Hi David,
This error message is really indicative that ChimeraX didn't prepare the input sequence for Modeller correctly -- the sequence doesn't match what Modeller perceives to be the order of the residues in the PDB file.  What you need to do is to use ChimeraX's Help→Report A Bug menu entry to file a bug report so I can see what version of ChimeraX you are running.  Please include the UniProt ID you used (I assume the PDB is 6opc).

--Eric

Eric Pettersen
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab 

On Feb 17, 2021, at 1:53 PM, Haselbach,David <david.haselbach@imp.ac.at> wrote:

Hi, 
 
I am trying to make a comparative model using modeler. I downloaded my sequence from uniprot and a homolog protein from the pdb. I associated the sequence with the homologe and the alignment is okay however there are definitely regions where there is no match at all. So when I run modeler it fails with the following output:
 
get_ran_648E> Alignment sequence does not match that in PDB file: 1 ./6opc_1.pdb
(You didn't specify the starting and ending residue numbers and
chain IDs in the alignment, so Modeller tried to guess these from
the PDB file.)
Suggestion: put in the residue numbers and chain IDs (see the
manual) and run again for more detailed diagnostics.
You could also try running with allow_alternates=True to accept
alternate one-letter code matches (e.g. B to N, Z to Q).
 
I have been trying to figure out how exactly to specify the chain IDs and residue numbers but I really didn’t get it.  May I ask you to provide an example please?
 
Best, 
 
David
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