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The direct rotation function: Patterson correlation search applied to molecular replacement.

W L DeLano1, A T Brünger

  • 1The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.

Acta Crystallographica. Section D, Biological Crystallography
|September 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

A novel direct rotation function enhances signal-to-noise ratio for macromolecular crystallography. This method, combined with Patterson correlation (PC) refinement, successfully solved complex multidomain protein structures.

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Area of Science:

  • Crystallography
  • Structural Biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Traditional rotation functions maximize Patterson function correlation.
  • These methods can be limited by signal-to-noise ratios in diffraction data.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and evaluate a direct rotation function for macromolecular crystallography.
  • To assess its performance against existing rotation function methods.

Main Methods:

  • The direct rotation function rotates a search model within the crystal unit cell.
  • It calculates the Patterson correlation (PC) between observed and calculated structure-factor amplitudes.
  • Structure factors are computed in a P1 unit cell.

Main Results:

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  • The direct rotation function significantly improves the signal-to-noise ratio compared to real-space and fast rotation functions.
  • It effectively utilizes all self-Patterson vectors of the search model.
  • Combined with PC refinement, it enabled solving multidomain macromolecular crystal structures.

Conclusions:

  • The direct rotation function offers a powerful new approach for solving complex crystal structures.
  • Its enhanced signal-to-noise ratio and successful application in solving multidomain structures highlight its utility.