November 2019 - Chimera-users - RBVI Mailing Lists

Extract a chain in cryo-EM map
by bahareh behkamal 25 Nov '19

25 Nov '19

Dear secretariat, Would you please say to me how I can extract a chain in the cryo-EM map and save it separately as a ".mrc" file? For example, I need to select chain R in protein EMD-5030 which is attached at the following link. EMD-5030.map <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ittGPj4s26H3AE2EAjXt5sSGSW4NbrQb/view?usp=…> I am grateful if you could help me regard this issue. Sincerely, Bahareh Behkamal Ph. D. Candidate of Computer Engineering Dept. of Computer Engineering - System Software Researcher in Structural Bioinformatics *Ph. D visiting student in Politecnico di Torino, Italy* Dept. of Applied Science and Technology [image: Mailtrack] <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> Sender notified by Mailtrack <https://mailtrack.io?utm_source=gmail&utm_medium=signature&utm_campaign=sig…> 11/25/19, 03:23:52 AM

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Re: [Chimera-users] How to make trimer by Chimara?
by Elaine Meng 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

Dear Wisoot Chanit, If you’re using ChimeraX there is another address: chimerax-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu Besides the ChimeraX Modeller tool link I sent earlier > <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/tools/modeller.html> … there is also an example here <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/features.html#multichain-modeller> Also we are not the Modeller developers, so depending on the question you may need to look at the Modeller help at their website: <https://salilab.org/modeller/discussion_forum.html> Best, Elaine > On Nov 23, 2019, at 9:39 AM, Wisoot Chanit <wchanit(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Dear Dr.Eliane Meng, > > Thank you very much for your reply and recommendations, which are really helpful. I have tried using ChimeraX a few days ago. It is very simpler than Chimera. By following the instructions you recommended, I believe I can make it although it may take some time and effort as you mentioned. I used to use Modeller 5-6 years ago for my Ph.D. papers and now I need to go back to my knowledge. If I have questions, I will send it directly to chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu . > > Thank you very much again for this help. > > Wisoot Chanit > > On Sunday, November 24, 2019, 12:19:19 AM GMT+7, Elaine Meng <meng(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote: > > > Dear Wisoot Chanit, > It is recommended to send Chimera questions to chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu (CC’d here). > > As mentioned in the manual page, the Modeller interface in Chimera can only be used to make monomers. Although Modeller by itself can model multimers, the GUI to run it in Chimera is simpler and only has the most common options. > > So if you are using Chimera, you could first model a monomer and save it to a file. Then you could open 3 copies of that monomer model and match them onto the 3 chains in a trimer structure. There is a manual page for the Modeller tool in Chimera and also a tutorial with an example. See also the manual page on superposition (matching structures in 3D). > > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/multalignviewer/m…> > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/tutorials/dor.html> > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/superposition.html> > > Our newer ChimeraX program has an improved Modeller interface that can model a trimer, however, if the template is a trimer. So another possibility is to use the ChimeraX program instead of Chimera. > <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/> > <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/tools/modeller.html> > > Yet another possibility is to download Modeller and learn how to use it directly, but that would take more time and effort. > <https://salilab.org/modeller/> > > I hope this helps, > Elaine > ----- > Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. > UCSF Chimera(X) team > Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry > University of California, San Francisco > > > > > > On Nov 23, 2019, at 6:10 AM, Wisoot Chanit <wchanit(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > Dear Dr.Elaine Meng, > > > > I am a new user of Chimera and have been searching for methods to do comparative modeling of rotavirus structure. > > > > I have read your post (CCL: Monomer to Trimer), but I still questions. > > > > My aim is to make a homology modeling protein of VP7 protein of rotavirus using 3FMG pdb as a template. I do not know how to impose three monomers into the template. > > > > My amino acid sequence is > > > > Rotavirus G3 : > > TSTLCLYYPSEAATEINDNSWKDTLSQLFLTKGWSTGSVYFKEYTDIASFSVDPQLYCDYNVVLMKYDATLQLDMSELADLILNEWLCNPMDITLYYYQQTDEANKWISMGSSCTIKVCPLNTQTLGIGCLTTDATTFEEVATAEKLVITDVVDGVNHKLDVTTATCTIRNCKKLGPRENVAVIQVGGSDVLDITADPTTAPQTERMMRINWKKWWQVFYTVVDYVNQIIQAMSK > > > > Could you please guide me how I can find a protocol to make a homology model? I tried to follow the attached paper. > > > > Thank you very much. > > > > Sincerely, > > Wisoot Chanit > > > > > > > > > > CCL: Monomer to Trimer > > > > > > > > > <High prevalence of G3 rotavirus in hospitalized children in Rawalpindi, Pakistan during 2014.pdf> >

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Re: [Chimera-users] How to make trimer by Chimara?
by Elaine Meng 23 Nov '19

23 Nov '19

Dear Wisoot Chanit, It is recommended to send Chimera questions to chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu (CC’d here). As mentioned in the manual page, the Modeller interface in Chimera can only be used to make monomers. Although Modeller by itself can model multimers, the GUI to run it in Chimera is simpler and only has the most common options. So if you are using Chimera, you could first model a monomer and save it to a file. Then you could open 3 copies of that monomer model and match them onto the 3 chains in a trimer structure. There is a manual page for the Modeller tool in Chimera and also a tutorial with an example. See also the manual page on superposition (matching structures in 3D). <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/multalignviewer/m…> <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/tutorials/dor.html> <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/superposition.html> Our newer ChimeraX program has an improved Modeller interface that can model a trimer, however, if the template is a trimer. So another possibility is to use the ChimeraX program instead of Chimera. <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/> <http://rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/tools/modeller.html> Yet another possibility is to download Modeller and learn how to use it directly, but that would take more time and effort. <https://salilab.org/modeller/> I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco > On Nov 23, 2019, at 6:10 AM, Wisoot Chanit <wchanit(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Dear Dr.Elaine Meng, > > I am a new user of Chimera and have been searching for methods to do comparative modeling of rotavirus structure. > > I have read your post (CCL: Monomer to Trimer), but I still questions. > > My aim is to make a homology modeling protein of VP7 protein of rotavirus using 3FMG pdb as a template. I do not know how to impose three monomers into the template. > > My amino acid sequence is > > Rotavirus G3 : > TSTLCLYYPSEAATEINDNSWKDTLSQLFLTKGWSTGSVYFKEYTDIASFSVDPQLYCDYNVVLMKYDATLQLDMSELADLILNEWLCNPMDITLYYYQQTDEANKWISMGSSCTIKVCPLNTQTLGIGCLTTDATTFEEVATAEKLVITDVVDGVNHKLDVTTATCTIRNCKKLGPRENVAVIQVGGSDVLDITADPTTAPQTERMMRINWKKWWQVFYTVVDYVNQIIQAMSK > > Could you please guide me how I can find a protocol to make a homology model? I tried to follow the attached paper. > > Thank you very much. > > Sincerely, > Wisoot Chanit > > > > > CCL: Monomer to Trimer > > > > <High prevalence of G3 rotavirus in hospitalized children in Rawalpindi, Pakistan during 2014.pdf>

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Fw: To add hydrogen atoms for a dataset
by Williams, Joanne 21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19

-- JoAnne Williams | Executive Analyst to: Matt Jacobson, Professor and Department Chair Pam England, Professor Zev Gartner, Professor Tom Ferrin, Professor Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry Wallace Marshall, Professor Center for Cellular Construction | Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics 600 16th Street, Room N372 | UCSF MC2200 | San Francisco, CA 94158 Phone: (415) 418-3079 | Email: joanne.williams(a)ucsf.edu ________________________________ From: 周盛福 <zhousf(a)szbl.ac.cn> Sent: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 1:33 AM To: chimera <chimera(a)cgl.ucsf.edu> Subject: To add hydrogen atoms for a dataset Hi all, I have used UCSF Chimera for several years and find that Chimera has a perfect behavior in adding hydrogen atoms for small molecules. It is easier to add wrong hydrogen atoms onto nitrogen heterocycles groups with other software, including openbabel, MGLTools, PyMol, etc. Now I want to add hydrogen atoms for a dataset, which contains more than 10 thousands ligands for virtual screening. And a great number of compounds in this dataset have nitrogen heterocycle groups. So I want to add hydrogen atoms for all these compounds by Chimera. When I try to run a script in Favorites > Command line by read a MOL, addh and delete the MOL in cycle. I found that the memory usage of Chimera keep growing although I have delete the previous MOLs. My question is: How can I avoid this problem while I want to handle numerous molecules with Chimera? If there is a way to run Chimera in a real terminal without run Chimera in graphic interface? Or Which bin file in Chimera_HOME can add hydrogen atoms for a molecule? Sincerely look forward to your reply. Thanks Best Shengfu Zhou 2019.11.19

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How to draw a longer vector in visualization mode
by Byrd, Robert A. (NIH/NCI) [E] 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

I would like to draw a vector that would extend the connection of two points in a model. This would allow better visualization. The current status is a line that joins between the centroid of a plane of atoms to another atom that is above the plane. I would like to extend this vector out into space for say 5 or 10 angstroms. This would allow visualization of the direction relative to the remainder of the molecule. All that I have been able to do is draw a line between the centroid and the atom. This does not give the perspective to other parts of the overall scene. In the attached image this would be the red bar connecting the centroid of the purple plane to the green atom. How would one extend this out 5-10 Angstroms? Ideas? Thanks Andy Byrd

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Problem with swapaa
by Dan Kool 20 Nov '19

20 Nov '19

I am having problems mutating some residues with the 'swapaa' command. How do I mutate to 'A' or 'G' or 'I' for example? I always get an error that the rotamer library doesn't support it. Is there a workaround or is it actually not possible to simply mutate a residue to one of those? I tried changing the rotamer library, but I get the same error. Best, Dan ---------------------------------------------------- Daniel Kool Graduate Assistant, Jernigan Lab, 335 Kildee Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Iowa State University kool(a)iastate.edu

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Programmatic trimming of PDB files based on alignment with reference structure
by Zachariah Schuurs 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

Dear Chimera Team, I have a reference protein domain and then a series of PDB files which all contain the same domain. I have programmatically been able to script an alignment of the reference to the same domain in the other files whereby he domain in the proteins of interest are isolated using the zone select method. This however leaves me with fragments and often misses some of the domain features of the interest proteins that occur outside of the specified zone. I am wondering if it is possible to write a python script that selects the area on the protein of interest by selecting the residues in the sequence alignment after MatchMaker is conducted. For instance - protein #0 is my reference protein, which is 150 residues long. My protein of interest contains the same domain as the reference, but is 500 residues long. Upon conducting MatchMaker and getting an output sequence alignment, the 150 residues of #0 (the reference) are selected, along with the aligned residues in the protein of interest. It is possible to select the residues in the sequence alignment window (as in the picture) but I wish to be able to script it. The selected 150 residues (or so) in the protein of interest are then saved as their own trimmed file. I have been able to write a python script for completing the MatchMaker etc, but I am not sure how to achieve the selection of residues in #1 based of the alignment with #0, or if it is even possible. Thanks Zachariah Schuurs | PhD Candidate CARP - Cancer & Ageing Research Program Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation | Queensland University of Technology Level 6 | Translational Research Institute | 37 Kent St | Woolloongabba QLD 4102 T: +61 7 3443 7296 | E: zachariah.schuurs(a)hdr.qut.edu.au | Web: www.carp.org.au<http://www.carp.org.au/> [email] I acknowledge the Turrbal and Yugara, as the First Nations owners of the lands where QUT now stands. I pay respect to their Elders, lores, customs and creation spirits. I recognise that these lands have always been places of teaching, research and learning. This email and its attachments (if any) contain confidential information intended for use by the addressee and may be privileged. We do not waive any confidentiality, privilege or copyright associated with the email or the attachments. If you are not the intended addressee, you must not use, transmit, disclose or copy the email or any attachments. If you receive this email by mistake, please notify the sender immediately and delete the original email. [cid:image004.png@01D59AF3.602278E0]

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Re: [Chimera-users] setting zoom with a specific window size.
by Elaine Meng 19 Nov '19

19 Nov '19

> On Nov 19, 2019, at 5:56 AM, JOHN FLANAGAN <jmf27(a)psu.edu> wrote: > > Hi > I am trying to compare several negative stain em maps to make a figure. For what I want to do its easier not to have all of the maps loaded at the same time. However, I am having trouble keeping everything on the same scale. I am able to set the windowsize, center the maps but the zoom is not always the same. I searched the web and found that there used to be zoom and setzoom commands that should do the trick, but neither is recognized in my version of chimera (commands I mean). All of the maps have the same starting A/px but what I want to do is take the map with the largest extent and set that and whatever its being aligned too to fill the window then for every other session have the same windowsize and effective zoom. Pardon my inelegant description but I hope that provides sufficient explanation for what I am trying to do. > > Cheers > John Hi John, Sending this to chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu, the recommended address for Chimera questions. That way, whoever has the expertise can answer, and others can benefit. This previous post may answer your question. It says you have to download the setzoom command code separately and provides a link. <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2017-January/013091.html> I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Chimera(X) team Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco

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exit code -1073741819 + debug
by Fatemeh Haghighi 18 Nov '19

18 Nov '19

Hi I have tried to make a movie of MD simulation by Chimera. I could be done one time, then for other MD’s it exits abnormally with the code -1073741819. Even I have decreased the size of .xtc file, it exits abnormally yet. I have reinstalled chimera, but the problem did not resolve. The debug report was: Cannot execute 'gzip': no automatic decompression of .Z files Best Regards

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Elliptical cylinders
by John Hackett 14 Nov '19

14 Nov '19

Good morning, is to possible to draw capped elliptical cylinders in Chimera? I would like to render elliptical cylinder representations of nanodiscs together with a membrane protein to visualize results from small-angle scattering experiments. Thanks, -jch ________________________________ John C Hackett, PhD, RPh Associate Professor, Physiology & Biophysics VCU School of Medicine Goodwin Research Laboratory Rm. 165 Massey Cancer Center 401 College St. Richmond, Virginia 23298-0035 Telephone: +1.804.828.5679 ________________________________

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