Re: [ccp4bb] What could these crystals be?

2023-11-09 Thread Kevin Jin
I had the same issue before. PAS should be a decent polymer for modification. On Thu, Nov 9, 2023 at 7:04 PM sadik sattar wrote: > Hi Careina, > > I hope this email finds you well. I wanted to share my experience with a > similar issue I faced in the past concerning one of my proteins, and I've

Re: [ccp4bb] What could these crystals be?

2023-11-09 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear Careina, I usually see such kind of "Quasi-crystal" when the folding force was not properly adjusted. Of course, you need to verify they are protein ppt before any further modifications. For these melon-seed-like crystals, the sharp-end indicated that some crystallization occurred. However,

Re: [ccp4bb] seek your opion on this weird diffractio pattern

2020-12-08 Thread Kevin Jin
ing link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/WA-JISC.exe?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > > This message was issued to members of www.jiscmail.ac.uk/CCP4BB, a > mailing list hosted by www.jiscmail.ac.uk, terms & conditions are > available at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/

Re: [ccp4bb] Macports and Fink - failed building open source pymol on MacOS Catalina

2020-06-14 Thread Kevin Jin
--- > > - > -- > Dr. Javier M. González > Instituto de Bionanotecnología del NOA (INBIONATEC-CONICET) > Universidad Nacional de Santiago del Ester

Re: [ccp4bb] how to get protein crystal

2019-12-27 Thread Kevin Jin
tallization?? How to find which concentration is > enough for our target protein crystallization?? Thanks in advance > > -- > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1

Re: [ccp4bb] suggestions for cryoprotectant

2018-10-23 Thread Kevin Jin
- > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/ #

Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ccp4bb] Electron density maps for Cryo-EM structures.

2018-09-10 Thread Kevin Jin
. I can send a script for that. > > Regards > Garib > > P.S. In spite of some unusual answers you should not be afraid asking > questions on ccp4 bb. This bulletin board is exactly for this type of > questions. > > > On 10 Sep 2018, at 18:01, Kevin Jin wrote: > &g

Re: [ccp4bb] AW: [EXTERNAL] Re: [ccp4bb] Electron density maps for Cryo-EM structures.

2018-09-10 Thread Kevin Jin
; -- > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.jiscmail.ac.uk_cgi-2Dbin_webadmin-3FSUBED1-3DCCP4BB-26A-3D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=Dbf9zosw

Re: [ccp4bb] Electron density maps for Cryo-EM structures.

2018-09-09 Thread Kevin Jin
gt; I am particularly interested in those cryo-em structures with high >>> resolution, like 2.6~2.8A. >>> >> >> Sure, all are excited about high-res cryo-EM!!! >> >> >>> Please give me an education. >>> >> >> Sure. One of available universit

[ccp4bb] Electron density maps for Cryo-EM structures.

2018-09-09 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, Is there any sever available to create electron density maps for cryo-em structures? Or, we should create the maps from mmCIF. I am particularly interested in those cryo-em structures with high resolution, like 2.6~2.8A. Please give me an education. Thanks, Kevin ###

Re: [ccp4bb] Protein Purification- reg

2018-08-14 Thread Kevin Jin
d how to purify the protein. The protein PI was 6.33 > > -- > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowle

Re: [ccp4bb] Fishing crystals from volatile solvent as precipitant

2018-08-14 Thread Kevin Jin
t., Mailstop 497 > Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192 USA > > (215) 762-7706 > pjl...@gmail.com > pj...@drexel.edu > > > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.ji

Re: [ccp4bb] Fishing crystals from volatile solvent as precipitant

2018-08-14 Thread Kevin Jin
il: krey.tho...@mh-hannover.de > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe from the CCP4BB list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=CCP4BB&A=1 > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful..

Re: [ccp4bb] Crystal structure of an unknown protein

2017-12-18 Thread Kevin Jin
il : mat...@itqb.unl.pt > > > >http://www.itqb.unl.pt/research/biological-chemistry/industry-and-medicine-applied-crystallography > >http://www.itqb.unl.pt/labs/macromolecular-crystallography-unit > > > >Mailing address : > >Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica António Xavier > >Universidade Nova de Lisboa > >Av. da República > >2780-157 Oeiras > >PORTUGAL > > > >ITQB NOVA, a great choice for your PhD > >https://youtu.be/de6j-aaTWNQ > > > >Master Programme in Biochemistry for Health > >https://youtu.be/UKstDCFjYI8 > > > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/

Re: [ccp4bb] Difficult purification with imac columns

2017-09-17 Thread Kevin Jin
s to the resin. > Thank you in advance > Sent from my iPhone -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/

Re: [ccp4bb] Help needed finding hit condition

2017-07-31 Thread Kevin Jin
ling oxygen through and heating the sample to accelerate the > oxidation process. > > > > King Regards > > > Jonathan Bailey (PhD student) > > > Professor Martin Caffrey Lab MS&FB group Trinity College Dublin > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/

Re: [ccp4bb] Protein rapidly precipitates when off ice

2017-07-15 Thread Kevin Jin
ut > concentration dependence. > > In each case, the protein precipitates to a milky solution within about a > minute of removal from ice (I am working with 20-50 uL volumes in PCR > tubes). > > Many thanks for any suggestions! > > Best, > Chris > -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/

Re: [ccp4bb] off topic: Alternatives to GE HiTrap columns

2017-02-17 Thread Kevin Jin
him. The advantage of their clone: first, high capacity and better column performance(plate numbers). On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Kevin Jin wrote: > Probably you can try His-Column from Clonetech (Takeda ?). They modified > the column packing using nylon membrane, which offered bette

Re: [ccp4bb] off topic: Alternatives to GE HiTrap columns

2017-02-17 Thread Kevin Jin
Probably you can try His-Column from Clonetech (Takeda ?). They modified the column packing using nylon membrane, which offered better flow-through than that of traditional resin-gel column. On Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 8:57 AM, Markus Seeliger wrote: > Dear all, > we are happy users of all that GE

Re: [ccp4bb] Unknown blob extended from catalytic serine residue

2017-02-04 Thread Kevin Jin
t; > I have tried to fit in diethylene glycol as shown in one of the attached > figures, but as observed, it is not really fit and the molecule is in > incorrect conformation. > > Kindly help me with this matter. > > > > Thanks and regards, > > Sharifah Nur Hidayah

Re: [ccp4bb] Need suggestion for protein solubility

2016-12-24 Thread Kevin Jin
Likely, the protein is pH sensitive. You may chain the anion and cation columns together for protein separation, then you don't need to use Imidazole. P.S. Tris pH 7.5 (RT) is ~ pH 8.2 in cold room On Sat, Dec 24, 2016 at 2:52 AM, Praveen Tripathi < tripathipraveen2...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dea

Re: [ccp4bb] very uninformative

2012-04-04 Thread Kevin Jin
g-il probably means something like Gold Upright Sun. Just > to demonstrate how poor those things translate into reality…. > > ** ** > > PS: Orcward ligand orcs, the Amt is watching! > > ** ** > > PPS: it is still ok to ride a trolley. > > ** ** > > *

Re: [ccp4bb] very informative - Trends in Data Fabrication

2012-04-03 Thread Kevin Jin
The skill of presentation is at least as important in Science as being > right. > > ** ** > > Best, BR > > ** ** > > *From:* CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] *On Behalf Of > *Kevin > Jin > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 03, 2012 3:34 PM &

Re: [ccp4bb] very informative - Trends in Data Fabrication

2012-04-03 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, Here may be another example for the importance of image storage. http://www.jinkai.org/DERA/DERA_1O0Y_3R12.html Regards, Kevin

Re: [ccp4bb] very informative - Trends in Data Fabrication

2012-04-01 Thread Kevin Jin
to answer. *Je pense donc je suis* Kevin On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 8:09 AM, Paul Emsley wrote: > On 31/03/12 23:08, Kevin Jin wrote: > > > I really wish PDB could have some people to review those important > structures, like paper reviewer. > > > So do the wwPDB, I wou

Re: [ccp4bb] very informative - Trends in Data Fabrication

2012-03-31 Thread Kevin Jin
responsibility for the data of each > other, as it happens in many fruitful collaborations between biologists and > "crystallographers" (such as these I had the privilege to engage with > collaborators that criticised my data, as I did theirs ...). > > regards to all - > > Tassos > > (and please, no 1st April joke with fraud cases !) -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http://www.jinkai.org/

Re: [ccp4bb] very informative - Trends in Data Fabrication

2012-03-31 Thread Kevin Jin
lified. > .. > Jürgen Bosch > Johns Hopkins University > Bloomberg School of Public Health > Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology > Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute > 615 North Wolfe Street, W8708 > Baltimore, MD 21205 > Office:

Re: [ccp4bb] need help for crystallization

2012-03-30 Thread Kevin Jin
enough. 5. Most of Phosphate buffer should be removed. That's what I used before. Let me know if it works. Best, Kevin Jin On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 9:40 AM, Afshan Begum wrote: > >  Dear Kevin > > I have seen your website and come to you to discuss my problem actual

[ccp4bb] a small trick for protein and organic compound cocrystallization.

2012-03-30 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, Here is way I have used for protein and hydrophobic organic compound cocrystallization. Via this method, less amount of DMSO will be used to aviod protein ppt. I hope you can use for your research. http://www.jinkai.org/Xtal.html Regards, -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other

[ccp4bb] A small trick to make cover glass extremely hydrophilic for hanging drop

2012-03-29 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, Making the surface of cover glass hydrophilic could let drop with organic solvent (MPD, etc) shrink into a ball shape, not spread out. Here is the method I used before. http://www.jinkai.org/Xtal.html Kevin -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful

[ccp4bb] a strategy for endotoxin removal

2012-03-29 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, I developed a method to remove endotoxin before and it worked pretty well. Here is the strategy for this protocol. http://www.jinkai.org/Endotoxin.html I hope it is useful. Best, Kevin -- Kevin Jin Sharing knowledge each other is always very joyful.. Website: http

Re: [ccp4bb] dea all

2012-03-27 Thread Kevin Jin
stions or any kind of details or a paper that might help I > will be thankful > > Best Regards > Rana -- Kevin Jin Candle always burns itself out to light up the tunnel . Website: http://www.jinkai.org/

[ccp4bb] a small trick for SDS-Gel storage

2012-03-20 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, Maybe most of you already knew. I just put my understanding of SDS page gel storage here, if you want to make gel yourself and safe some money. http://www.jinkai.org/SDS_page.html If I am wrong, please let me know. Sharing knowledge each other is always joyful. -- Kevin Jin Protein

[ccp4bb] structure refinement and analysis work

2012-03-19 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, Do you need some help for structure refinement or structure analysis? I will be very happy to work for you, while I am looking for next position. To me, solving structure is a puzzle game and for fun. Regards, Kevin Jin

Re: [ccp4bb] My protein precipitates at r.t and dissolves at 4 oC

2012-03-13 Thread Kevin Jin
AM, Kevin Jin wrote: > Hi Min, > > Please  try this way if you use your protein for crystallization. > > 1. collect the needle and run SDS page or FPLC to verify the presence > of protein. Make sure it is not a buffer salt. > > 2. You don't need to do dialysis to r

Re: [ccp4bb] My protein precipitates at r.t and dissolves at 4 oC

2012-03-13 Thread Kevin Jin
Best, Kevin On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 8:36 AM, Min-Kyu Cho wrote: > Thank you Kevin, > > I will try to remove b-ME as you suggested. > > Min-Kyu > >  | -Original Message- >  | From: Kevin Jin [mailto:kevin...@gmail.com] >  | Sent: Monday, March 12, 2012 5:50

Re: [ccp4bb] My protein precipitates at r.t and dissolves at 4 oC

2012-03-12 Thread Kevin Jin
r 12, 2012 1:11 PM, "Min-Kyu Cho" wrote: >> >> I am using KPi buffer at pH 5.5, 100mM KCl, 2mM beta-mercaptoethanol, >> 0.02% >> NaN3. >> >> Yes, I agree I should check CD melting curve to see temperature preference >> of my protein. &

Re: [ccp4bb] My protein precipitates at r.t and dissolves at 4 oC

2012-03-12 Thread Kevin Jin
Which kind of buffer you use? If it is Tris, then temperature change will cause pH change. Actually, this is a good way for crystallization. Kevin On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Min-Kyu Cho wrote: > Hi all, > > I have a homotetrameric coiled-coil domain sample with 45aa per each. While > I st

Re: [ccp4bb] FW: endotoxin removal

2012-03-08 Thread Kevin Jin
ne achieve this by buffer exchange? > > I wonder if an extensive wash of protein on a column would work > instead. > > Pius > > On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:01 PM, Kevin Jin wrote: >> To Pius, >> >> In my case, the protein/biopolymer is Lysine/amine riched. >&

Re: [ccp4bb] FW: endotoxin removal

2012-03-08 Thread Kevin Jin
can test my strategy and improve it. If you can give me a feed back, there will be great! Kevin On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Kevin Jin wrote: > To Pius, > > In my case, the protein/biopolymer is Lysine/amine riched. > > 1. Lys or Arg are mainly positively charged under pH 7.0 ~

Re: [ccp4bb] FW: endotoxin removal

2012-03-08 Thread Kevin Jin
To Pius, In my case, the protein/biopolymer is Lysine/amine riched. 1. Lys or Arg are mainly positively charged under pH 7.0 ~ 8.0, and then provide positively charge to LPA. Of course, some metal cations could also be involved in LPA binding. 2. Tris with the NH2 group could also be protonated

Re: [ccp4bb] FW: endotoxin removal

2012-03-07 Thread Kevin Jin
I tried to use 250mM Tris pH 7.6, 1M NaCl and 5~10% 2-propanol for dialysis. It works, On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 6:50 AM, Jerry McCully wrote: > > > Dear All; > >     We purified a His tag protein by Ni-NTA and gel-filtration from > E.coli. > > We tried two endotoxin removal resins fr

Re: [ccp4bb] Na acetate as purification buffer

2012-03-02 Thread Kevin Jin
Maybe you can this way. Use Na acetate to elute your protein, then use EDTA to remove the Ni from your protein, then buffer exchange or dialysis to remove EDTA. Kevin On Fri, Mar 2, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Santosh wrote: > Hi Anita, > As Artem noted, use of Histrap column at lower pH would not be a

[ccp4bb] a story of Orotidine 5'-Monophosphate Decarboxylase

2012-02-09 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, I wrote a story for the catalysis of Orotidine 5'-Monophosphate Decarboxylase. http://www.jinkai.org/Enzymology.html I hope you will like it. Regards, Kevin

Re: [ccp4bb] Collecting small-molecule diffraction on a Macromolecular xtallography beam line

2012-02-08 Thread Kevin Jin
I collected GTP/Mg2+ crystal on SSRL beamline 9-1 before. The images was processed by Mosflm and structure was solved by Shelx as usual. Kevin On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:41 AM, Giorgio Giardina wrote: > Hello, > I have some interesting small molecule xtals. > I was wondering if it is possible to

Re: [ccp4bb] On pKa of Aspartic acid

2012-02-07 Thread Kevin Jin
3 > FAX: 706-542-1738 > *** > > > > > > > On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:22 AM, Kevin Jin wrote: > >> As we know, the pKa of water is 15.7. Under pH 7.0, its protonation >> should be 50/50. >> In this case, w

Re: [ccp4bb] On pKa of Aspartic acid

2012-02-07 Thread Kevin Jin
Maybe you would also be interested in http://www.jinkai.org/AAD_history.html Regards, Kevin On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 8:52 AM, Christian Roth wrote: > Hi, > > you may also look into the papers of John A. Gerlt, who did a lot on > protonabtraction reactions and the theory behind this. Esspecially

Re: [ccp4bb] On pKa of Aspartic acid

2012-02-07 Thread Kevin Jin
pKa perturbation. I am also interested in the general base of Asp and Glu in enzyme catalysis. I will be very happy to read your paper in the future. Regards, Kevin Jin On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 3:48 AM, Deepak Oswal wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > We have solved the crystal structure o

Re: [ccp4bb] No diffraction

2012-01-26 Thread Kevin Jin
Maybe, you can adjust the ion strength of your condition. On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Kevin Jin wrote: > For crystallization: > > Your xtal may come out a little bit fast. If the condition contain > alcohol,  such as IPA, you may have to modify it. > > If you l

Re: [ccp4bb] No diffraction

2012-01-26 Thread Kevin Jin
For crystallization: Your xtal may come out a little bit fast. If the condition contain alcohol, such as IPA, you may have to modify it. If you let people know the condition, it may be more helpful. Also, please check the purity of your protein. Kevin On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 7:33 AM, Theresa

Re: [ccp4bb] Autoreply: [ccp4bb] A story of acetoacetate decarboxylase

2012-01-24 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, I got this email. Is my account blocked? Thanks, Kevin 2012/1/24 : > Esta cuenta de correo electrónico dejara de existir dentro de 6 meses > (25/05/2012). > > Si desea ponerse en contacto con el titular de este correo hágalo a través > del siguiente e-mail: annie_sch...@yahoo.de >

[ccp4bb] A story of acetoacetate decarboxylase

2012-01-24 Thread Kevin Jin
Dear All, I wrote a story about the catalysis of Acetoacetate Decarboxylase. It is available here: http://www.jinkai.org/AAD_history.html http://www.jinkai.org/AAD_catalysis.html I wish you will like it. Regards, Kevin

Re: [ccp4bb] about alternate conformations

2011-09-16 Thread Kevin Jin
I did not make it clear. The protocol we used for protein expression always limit the occ of MSE as 0.75. You may estimate your occ of MSE by ED. You can check PDB for JCSG structures. Cheers, Kevin On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 7:09 AM, Ming wrote: > Hi all, > > > I was using Refmac from CCP4 to re

Re: [ccp4bb] Another paper & structure retracted

2011-08-12 Thread Kevin Jin
e file is not a PIR file. The file looks OK to me, but I've never > really understood what a PIR file is > > Phil > > On 12 Aug 2011, at 01:39, Kevin Jin wrote: > > > > > Should we really have some crystallographers to review and qc those > structures before the

Re: [ccp4bb] QC Server (was Re: [ccp4bb] Another paper & structure retracted)

2011-08-12 Thread Kevin Jin
> > > > Can anyone get this server to work? For me it keeps complaining that my > sequence file is not a PIR file. The file looks OK to me, but I've never > really understood what a PIR file is > > Phil > > On 12 Aug 2011, at 01:39, Kevin

Re: [ccp4bb] Another paper & structure retracted

2011-08-11 Thread Kevin Jin
Should we really have some crystallographers to review and qc those structures before the formal releasing? JCSG has set a very good mechanism for this issue. There is a sever for self check. http://smb.slac.stanford.edu/jcsg/QC/ On Thu, Aug 11, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Jacob Keller < j-kell...@fsm