Re: [ccp4bb] EM map sigma level.

2011-06-02 Thread Hailiang Zhang
Thanks a lot! I did find some map statistics (average, standard deviation...). Tt also provide a map dimension, where I think we can covert the contour level to X-ray sigma level. Thanks again for the information. Hailiang > Try here: > http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/emdb/ > You can (if you get the E

Re: [ccp4bb] EM map sigma level.

2011-06-02 Thread Bosch, Juergen
Try here: http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/emdb/ You can (if you get the EM map) play around with various programs and manipulate the level until the mask matches the molecular weight of your object of interest. Or contact the authors of the EM map. Ask for either CCP4 format map or MRC, you can use pr

Re: [ccp4bb] EM map sigma level.

2011-06-02 Thread Filip Van Petegem
Dear Hailiang, most maps (if not all) have the suggested contour level associated with them in the visualization tab of their EMDB entry. It is my understanding that this is the contour level that will account for the Van Der Waals volume of the protein. The Download tab allows you to download a

[ccp4bb] EM map sigma level.

2011-06-02 Thread Hailiang Zhang
Hi, I am trying to compare a published EM map with X-ray map in hand, and have several questions: 1. EM map seldom indicates the sigma level, and it was said because of the box size uncertainty during EM model construction. Now, I wonder is there any way we can sort of its equivalent sigma level

Re: [ccp4bb] larger molecular weight shown by analytic ultracentrifugation

2011-06-02 Thread Jacob Keller
I am curious why you are so exercised about the oligomerization state. Is the tetramer elongated or close-to-spherical in the crystal, i.e., maybe its shape is perturbing its SEC mobility. Right now, it seems that you have LS and SEC saying that the thing is at least oligomeric in solution--why not

Re: [ccp4bb] larger molecular weight shown by analytic ultracentrifugation

2011-06-02 Thread Kushol Gupta
Hi Chad, Re SV: the way I understand it, there’s a pitfall to mass determination in the case of interacting systems (including oligomers) – the accurate determination of the S value for a complex is going to be affected by its on and off rate and the concentration at which it is analyzed (an

Re: [ccp4bb] larger molecular weight shown by analytic ultracentrifugation

2011-06-02 Thread Jerry McCully
Dear Kushol, Chad and other folks; Thanks a lot for the comments. I am sorry for keeping silent because we are still repeating the SE experiment. However, here are some preliminary data. Did Jerry run SV or SE? 2. If the former, then did he see a nice, single bou

Re: [ccp4bb] larger molecular weight shown by analytic ultracentrifugation

2011-06-02 Thread Chad Brautigam
Dear Kushol & Jerry, I have to take exception to Kushol's contention about SV. As long as the buffer and protein parameters are correct and the sample is well behaved (i.e. not undergoing dynamic rearrangement on the time scale of the SV experiment, not aggregated, homogeneous), one can deriv

[ccp4bb] postdoctoral opportunity in Dallas, TX

2011-06-02 Thread Chad Brautigam
Posted on behalf of David Chuang, Ph.D.: Postdoctoral Position in X-ray Crystallography is available in the Department of Biochemistry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas. The incumbent will: 1) investigate the structure and function of mitochondrial protein kinase

[ccp4bb] Postdoctoral Position - Washington University in St. Louis

2011-06-02 Thread Li, Weikai
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Re: [ccp4bb] Very low resolution map.

2011-06-02 Thread Sanishvili, Ruslan
Hi Pavel, Higher resolution structure will have more accurate phases than the one determined at 10A resolution and therefore the 10A maps generated from that structure will not be quite the same as maps from the data that extended to only 10A. Am I missing something? Cheers, N. Ruslan San

Re: [ccp4bb] convert .osc file to .img

2011-06-02 Thread A Leslie
Dear Madhu, While I cannot be certain without knowing what detector was used to collect your diffraction image, ".osc" is the usual suffix for Rigaku detectors and these will normally be read automatically by mosflm (just use the "image" keyword with Mosflm, or use