Re: [ccp4bb] Protein expression

2015-03-20 Thread Reza Khayat
Hi, I’ve received a number of concurring suggestions. Some have requested more detail about the experiments. Here are the details. 1. Cells: BL21(DE3) 2. Plasmid: pET28a (T7 promoter) 3. Media: TB 4. Protein: cytoplasmic 5. Expression: Grow at 37degC until OD600=0.6, cool to 20degC, induce with

Re: [ccp4bb] Off-topic - Crystallisation in anaerobic glove box

2015-03-20 Thread Patrick Shaw Stewart
Thank you for your comments everyone. The CCP4BB is a wonderful resource and it has answered several questions that have been bothering me for years! Tristran has given us the correct conclusion as well as the important facts: the capacity of oil for holding O2 is high, but the diffusion rate is

Re: [ccp4bb] Protein expression

2015-03-20 Thread El Sahili Abbas
Hi Reza, A few month ago I had a the exact same problem and we checked everything we could think of but without any improvement. Finally we were able to solve the problem only by subcloning the ORF into another plasmid (pET9a or pET29b). The big difference being the His tag position (C-ter or

Re: [ccp4bb] on Baton build

2015-03-20 Thread Tim Gruene
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Dear Smith, the starting position for the first baton is the centre of your screen, i.e. the pink box that usually resides there. I don't understand your second remark. If it is connected to the numbering, you can renumber the chain once it is

Re: [ccp4bb] Protein expression

2015-03-20 Thread Reza Khayat
Hi, Cultures are being properly cooled prior to induction (water bath supplemented with ice). Reza Reza Khayat, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Chemistry City College of New York New York, NY 10031 http://www.khayatlab.org/ 212-650-6070 From: lieh low [mailto:liehy...@gmail.com] Sent:

[ccp4bb] ECM-29 - Abstract Deadline is Fast Approaching

2015-03-20 Thread Manfred S. Weiss
Dear all, at the ECM-29 in Rovinj, Croatia, there will be a microsymposium with the title Structure solution on the fly - parallel data collection and structure analysis The description of the MS reads like this: Recent developments at synchrotron beamlines are enabling users to collect very

Re: [ccp4bb] Protein expression

2015-03-20 Thread lieh low
Reza, someone might have mentioned this, it takes longer time to cool down larger culture, we turn down the temp of the shaker when OD is about 0.4. For some protocol, we even use ice to cool the flask down before induction. You might also want to consider a lower induction temp, like 16degC.

[ccp4bb] Trouble with blot.

2015-03-20 Thread rohit kumar
Dear all, sorry for off topic discussion. I am having trouble transferring protein onto PVDF membrane for N-terminal sequencing. When I used Tris-Glycine-Methanol in transfer buffer I got good blot, but when I used CAPS buffer (pH 11 set with 2N NaOH and 10% methanol) I did not get any blot. I

[ccp4bb] Two postdoctoral positions available in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics (Karolinska Institute)

2015-03-20 Thread Lionel Tresaugues
Dear CCP4ers, Sorry for this non-structural biology related jobs announcements, but this will be very helpful if you could spread this message to who might be interested. Two postdoctoral researcher positions are available in the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics at Karolinska

[ccp4bb] Third CCP4-OIST workshop in Okinawa

2015-03-20 Thread Charles Ballard
Dear Colleagues, we are pleased to announce the third CCP4 structure solution school at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), Okinawa. All details can be found at http://www.ccp4.ac.uk/schools/OIST-2015 Title: CCP4 school: From data processing to structure refinement and

Re: [ccp4bb] Protein expression

2015-03-20 Thread Raji Edayathumangalam
Hi Reza, In addition to the many useful suggestions already made, I would suggest lowering the final concentrations of IPTG. In many cases, 1mM IPTG interferes with expression levels and/or solubility. This suggestion does not address your concern for why things become ugly in going from 3mL to