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Molecular replacement of cyclic polypeptide with non-standard amino acid
by Ariela Samantha 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear all, I have collected an XRD data from a crystal of cyclic polypeptide with non-standard amino acid (2,4-diaminobutyric acid). Is it possible to solve the structure by molecular replacement? Or does anyone have any suggestion for solving the structure? Thank you very much for your kind help. --- Best regards, Ariela Samantha PhD Candidate Department of Structural Biology School of Molecular Sciences The University of Western Australia Bayliss Building room 4.26 Phone +61 8 6488 ext. 3163

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Error message on minimization global
by Abhipsa Shatarupa 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Hello, I am a beginner in phenix. Currently, I am running minimization global under real-space refinement. The input files for this job are a .pdb file generated from rigid-body refinement and a .ccp4 map. I end up receiving the following error message (image attached -Error file). The output log file gives me the description of the number of atoms and the atoms responsible for generating the error (image attached – atoms file). I ended up finding a couple of Q/A on a similar error message, but I am not sure how to generate the CIF file to overcome the problem using eLBOW? Could someone please help me resolve this issue? Thanks in advance, Abhipsa

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XChem access: Diamond AP32 Call for Proposals open until 30 March 2022
by Fearon, Daren (DLSLtd,RAL,LSCI) 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Hi all, Friendly reminder that the Diamond AP32 call for proposals (which includes XChem access between October 2022 and March 2023) is open until Wednesday 30th March at 17:00hrs UTC/GMT+1. Please check our webpage<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Mx/Fragment-Screening/XChem-Applicati…> for more details and if you have any questions about applying then do get in touch. Cheers, Daren Dr Daren Fearon (he/him) Senior Beamline Scientist (XChem) Diamond Light Source Ltd Harwell Science & Innovation Campus Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0DE Tel: 01235 778936 Mobile: 07425638147 Email: daren.fearon(a)diamond.ac.uk<mailto:[email protected]> Web: www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Mx/Fragment-Screening.html<http://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Mx/Fragment-Screening.html> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/3de94671e0e91f373e1995d94/images/557065e4-53a…] Reminder: Diamond – AP32 Call for Proposals Dear Colleague, This is a gentle reminder that our call for proposals for AP32 is open and the deadline for this call is Wednesday 30th March at 17:00hrs UTC/GMT+1. The period will cover October 2022 to March 2023. Please note that as this is in working hours the call will be closed at this time. A table of instrument access is given here<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Users/Apply-for-Beamtime.html>. Users from the EU: Submitting proposals and visiting Diamond post-Brexit Users from European organisations continue to be welcome to submit proposals to Diamond. The same funding policy and procedure for expenses continue to be in place for any visit to Diamond as was in place before Brexit. You can find our expenses procedure here.<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Home/Legal-and-Compliance/Procedures/Financial-Su…> Proposal Information The science case and reporting templates have been updated. You are strongly encouraged to use the most up-to-date template available for download in the User Administration System. Experiments that can be completed remotely or by mail-in should be highlighted. Please refer to the relevant information that each of the beamlines have published. You will find relevant information under each instrument’s specific information here.<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments.html> Do discuss your planned work with our instrument scientists and submit all proposals to UAS<https://uas.diamond.ac.uk/>. In addition, please ensure that any outstanding reports are submitted, and that your publications related to your previous beamtimes are in our database<http://publications.diamond.ac.uk/> as the peer review panel will take these into consideration during the review. A number of additional instruments will be taking submissions for proposals: I06<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Magnetic-Materials/I06.html> - Laser-PEEM/LEEM Facility for Multidisciplinary Nanoscience Imaging: A new multidisciplinary nanoscience imaging facility, using PhotoEmission Electron Microscopy (PEEM) and Low-Energy Electron Microscopy (LEEM), will be available for peer-reviewed access starting in AP32 (from October 2022). PEEM gives nanoscale insights into the magnetic properties of materials whilst LEEM provides detailed nanoscale structural insights through full-field imaging combined with spatially resolved Low-Energy Electron Diffraction (micro-LEED). The facility combines PEEM/LEEM with a continuous wave (CW) laser (Laser-PEEM/LEEM) providing high spatial resolution with probing depths ranging from less than a nanometre to tens of nanometres. To submit a proposal please select I06 in submission process. Further details are available from Dr. Sarnjeet Dhesi (dhesi(a)diamond.ac.uk<mailto:[email protected]>). The multidisciplinary Laser-PEEM/LEEM facility is funded by Diamond Light Source and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC Grant: EP/V029258/1) and is being developed in collaboration with the Central Laser Facility, the University of Oxford, the University of Cambridge, the University of Nottingham and University College London. ________________________________ Diamond's new Active Materials Laboratory<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Science/Integrated-facilities/active-materials-la…> (AMLab) is in the process of being fitted out and is now ready for use. Users who want to use this facility in their proposals will be able to select it as an instrument in UAS<https://uas.diamond.ac.uk/>. ________________________________ DL-SAXS<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Soft-Condensed-Matter/small-angle/Off…> - The Offline SAXS instrument, Xeuss 3.0<https://www.xenocs.com/saxs-products/saxs-equipment-xeuss/>, from Xenocs<https://www.xenocs.com/>, has been delivered with both Excillium Gallium MetalJet and Molybdenum Microsource options. The instrument has a set of sample holders<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Soft-Condensed-Matter/small-angle/Off…> available for use. Please discuss any ideas for Sample Environment driven experiments with a member of the team<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Soft-Condensed-Matter/small-angle/Off…> before submitting. ________________________________ B07<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Structures-and-Surfaces/B07.html> – When submitting proposals for B07 the award will be assigned by the beamline staff<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Structures-and-Surfaces/B07/Staff.html> to the branch line (B07-B or B07-C) which is optimal for a given experiment. Please select B07 when you submit your proposal with a view to beamline staff determining which of the two branch lines, B07-B and B07-C, will be the optimal choice. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the options with the beamline staff before submission and will be able to express their preference in the “beamline questionnaire” part of the proposal form. ________________________________ DIAD<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Imaging-and-Microscopy/DIAD.html> - The Dual Imaging and Diffraction (DIAD) beamline is a dual beam X-ray instrument for imaging, diffraction and scatterin g, which operates at energies of 7-38 keV. Information and questions to consider when writing the proposal can be found on the DIAD web-pages. ________________________________ I08<https://www.diamond.ac.uk/Instruments/Imaging-and-Microscopy/I08.html> has extended its portfolio with a new instrument for soft X-ray ptychography (I08-1). When submitting proposals for I08 the award will be given for that instrument with a view to beamline staff determining which of the two instruments will be the optimal choice for a given experiment. 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Online Workshop Series on Structural and Crystallographic Databases -- Registration Open
by Mitchell D. Miller 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

On behalf of The U.S. National Committee for Crystallography (USNC/Cr) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, I am happy to announce that registration is now open for "EXPLORING STRUCTURAL DATABASE USE IN CRYSTALLOGRAPHY: WORKSHOP SERIES". The topics will focus on using, developing, and maintaining crystallographic and structural databases- encompassing macromolecular, small molecule, and powder diffraction. We will open the series with a keynote delivered by John Helliwell (IUCr Chair of the Committee on Data) on March 21, 2022 followed by 10 one-day and two-day workshops focused on 8 different structural and crystallographic data resources. An overview of the program can be found in the attached PDF. Graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty members and researchers in any of the crystallographic, diffraction, and imaging sciences affiliated with the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) are encouraged to register and participate in the training sessions that interest them. Registration for this online series is free. To read more about each session and to register, please visit: https://www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/exploring-structural-database-us… The details about each session can be found by clicking the event pages along with a registration link allows one to register for any combination of the 1 and 2 day sessions (each meeting for 2-4 hrs/day). The workshop series is sponsored by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). For more information, please contact Ana Ferreras, Telephone: (202) 334-1697 Email: aferreras(a)nas.edu[1] Sincerely, Mitch Links: ------ [1]

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Coot opening problem
by Afshan Begum 03 Mar '22

03 Mar '22

Hi Expert, I am refinening my strcuture on phenix , Could you kindly suggest me why after refinement in phenix (version i used 1.9-1692, Mac operation system) COOT does not open up by clicking on COOT button.Its seems open but only black screen (or blank window) come up without out any data, As previously always its open very smoothly , so now i have to open all files manually every time. Best Regards =============================== Afshan Begum

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Output MTZ file from Phenix Refine
by Mark Saper 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

Thanks to Tom the issue is resolved. If I examine the MTZ file with phenix.mtz.dump the angles are in degrees as they should be. For some reason CCP4 ViewHKL program shows them in radians although they are stored internally as degrees. > The output MTZ from Phenix refinement contains F-model and PHIF-model. I wanted to use the PHIF-model term in CCP4 but I discovered that PHIF-model in a Phenix mtz is in radians while CCP4 expects degrees. Why the discrepancy? > > -Mark _____________________ Mark A. Saper, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Chemistry University of Michigan Medical School saper(a)umich.edu | +1 734 276 6505 Powered by Mailbutler <https://www.mailbutler.io/?utm_source=watermark&utm_medium=email&utm_campai…>, the email extension that does it all

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Output MTZ file from Phenix Refine
by Mark Saper 02 Mar '22

02 Mar '22

The output MTZ from Phenix refinement contains F-model and PHIF-model. I wanted to use the PHIF-model term in CCP4 but I discovered that PHIF-model in a Phenix mtz is in radians while CCP4 expects degrees. Why the discrepancy? -Mark _____________________ Mark A. Saper, Ph.D. Associate Professor Emeritus of Biological Chemistry University of Michigan Medical School saper(a)umich.edu | +1 734 276 6505 Powered by Mailbutler <https://www.mailbutler.io/?utm_source=watermark&utm_medium=email&utm_campai…>, the email extension that does it all

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Call for Topical review articles for Acta Cryst F Structural Biology Communications
by John R Helliwell 25 Feb '22

25 Feb '22

Dear Colleagues, We draw your attention to our call for Topical review articles for Acta Cryst F Structural Biology Communications described here:- https://journals.iucr.org/f/issues/2021/11/00/me6156/index.html We welcome your proposals. Best wishes, John, Mark and Janet John Helliwell, Mark van Raaj and Janet Newman Emeritus Professor John R Helliwell DSc

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General interest
by John R Helliwell 02 Feb '22

02 Feb '22

Dear Colleagues, I imagine you would be interested in the book “Collecting Experiments. Making Big Data Biology” which I have reviewed here:- https://journals.iucr.org/j/issues/2022/01/00/xo0187/index.html My book review is open access. I have dedicated my book review to John Westbrook. Best wishes, John Emeritus Professor John R Helliwell DSc

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PhD fellowship at NC State & Oak Ridge National Laboratory
by Meilleur, Flora 25 Jan '22

25 Jan '22

Thank you for sharing the following PhD opportunity with interested students! Best wishes, Flora PhD fellowship in Structural Biology of Metalloenzymes at NC State & Oak Ridge national Laboratory A Ph. D. research fellowship (up to 5 years) in enzyme chemistry is available with Dr. Flora Meilleur. The position is joint between North Carolina State University, the Ph. D. granting institution where the Ph. D. candidate will complete the program core coursework, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, where research activities will be performed. The project will focus on lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase, a class of copper containing metalloenzymes involved in biomass oxidation. High resolution X-ray and neutron crystallography will be used primarily to study the enzymatic mechanism. The project will involve collaborations to include spectroscopic and biophysical methods as well as computational approaches. Key publications on the topic include (complete list here<https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=i0aLPhYAAAAJ&hl=en>): Schröder G.C., O'Dell W.B., Webb S.P., Agarwal P.K., and Meilleur F. (2021) Capture of activated dioxygen intermediates at the copper-active site of a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase. ChemRxiv. 10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-n4c1x<https://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/61b3cdd8689c875d6adea9…> O'Dell W. B., Aggarwal P., Meilleur F. (2017) Oxygen Activation at the Active Site of a Fungal Lytic Polysaccharide Monooxygenase. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 56:767-770<https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5340418/> The candidate should hold a degree in chemistry or biochemistry. Prior experience in molecular biology, protein expression, or protein purification is an advantage. The position is available now and applications are welcome until the position is filled. Interested candidates must email a detailed CV, a letter of motivation and the name of three scientists for reference to Flora Meilleur<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Application%20to%20NC%20State%20/%20ORNL%20PhD%20Fellowship> prior to applying to the Graduate Program in Biochemistry at NC State. For further information about the position, interested candidates can contact Flora Meilleur<mailto:[email protected]?subject=Questions%20about%20NC%20State/ORNL%20PhD%20Fellowship>. Further information about the NC State Biochemistry graduate program here<https://cals.ncsu.edu/molecular-and-structural-biochemistry/>. Further information about the neutron facilities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory here<https://neutrons.ornl.gov/>.

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