Material linked from bioinformatics course


The atoms 3051-3062 cut-n-pasted directly from 1htr.

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HETATM 3051  O   HOH   542       3.598  37.189  21.675  0.50 29.84      1HTR3221
HETATM 3052  O   HOH   543      17.340  44.239  20.339  0.40 43.34      1HTR3222
HETATM 3053  O   HOH   544      28.073  47.073  10.521  0.40 16.48      1HTR3223
HETATM 3054  O   HOH   545      46.581  23.244  17.866  0.55 31.68      1HTR3224
HETATM 3055  O   HOH   546      18.170   9.874  27.048  0.45 29.34      1HTR3225
HETATM 3056  O   HOH B 547      38.070   6.610   1.430  0.40 31.67      1HTR3226
HETATM 3057  O   HOH   548       9.430  30.260  24.949  0.40 39.52      1HTR3227
HETATM 3058  O   HOH   549      22.495  32.343  -0.727  0.40 23.64      1HTR3228
HETATM 3059  O   HOH   550      21.435  31.394  28.989  0.40 20.77      1HTR3229
HETATM 3060  O   HOH   551      27.612  46.250  19.869  0.45 23.42      1HTR3230
HETATM 3061  O   HOH   552      39.117   2.140  39.454  0.40 31.03      1HTR3231
HETATM 3062  O   HOH   553      10.837  44.972   5.264  0.40 32.71      1HTR3232
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It is unclear what reason there is for this 'problem'. WHAT_CHECK tells us about the waters:

Warning: Water molecules need moving
The water molecules listed in the table below were found to be significantly
closer to a symmetry related non-water molecule than to the ones given in the
coordinate file. For optimal viewing convenience revised coordinates for these
 water molecules should be given.
The number in brackets is the identifier of the water molecule in the input
file. Suggested coordinates are also given in the table. Please note that
alternative conformations for protein residues are not taken into account for
this calculation.
 380 HOH  (HOH  )      497   53.152    1.099   18.605
 385 HOH  (HOH  )      618   51.553   -0.271   30.320
Error: Water molecules without hydrogen bonds
The water molecules listed in the table below do not form any hydrogen bonds,
neither with the protein or DNA/RNA, nor with other water molecules. This is a
strong indication of a refinement problem. The last number on each line is the
identifier of the water molecule in the input file.
 382 HOH  (HOH  ) B    547
 383 HOH  (HOH  )      564
 387 HOH  (HOH  )      571
 388 HOH  (HOH  )      567

But please be aware that WHAT_CHECK becomes very forgiving when the occupancy of an atom is less than 0.50.

The table of bumps reveals a bit more:

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 379 HOH  (HOH  )      421  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      604    0.933   2.267 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      500  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      604    0.928   2.272 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      486  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      621    0.892   2.308 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      404  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      604    0.880   2.320 INTRA
 376 HOH  (HOH  )      433  --  385 HOH  (HOH  )      619    0.857   2.343 INTRA
 380 HOH  (HOH  )      403  --  380 HOH  (HOH  )      497    0.812   2.238 INTER HB
 377 HOH  (HOH  )      535  --  377 HOH  (HOH  )      536    0.802   2.398 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      443  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      621    0.802   2.398 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      404  --  379 HOH  (HOH  )      467    0.745   2.305 INTRA HB
 376 HOH  (HOH  )      449  --  376 HOH  (HOH  )      524    0.735   2.315 INTRA HB
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      451  --  379 HOH  (HOH  )      515    0.726   2.324 INTRA HB
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      425  --  379 HOH  (HOH  )      490    0.697   2.503 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      477  --  381 HOH  (HOH  )      456    0.675   2.375 INTER HB
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      401  --  384 HOH  (HOH  )      588    0.663   2.537 INTRA
 381 HOH  (HOH  )      452  --  381 HOH  (HOH  )      537    0.657   2.543 INTRA
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      401  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      587    0.652   2.548 INTRA
 380 HOH  (HOH  )      497  --  380 HOH  (HOH  )      497    0.637   2.413 INTER HB
 381 HOH  (HOH  )      428  --  390 HOH  (HOH  )      595    0.614   2.586 INTRA
 374 HOH  (HOH  )      448  --  374 HOH  (HOH  )      455    0.609   2.441 INTRA HB
 380 HOH  (HOH  )      531  --  390 HOH  (HOH  )      594    0.607   2.593 INTRA
 377 HOH  (HOH  )      414  --  377 HOH  (HOH  )      460    0.596   2.454 INTRA HB
 379 HOH  (HOH  )      523  --  388 HOH  (HOH  )      617    0.590   2.610 INTRA
 375 HOH  (HOH  )      462  --  384 HOH  (HOH  )      611    0.589   2.611 INTRA
And so on for a total of 272 lines

So the large number of waters with low occupancies have probably been an attempt to model disordered waters. This leads to many bumps. But this still doesn't explain why one single water has chain-id B.