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Hi Wei

Don't forget that a Patterson has space-group symmetry too so there will be
symmetry-related peaks that may not be listed by the peak-search program.
The Patterson space group is this case is Cmmm, so a peak at (0,2y,2z) will
also occur at (1/2,1/2+2y,1-2z) (as well as 6 other positions in the unit
cell).  Bearing this in mind I think you'll find that the peak ATOM2 is
your missing Harker vector.

There are a number of programs that will do this analysis completely
automatically for you (I wrote one 'VECSUM' for CCP4 many years ago, but
there are probably better ones around now).  However for the novice I would
recommend doing it 'by hand' as you are doing it - it's very instructive!

Cheers

-- Ian


On 26 January 2013 03:43, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Dear Ian,
> Thank you very much for your patient reply! It have solved  the trouble
> comfusing me quite a while.
> I try to use the method you taught me to analyse another crystal but there
> are still some problems.
>
> Some information of the new crystal: (more detail can found in the
> attachment)
>
> 1. Cell  79.342    89.343    74.719    90.000    90.000    90.000 c2221
> 2. One heavy atom (SE) in one asymmetry unit.
> 3. Patterson-peaks are calculated by anomalous different data
> (F,SIGF,DANO, SIGDANO,)
> 4. The list of the Patterson-peaks.
> GRID  80  88  72
> CELL   79.3420   89.3430   74.7190   90.0000   90.0000   90.0000
> ATOM1   Ano   0.0000  0.0000  0.0000       61.40  0.0 BFAC  20.0
> ATOM2   Ano   0.5000  0.1902  0.3218        8.84  0.0 BFAC  20.0
> ATOM3   Ano   0.3713  0.1908  0.5000        8.53  0.0 BFAC  20.0
> ATOM4   Ano   0.1282  0.0000  0.1784        7.14  0.0 BFAC  20.0
> ATOM5   Ano   0.0510  0.0680  0.0000        3.64  0.0 BFAC  20.0
> ATOM6   Ano   0.2985  0.0000  0.3644        3.23  0.0 BFAC  20.0
>
> As we can see, 3 peak are found (exclude the origin peak) from the
> patterson map.
> As we know, the symmetry operations of the space group C2221 are
> (x,y,z) (x,-y,-z) (-x,y,1/2-z) (1/2-x,1/2-y,1/2+z)
> so harker positions can be
> (1) (0,2y,2z)
> (2) (2x,0,-1/2+2z)
> (3) (1/2-2x,-1/2+2y,1/2)
> using (2) and the coordinate of "ATOM4   Ano   0.1282  0.0000  0.1784", we
> know that
> x=0.0641, z=0.3392
> using (3) the coordinate of  "ATOM3   Ano   0.3713  0.1908  0.5000", we
> got that
> y=0.3454
>
> But the questions are
> (1)How to explain the peak of ATOM2   "0.5000  0.1902  0.3218 "?
> (2)Why the harker positon (0,2y,2z) is missing?
>
> Thank you for you time!
> Best!
> Wei
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> At 2013-01-26 00:58:29,"Ian Tickle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Wei
>
> The explanation from looking at your FFT log file would appear to be that
> what you have calculated is not a Patterson at all but an anomalous
> difference Fourier, which would of course explain the lack of peaks!  The
> evidence for this is that the FFT run 1) has the phase & FOM assigned, 2)
> is calculated in P1 (not P-1), and 3) doesn't have an origin peak (and it's
> not origin-subtracted).
>
> With that information I think we can explain the peaks you observed:
>
> Peak 'X 2' is due to the disulphide A20-B19.
> 'X 4' is from A6-A11 (with symmetry operator x, 1-y, 1/2-z).
> 'X 7' is from A7-B7 (same symop).
>
> As I said, each peak appears 3 times in the list because of the 3-fold and
> all the other peaks are noise.
>
> Cheers
>
> -- Ian
>
>
> On 25 January 2013 14:58, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Dear Ian,
>> Thank you for your detail reply.
>> There are something should be clear:
>> 1.The SAD Patterson vectors are calculated by I(+), Isig(+),I(-), Isig(-).
>> 2. In order to submit more complete data, some information have to be
>> renewed and some useful files can be found in the attachment.
>> (1)The unit cell
>> CRYST1   77.904   77.904   77.904  90.00  90.00  90.00 I 21 3
>> (2)S-S coordinate:
>> ATOM     43  SG  CYS A   6      20.158  40.510  32.477  1.00 16.55
>>     S
>> ATOM     49  SG  CYS A   7      24.211  47.917  30.445  1.00 22.23
>>     S
>> ATOM     76  SG  CYS A  11      21.536  39.121  32.557  1.00 17.77
>>     S
>> ATOM    167  SG  CYS A  20      16.485  32.136  26.247  1.00 15.38
>>     S
>> ATOM    240  SG  CYS B   7      26.123  46.933  30.643  1.00 18.58
>>     S
>> ATOM    336  SG  CYS B  19      17.904  33.034  25.125  1.00 15.26
>>     S
>> (3)fft.pdb
>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X   1      32.611  25.754  17.013  8.54  8.54
>>     O
>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X   2      17.013  32.611  25.754  8.54  8.54
>>     O
>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X   3      25.755  17.013  32.611  8.54  8.54
>>     O
>> ATOM      5  OW  WAT X   4      21.257  38.213   6.305  7.17  7.17
>>     O
>> ATOM      5  OW  WAT X   5       6.305  21.257  38.213  7.17  7.17
>>     O
>> ATOM      5  OW  WAT X   6      38.213   6.305  21.257  7.17  7.17
>>     O
>> ATOM      6  OW  WAT X   7      25.414  29.923   8.402  5.30  5.30
>>     O
>> ATOM      6  OW  WAT X   8      29.923   8.402  25.414  5.30  5.30
>>     O
>> ATOM      6  OW  WAT X   9       8.402  25.414  29.923  5.30  5.30
>>     O
>> ATOM      1  OW  WAT X  10      26.150  11.364   2.260  3.89  3.89
>>     O
>> ATOM      1  OW  WAT X  11      11.364   2.260  26.150  3.89  3.89
>>     O
>> ATOM      1  OW  WAT X  12       2.260  26.150  11.364  3.89  3.89
>>     O
>> ATOM      7  OW  WAT X  13      29.944  37.250   7.974  3.72  3.72
>>     O
>> ATOM      7  OW  WAT X  14       7.975  29.944  37.250  3.72  3.72
>>     O
>> ATOM      7  OW  WAT X  15      37.250   7.974  29.944  3.72  3.72
>>     O
>> ATOM     12  OW  WAT X  16      22.628  20.215  27.834  3.50  3.50
>>     O
>> ATOM     12  OW  WAT X  17      27.834  22.628  20.215  3.50  3.50
>>     O
>> ATOM     12  OW  WAT X  18      20.215  27.834  22.628  3.50  3.50
>>     O
>> ATOM     11  OW  WAT X  19      23.336  23.420  18.588  3.39  3.39
>>     O
>> ATOM     11  OW  WAT X  20      23.420  18.588  23.336  3.39  3.39
>>     O
>> ATOM     11  OW  WAT X  21      18.588  23.336  23.420  3.39  3.39
>>     O
>> ATOM      3  OW  WAT X  22       9.104  17.214   5.101  3.19  3.19
>>     O
>> ATOM      3  OW  WAT X  23       5.101   9.104  17.214  3.19  3.19
>>     O
>> ATOM      3  OW  WAT X  24      17.214   5.101   9.103  3.19  3.19
>>     O
>> ATOM      8  OW  WAT X  25      20.507  38.952  12.372  3.19  3.19
>>     O
>> ATOM      9  OW  WAT X  26      22.099  14.351  35.000  3.15  3.15
>>     O
>> ATOM      9  OW  WAT X  27      14.351  35.000  22.099  3.15  3.15
>>     O
>> ATOM      9  OW  WAT X  28      35.000  22.099  14.351  3.15  3.15
>>     O
>> ATOM      2  OW  WAT X  29       5.038  28.656   5.496  3.12  3.12
>>     O
>> ATOM      2  OW  WAT X  30      28.656   5.496   5.038  3.12  3.12
>>     O
>> ATOM      2  OW  WAT X  31       5.496   5.038  28.656  3.12  3.12
>>     O
>> ATOM     13  OW  WAT X  32      33.307  37.596  24.016  3.05  3.05
>>     O
>> ATOM     13  OW  WAT X  33      37.596  24.016  33.307  3.05  3.05
>>     O
>> ATOM     13  OW  WAT X  34      24.016  33.307  37.596  3.05  3.05
>>     O
>> ATOM      4  OW  WAT X  35       5.606   8.131  35.777  3.04  3.04
>>     O
>> ATOM      4  OW  WAT X  36      35.777   5.606   8.130  3.04  3.04
>>     O
>> ATOM      4  OW  WAT X  37       8.131  35.777   5.606  3.04  3.04
>>     O
>>
>> Thanks a lot!
>> Wei
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> At 2013-01-25 21:10:04,"Ian Tickle" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Wei
>>
>> Are you saying that the highest 9 peaks in your list that you highlighted
>> correspond to disulphide-disulphide vectors and the rest don't?  Actually
>> of the 9 only 3 are independent, the other 6 are related by the 3-fold so
>> you need to take that into account in your calculation of the no of peaks
>> expected.  AFAICS on a superficial check none of the intra-asymmetric unit
>> vectors appear in the complete list (all the ones in the list seem to be
>> too far from the origin) & since you didn't specify your unit cell
>> dimension it's impossible to verify whether any of the inter- vectors
>> appear in the list.
>>
>> Just to be clear: this is a SAD Patterson you're talking about, not a
>> native Patterson, right?  If the latter it wouldn't surprise me at all that
>> you don't see any S-S <=> S-S peaks.  Could you give more details of your
>> data processing protocol & data quality indicators? - likely that's the
>> source of your problem.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> -- Ian
>>
>>
>> On 25 January 2013 07:07, Wei Feng <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear all,
>>> I have a Zn-free insulin crystal and there are 3  *disulfide bonds* in
>>> one asymmetry unit.*
>>> *
>>> ATOM     43  SG  CYS A   6      20.112  40.351  32.363  1.00
>>> 16.55           S
>>> ATOM     49  SG  CYS A   7      24.024  47.785  30.285  1.00
>>> 22.23           S
>>> ATOM     76  SG  CYS A  11      21.504  38.985  32.424  1.00
>>> 17.77           S
>>> ATOM    167  SG  CYS A  20      16.482  31.957  26.203  1.00
>>> 15.38           S
>>> ATOM    240  SG  CYS B   7      25.993  46.755  30.463  1.00
>>> 18.58           S
>>> ATOM    336  SG  CYS B  19      17.764  32.878  25.093  1.00
>>> 15.26           S*
>>>
>>> *The space group of the crystal is < I213>.
>>> As we konw, there are 12 symmetry operations of the space group I213,
>>> so there will be
>>> 3*12=36  disulfide bond in the unit cell.
>>> And the number of the patterson peaks of these disulfide bond should be
>>> 36*(36-1)=1260
>>> But when we use FFT to calculate the patterson peaks of it, only 9 peaks
>>> (Peak height >6.0)are found.
>>>
>>> *ATOM      6  OW  WAT X   1      37.672   6.512  20.437  9.13
>>> 9.13           O
>>> ATOM      6  OW  WAT X   2      20.437  37.672   6.512  9.13
>>> 9.13           O
>>> ATOM      6  OW  WAT X   3       6.512  20.437  37.672  9.13
>>> 9.13           O
>>> ATOM     13  OW  WAT X   4      31.906  26.078  16.823  7.99
>>> 7.99           O
>>> ATOM     13  OW  WAT X   5      16.823  31.906  26.078  7.99
>>> 7.99           O
>>> ATOM     13  OW  WAT X   6      26.078  16.823  31.906  7.99
>>> 7.99           O
>>> ATOM      7  OW  WAT X   7      24.775  30.019   8.741  6.74
>>> 6.74           O
>>> ATOM      7  OW  WAT X   8      30.019   8.741  24.775  6.74
>>> 6.74           O
>>> ATOM      7  OW  WAT X   9       8.742  24.775  30.019  6.74
>>> 6.74           O
>>> *ATOM      8  OW  WAT X  10      25.060  34.755  10.969  4.24
>>> 4.24           O
>>> ATOM      8  OW  WAT X  11      34.755  10.969  25.060  4.24
>>> 4.24           O
>>> ATOM      8  OW  WAT X  12      10.969  25.060  34.755  4.24
>>> 4.24           O
>>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X  13      38.803  11.242  19.278  4.04
>>> 4.04           O
>>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X  14      11.243  19.278  38.803  4.04
>>> 4.04           O
>>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X  15      27.561  19.278  38.803  4.04
>>> 4.04           O
>>> ATOM     10  OW  WAT X  16      38.803  27.561  19.278  4.04
>>> 4.04           O
>>> ATOM     19  OW  WAT X  17      31.656  29.083  22.684  3.83
>>> 3.83           O
>>> ATOM     19  OW  WAT X  18      22.684  31.656  29.083  3.83
>>> 3.83           O
>>> ATOM     19  OW  WAT X  19      29.083  22.684  31.656  3.83
>>> 3.83           O
>>> ATOM     17  OW  WAT X  20      29.945  29.101  21.650  3.59
>>> 3.59           O
>>> ATOM     17  OW  WAT X  21      21.650  29.945  29.101  3.59
>>> 3.59           O
>>> ATOM     17  OW  WAT X  22      29.101  21.650  29.945  3.59
>>> 3.59           O
>>> ATOM      1  OW  WAT X  23      19.402  13.112   0.000  3.53
>>> 3.53           O
>>> ATOM     24  OW  WAT X  24      34.640  34.640  34.640  3.50
>>> 3.50           O
>>> ATOM     21  OW  WAT X  25      31.626  23.245  37.418  3.37
>>> 3.37           O
>>> ATOM     21  OW  WAT X  26      37.418  31.626  23.245  3.37
>>> 3.37           O
>>> ATOM     21  OW  WAT X  27      23.245  37.418  31.626  3.37
>>> 3.37           O
>>> ATOM     20  OW  WAT X  28      23.826  29.990  26.590  3.35
>>> 3.35           O
>>> ATOM     20  OW  WAT X  29      26.590  23.826  29.990  3.35
>>> 3.35           O
>>> ATOM     20  OW  WAT X  30      29.990  26.590  23.826  3.35
>>> 3.35           O
>>> ATOM      9  OW  WAT X  31      11.321  28.206  36.494  3.33
>>> 3.33           O
>>> ATOM      9  OW  WAT X  32      28.206  36.494  11.321  3.33
>>> 3.33           O
>>> ATOM      9  OW  WAT X  33      36.494  11.321  28.206  3.33
>>> 3.33           O
>>> ATOM     23  OW  WAT X  34      33.090  30.414  36.290  3.22
>>> 3.22           O
>>> ATOM     23  OW  WAT X  35      30.414  36.290  33.090  3.22
>>> 3.22           O
>>> ATOM     23  OW  WAT X  36      36.290  33.090  30.414  3.22
>>> 3.22           O
>>> ATOM     11  OW  WAT X  37      11.962  19.803  33.965  3.21
>>> 3.21           O
>>> ATOM     11  OW  WAT X  38      33.965  11.962  19.802  3.21
>>> 3.21           O
>>> ATOM     11  OW  WAT X  39      19.803  33.965  11.962  3.21
>>> 3.21           O
>>> ATOM     14  OW  WAT X  40      37.964  18.211  35.654  3.20
>>> 3.20           O
>>> ATOM     14  OW  WAT X  41      18.211  35.654  37.964  3.20
>>> 3.20           O
>>> ATOM     14  OW  WAT X  42      35.654  37.964  18.211  3.20
>>> 3.20           O
>>> ATOM      5  OW  WAT X  43      13.907   5.734   5.035  3.19
>>> 3.19           O
>>> ATOM      5  OW  WAT X  44       5.734   5.035  13.907  3.19
>>> 3.19           O
>>> ATOM      5  OW  WAT X  45       5.035  13.907   5.734  3.19
>>> 3.19           O
>>> ATOM     15  OW  WAT X  46      27.533  22.090  19.525  3.19
>>> 3.19           O
>>> ATOM     15  OW  WAT X  47      19.525  27.533  22.090  3.19
>>> 3.19           O
>>> ATOM     15  OW  WAT X  48      22.090  19.525  27.533  3.19
>>> 3.19           O
>>> ATOM     12  OW  WAT X  49      20.446  14.674  21.092  3.17
>>> 3.17           O
>>> ATOM     12  OW  WAT X  50      21.092  20.446  14.674  3.17
>>> 3.17           O*
>>> *
>>> Can you tell me why? Thank a lot!
>>> Wei
>>>
>>>
>>>
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