Re: [ccp4bb] install Arp/warp failed in CCP4i

2009-01-13 Thread Anastassis Perrakis
Hi - ARP/wARP does not work with Windows. Tassos On Jan 13, 2009, at 3:55, deliang wrote: Hi CCP4ers, Need your help, many thanks. When I was trying to install arp_warp_7.0.1.tar.gz in my CCP4i (6.0.windows version), it complained as Failed to unpack and/or read contents of

[ccp4bb] X-Stream 2000 problem - SUMMARY

2009-01-13 Thread Mark Agacan
I would like to thank everyone who replied with information regarding the X-Stream icing problem, and a summary is given below. The problem is now almost cured, and I found the most important factors to be: - the accurate positioning of the cryostream nozzle so that the crystal is the first

[ccp4bb] doctoral or post-doctoral position x-ray crystallography of ion channels

2009-01-13 Thread Chris Ulens
A position is available for a highly motivated doctoral or post- doctoral researcher at the Laboratory for Structural Neurobiology at the KULeuven, Belgium. The research in our laboratory is currently focused on the structural determination of several classes of prokaryotic and eukaryotic

Re: [ccp4bb] Refmac library trouble -

2009-01-13 Thread junfeng liu
The right library should be HEO_mon_lib.cif Good luck! leo Jonathan Marvin Caruthers wrote: All: I'm trying to run Refmac with a heme not present in the default libraries. Unfortunately, I can't get the library sketcher to create a library description file and get the following error

Re: [ccp4bb] Refining two different covalent species at the same position.

2009-01-13 Thread Stephen Connelly
Calling all Crystallographers, Please Help! RE: Refining two different covalent species at the same position. I have a protein that is a homo-tetramer ABCD with two symmetrical active sites sitting on a two-fold axis that runs through the AB/CD interface (space group P21212). We developed an

[ccp4bb] POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN STRUCTURAL IMMUNOLOGY

2009-01-13 Thread Dirk M. Zajonc
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION IN STRUCTURAL IMMUNOLOGY A NIH funded postdoctoral position is available April 1st (not a joke!) to work on the structural, functional and biophysical characterization of lipid reactive T cells. We are looking for a qualified and highly motivated biochemist/

[ccp4bb] Jan 15th deadline - User proposal submission for Collaborative Crystallography at BCSB

2009-01-13 Thread Banumathi Sankaran
Dear Users, /Deadline for March/April 2009 proposals will be Jan 15, 2009. / Through the Collaborative Crystallography Pilot Program (CC) at the Advanced Light Source, scientists can send protein crystals to Berkeley Center for Structural biology (BCSB) staff researchers for data collection

Re: [ccp4bb] Refining two different covalent species at the same position.

2009-01-13 Thread Borhani, David
Stephen, If the first molecule is given an altcode (e.g. 'A'), then it will (well, it *should*) interact normally with the rest of your protein. Set its occupancy as you belive it should be set. Then give the second molecule altcode 'B'; it will NOT interact w/ A, but will interact w/ the

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2009-01-13 Thread Patrick Loll
Hi all, I just read an appalling article in the science section of today's NY Times that refers to a new magnetic resonance force microscope developed at IBM. The story states For the first time, researchers at an IBM laboratory have captured a three-dimensional image of a virus. Not

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2009-01-13 Thread James Stroud
On Jan 13, 2009, at 5:36 PM, Patrick Loll wrote: I just read an appalling article in the science section of today's NY Times that refers to a new magnetic resonance force microscope developed at IBM. No, no, no. You read it all wrong. It was actually a very well written article. The

Re: [ccp4bb] IBM / MRI / tobacco mosaic virus

2009-01-13 Thread Christoph Best
Patrick Loll pat.l...@drexel.edu writes: I just read an appalling article in the science section of today's NY Times that refers to a new magnetic resonance force microscope developed at IBM. The story states For the first time, researchers at an IBM laboratory have captured a

Re: [ccp4bb] IBM / MRI / tobacco mosaic virus

2009-01-13 Thread Borhani, David
The online NY Times article still states (first sentence): For the first time, researchers at an I.B.M. laboratory have captured a three-dimensional image of a virus (it is Tobacco Mosaic Virus). I suppose one could discount x-ray methods (via phasing subsequent computational image

[ccp4bb] offtopic__which crystals to harvest

2009-01-13 Thread deliang
Hi there, Since a lot of different forms of crystals shows, I am using a quick/simple strategy to choose crystals by applying a force on the crystal against the wall, with the nylon loop. Some can never break apart, so they are salt crystals? The others can not survive the force and lose

Re: [ccp4bb] offtopic__which crystals to harvest

2009-01-13 Thread Artem Evdokimov
Hi, A few simple hints: (Please note that I am aware of the inexact language in the statements below but I don't have the time to write this up exactly - conversational English would have to do. Caveat emptor.) Most protein crystals will break or deform when poked with a steel needle.

Re: [ccp4bb] offtopic__which crystals to harvest

2009-01-13 Thread James Stroud
1. Pick many representative samples from each morphological class. 2. Take as many notes about the appearance, habits, and physical properties of each crystal that you can. 3. Screen every crystal for diffraction in a variety of cryo- protectants, etc. 4. All protein crystals were meant to be

[ccp4bb] Poll: Monoclonal Antibody for Membrane Protein Crystallization

2009-01-13 Thread Ngo Duc Tri
Dear Crystallography Scientists, We are working on some membrane proteins and would like to apply monoclonal antibody to facilitate the crystallization. Even this method showed very good results in some cases, I am really not sure about other failure cases that are not reported. Because this