting up quite a few crystallisation experiments (you already have conditions in

[ccp4bb] coot & other graphics programs draw too many bonds

2021-04-01 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hello there, After running autodock vina on certain small molecules, the graphics software I am using (e.g. Pymol, Coot) draws far too many bonds on the docked small molecule. See enclosed screen capture. Is there any way to prevent this from happening? This isn't very satisfactory of you

[ccp4bb] cryptic error message trying to use LigPlot on an unknown ligand

2021-04-06 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hi folks, I'm trying to run Ligplot on a PDB file that contains a residue with type UNL (Unknown Ligand). I hadn't been using LigPlot for perhaps 2 years now (which means that I had to reinstall, with an expired license, and get familiar with it again). I get the following error message

[ccp4bb] CentOS 7 end of life (july 2024)

2023-08-18 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hi, Other people on this BB may run into the same problem. CentOS 7 end of life is announced to happen in July 2024. I have to migrate my Linux box to another Linux "flavour". I've had a look at the possibilities: - migrate to another RHEL (rpm-based) Linux, with "elevate-linux" and

[ccp4bb] displaying residues (as a surface perhaps) for one component of a p-p-i

2022-05-31 Thread Fred Vellieux
looking for a method allowing me to identify and display the interface forming residues of one of the protein components. Plus a surface representation of that part, for the 3D structure. Thanks in advance for any tips. Regards, Fred. Vellieux -- MedChem, 1st F. Medicine, Charles University

[ccp4bb] SUMMARY: displaying residues (as a surface perhaps) for one component of a p-p-i

2022-06-01 Thread Fred Vellieux
ture of the complex available) I am looking for a method allowing me to identify and display the interface forming residues of one of the protein components. Plus a surface representation of that part, for the 3D structure. Thanks in advance for any tips. Regards, Fred. Vellieux -- MedC

Re: [ccp4bb] ISO model with large groups of atoms in alternative conformations

2022-08-23 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hello Pavel, You may want to have a look at PDB structure 6YCR: the macrocyclic peptide inhibitor is modelled as two conformations. The entire peptide. HTH, Fred. On 8/24/22 00:02, Pavel Afonine wrote: Dear community, I’m looking for an example of a crystal structure where a large group

[ccp4bb] Question about BIOVIA DiscoveryStudio 2021

2023-07-03 Thread Fred Vellieux
Folks, apologies for the non-CCP4 software question. I have tried to contact the BIOVIA DiscoveryStudio support team, somehow my browser does not allow me to open their "contact form". I am trying to visualize and perform an analysis on a protein:smaller molecule complex. The smaller

Re: [ccp4bb] how to get mol files from PDB and restraint CIF?

2023-05-19 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hello Frank, We have to convert betwen file formats very frequently (usually several times daily) and: 1) we didn't need any restraints CIF file for that; 2) the tools we are using are http://www.cheminfo.org/Chemistry/Cheminformatics/FormatConverter/index.html

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystals with DNA

2024-02-09 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hello, Overhanging "sticky" ends are mentioned frequently when it comes to obtaining infinite helices that are useful in crystallization. For example in https://home.ccr.cancer.gov/csb/nihxray/Tips-and-Tricks_Crystallization_Protein-DNA_updated.pdf . Cheers, Fred. On 09/02/2024 10:59,

Re: [ccp4bb] problem running ccp4mg: ugly and useless graphics

2024-01-17 Thread Fred Vellieux
Dear Stuart, I did test that (removing the .CCP4MG2 directory and its contents) and it gave the same ugly graphics. There are problems with Alma Linux and the "Secure Boot" on this Hewlett Packard Z4 computer. This I have noticed. The secure boot option wants to load a signed graphics

Re: [ccp4bb] Solution to [ccp4bb] problem running ccp4mg: ugly and useless graphics

2024-01-22 Thread Fred Vellieux
Dear all, In case anyone experiences problems with Alma Linux, NVIDIA graphics boards and the NVIDIA graphics driver, here is what worked: somehow, the nouveau graphics driver seems to sneak back in, even if blacklisted. When nouveau is in use, the ugly graphics are obtained with ccp4mg.

[ccp4bb] Is there a bulletin board (similar to ccp4bb) for small molecule crystallography

2024-03-12 Thread Fred Vellieux
Hi folks, I have a simple question: is there an electronic bulletin board for small-molecule crystallography? I have checked the list of CCP projects and there is no CCP-project for small molecule crystallography in the list. I am trying to run SHELXL, and it fails with the cryptic message

Re: [ccp4bb] Is there a bulletin board (similar to ccp4bb) for small molecule crystallography

2024-03-12 Thread Fred Vellieux
t remember (the Linux flavour here is Alma Linux 9, not Debian). Fred. On 12/03/2024 10:56, David Waterman wrote: Hi Fred, CCP4 distributes the shelxl binary on Linux. I've not checked yet, but perhaps it is also part of CCP4 on Windows? Cheers -- David On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 09:38, Fred Vellie

Re: [ccp4bb] Is there a bulletin board (similar to ccp4bb) for small molecule crystallography

2024-03-12 Thread Fred Vellieux
did your input files come from? Cheers -- David On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 at 09:01, Fred Vellieux wrote: Hi folks, I have a simple question: is there an electronic bulletin board for small-molecule crystallography? I have checked the list of CCP projects and there is no CCP