Dear crystallographers,
After solving a structure by molecular replacement I have 16 copies of
my protein in the asymetric unit. However in the PDB file they are
scattered over several unit cells.
I would like to know if there is an easy way or software to move all of
the 16 copies close to
You can do it easily in coot:
display your objects.
Then display the symmetry (draw, cell symmetry) with a large enough
radius.
Then File: save symmetry coordinates, click on one atom of one of the
equivalent copies you're interested in.
You have to repeat the process several times. It
Hello FX,
As already mentioned there a number of programs that can perform this task.
If you end up deciding to go with Coot, I put together a play by play that
should help.
http://bit.ly/oHqDW
Hope that helps.
Sean
If using Coot, you can also merge molecules on the original and all symmetry
related pdb files that you saved, which will automatically renumber the chains
for you.
Kendall Nettles
