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Ca-Ca difference plot
by Luca Pellegrini 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Hi, I have superimposed two structures of the same protein in two different conformations, and now I would like to calculate a plot of the distances between alpha carbons for each residue in the two conformations, to quantify the relative movement of different domains in the protein structure. Can anyone please explain a simple way of doing this in Chimera? Apologies if I missed something obvious, I tried 'RR distance maps' but couldn’t figure out how to do this simple task. Best regards, Luca Luca Pellegrini, PhD Department of Biochemistry University of Cambridge 80 Tennis Court Road Cambridge CB2 1GA UK Email: lp212(a)cam.ac.uk Phone: 0044-1223-760469

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Visualizing Orientation of Side Chains
by Christian Bock 30 Nov '16

30 Nov '16

Hello, I am new to Chimera and want to visualize how the side chain orientation for a specific residue changes in different structure predictions. Means I have a correct structure and several predictions and I want to see how different the orientations are among the predictions with reference to the correct structure. I was looking at the MD movie but I am not sure if it's smart to put the correct structure and all predictions into one .pdb file to make a movie. Does anyone has other suggestions? Thanks, Christian

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using Chimera to superimpose structures using sequence alignments
by Elaine Meng 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

Hi Deepak, You would still have to show the Chimera GUI (it cannot be done running Chimera with no GUI), but if you mean using a script instead of interactively choosing menu items, it may be possible. However, there is no Chimera command to do this. It would require a Python script. For future reference, we recommend sending Chimera questions to the chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu list (which I CC’d here, so you do not need to re-send this question). Since today is a holiday, and I do not know Python, somebody may be able to help you with this question next week. Best, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco On Nov 24, 2016, at 3:08 PM, Deepak Kumar <deepakk1(a)andrew.cmu.edu> wrote: > Dear Dr. Meng, > I am a Bioinformatician at the Computational Biology Department of Carnegie Mellon University. I have been using Chimera for visualization purposes and for many other of its features. I got to learn about your expertise from here: > > http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/home/meng/index.html > > May I please request you to give your suggestions on this problem mentioned below: > > I know of one feature "multialign viewer" which uses a fasta alignment file to superimpose two pdb structures in Chimera. However, I have been using this feature through the GUI of Chimera. I am in need of using this feature standalone i.e superimpose two pdb structures based on a fasta alignment file. May I please request you to let me know, how can I perform this step standalone and not through Chimera GUI. > > Thank you so much for your time and consideration. > Yours Sincerely, > Deepak

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On the adding of the dynamics effect on the static structure
by James Starlight 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

Dear Chimera Users! I am interesting whether it possible to add some impression of the dynamics to some static elements of the pdb? Assuming that I am working with the visualisation of static x-ray structure and would like via some vizualisation trick to add some element of the conformational dynamism (like what can be obtained from the md trajectory or nmr ensemble) to the selected fragment of the structure (e.g loops or alpha-helix) eventually making impression of the several conformers superimposed on the structure? Thanks so much for any suggestions! James

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FW: Channel and normal mode calculations
by Williams, Joanne 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

On 11/28/16, 8:43 AM, "Mohamed Noor" <mohamed.noor(a)ul.ie> wrote: >Hello. > >I am wondering whether Chimera can do these calculations natively? Or do >I need some plug ins? > >Thanks. >Mohamed

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failing to open saved PDBs
by Healey, Joe 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

Hi (again) Chimera Team! Encountered a problem where chimera seems to fail to open PDBs that it created. I saved multiple PDBs to a single file as I wanted to open them and have them behave like a single structure. I started a new session with another PDB open that I want to compare the multiple PDBs to, went to open the multiple PDBs from before that I saved as a single file and nothing appears. Chimera claims to have opened the files successfully and I get no errors etc. Am I maybe misunderstanding the point/use of the multiPDB file form? Joe Healey M.Sc. B.Sc. (Hons) PhD Student MOAC CDT, Senate House University of Warwick Coventry CV47AL Mob: +44 (0) 7536 042620 | Email: J.R.J.Healey(a)warwick.ac.uk Jointly working in: Waterfield Lab<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/tsm/microinfect/staff/waterfield…> (WMS Microbiology and Infection Unit) and the Gibson Lab<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/research/gibson/gibsongroup/> (Warwick Chemistry) Twitter: @JRJHealey<https://twitter.com/JRJHealey> | Website: MOAC Page<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/moac/people/students/2013/joseph_healey>

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Fit in map equivalent for surfaces?
by Healey, Joe 28 Nov '16

28 Nov '16

Hi Chimera Team, Is it possible/does a function exist to fit one structure inside the calculated surface of another? To be clear, i don't mean inside a density map, I mean an MSMS surface calculated from a PDB inside chimera itself. I have 2 proteins that are sequentially very different, but I suspect fulfilling the same role. They don't overlay via MatchMaker well, but they look to have quite similar space occupation, so I'd like to see how well they fit in one anothers 'map'. Any alternative suggestions appreciated! Thanks, Joe Joe Healey M.Sc. B.Sc. (Hons) PhD Student MOAC CDT, Senate House University of Warwick Coventry CV47AL Mob: +44 (0) 7536 042620 | Email: J.R.J.Healey(a)warwick.ac.uk Jointly working in: Waterfield Lab<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/tsm/microinfect/staff/waterfield…> (WMS Microbiology and Infection Unit) and the Gibson Lab<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/research/gibson/gibsongroup/> (Warwick Chemistry) Twitter: @JRJHealey<https://twitter.com/JRJHealey> | Website: MOAC Page<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/moac/people/students/2013/joseph_healey>

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angle between subunits
by chemocev marker 26 Nov '16

26 Nov '16

Hi All I am interested to measure the angle between chain A and chain B of heterodimer, and both sequence identity is around 14%. I can measure the angle by selecting 3 atoms on chain A and chain B but this is bias because, if I change the residues then the angle will be different. I can also measure by structure measurement options and defining the axes and all the create axes for all the helices in the chain A and chain B and measure the angle between two helices on chain A and chain B. I am not sure if its a right way to claim the angle between chain A and chain B in one PDB file. I also try to use the "match :.A at CA <http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/listinfo/chimera-users> :.B at CA <http://plato.cgl.ucsf.edu/mailman/listinfo/chimera-users> move false show true" But it gives the rotation angle. As I am comparing the different homologous structureswhere chain B shows more identity but the each structure have a different state giving a unique angle between chains. What can be best option to measure this??? best Jiri

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simple question
by A G Szabo 25 Nov '16

25 Nov '16

I should be able to find this but haven't looked too hard. I am interested in a salt bridge between the C-terminal carboxylate and a Lys residue in the protein. I know how to visualize the Lys side chain, and the C-terminal residue. How do I visualize the carboxylate terminus? I tried backbone only actions, but nothing worked. Thanks AGSzabo

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Sequence tool
by Hernando J Sosa 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear all Is there a way using the sequence (or any other) tool in chimera to save a text file with sequence and corresponding secondary structure assignments as displayed in the sequence tool. Thanks Hernando

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usage of mcopy
by Jiying Jia 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Hi, I want to use python script to adjust the bond angle randomly and only accept the case if the random new angle is larger than old one. I use "mcopy" to recover the old angle if the new is smaller. But I encounter a problem: if I use "mcopy #old #new setting a" or "x" or "y", the after "adjust angle anglenew" command, the angle adjusted is not the anglenew, but a different one. I don't know why. I hope anyone can solve my problem.. Below is the python script and init.mol2. PYTHON SCRIPT: import os import time import chimera import random from chimera import runCommand as rc from chimera.tkgui import saveReplyLog import MoleculeTransform from MoleculeTransform import transform_atom_coordinates import numpy as np import sys import re #open initial conformation init.mol2 opened = chimera.openModels.open("init.mol2")# opened as model 0 in chimera chimera.openModels.open("init.mol2") # opened as model 1 in chimera, used to store old conformation in monte carlo simulation rho = opened[0] print "angleold anglenew angle_after_adjust" for pdbi in range(0,20): random_atom = 1 an0 = rho.atoms[random_atom-1] an1 = rho.atoms[random_atom] an2 = rho.atoms[random_atom+1] angleold = chimera.angle(an0.xformCoord(),an1.xformCoord(),an2.xformCoord()) anglenew = random.random()*180 rc("adjust angle %f %s %s %s"%(anglenew,an0.oslIdent(),an1.oslIdent(),an2.oslIdent())) angleafter = chimera.angle(an0.xformCoord(),an1.xformCoord(),an2.xformCoord()) print str(angleold)+" "+str(anglenew)+" "+str(angleafter) if anglenew>angleold: rc("mcopy #0 #1 settings x") else: rc("mcopy #1 #0 settings x") rc("close all") rc("stop now") INIT.MOL2: @<TRIPOS>MOLECULE init.mol2 3 2 3 0 0 NUCLEIC_ACID NO_CHARGES @<TRIPOS>ATOM 1 C 1.7324 -0.5083 0.8663 C.3 1 DA 0.0000 2 C -0.6180 0.4940 -0.0060 C.3 2 DA 0.0000 3 C 1.2450 0.9460 1.8950 C.3 3 DA 0.0000 @<TRIPOS>BOND 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 1 @<TRIPOS>SUBSTRUCTURE 1 DA 1 RESIDUE 4 A DA 1 ROOT 2 DA 2 RESIDUE 4 A DA 2 3 DA 3 RESIDUE 4 A DA 1

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How to place a small volumed object in place of markers in marker set?
by BRANDEN WAYMON WEST 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

How do I place an object with small volume in the locations of markers in a marker set? Essentially, I would like to replace the sphere markers with copies of my own object. This is my first post in this mailing list. I very much appreciate all of your help. Thank you. Branden West

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how to find clashes/contacts for residue of our interest?
by Seera Suryanarayana 23 Nov '16

23 Nov '16

Dear chimera users, I am new to chimera and I looked into the manual. But I did not get perfectly that how to use find clashes command. I would like to know clashes/contacts of residue of my interest. But I am not able to select the residue in graphical interface under select tool. Kindly tell me how to find clashes/contacts ASP32 in a protein. Thanks in advance Surya Graduate student India.

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Rotating marker sets
by Kacher, Joshua P 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Hello, Is there a way to rotate marker sets? I have a 3D crystal system that is defined by a hexagonal coordinate system. I can load in a marker set in the form of a hexagon to act as the coordinate axes, but I need to then rotate the marker set to align it with my system. So far, I've only been able to see how to move one marker at a time, not the entire marker set. Thanks, Josh -- Josh Kacher Assistant professor Georgia Institute of Technology KacherLab.gatech.edu

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Render by Attribute - Radii and individual radius for each HETATM
by Kuda Ondřej 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Hello, I have a path (chain of heteroatoms with defined radii, see below) forming a pore in a protein. I would like to create an envelope (surface view) to illustrate the 3D path within the protein. My problem is that Chimera uses default vdw value and not the values I defined. Therefore, the "pore" has a constant diameter. According to https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/render/render.htm… , I tried "Render by Attribute - Occupancy - Radii". I assumed that the VDW values are rendered for each HETATM according to the input, but it seems that the VDW values are sorted (smallest > largest) and then applied on the chain starting from #1. Therefore, it creates kind of a funnel structure. Could you please suggest how to create this tunnel with variable width? Thank you. Best, Ondrej REMARK ATOM NAM RES TUNID X Y Z Distnm RadiusA HETATM 1 X TUN T 1 -45.770 -35.888 -4.154 0.00 2.01 HETATM 2 X TUN T 1 -45.766 -35.893 -4.132 0.02 2.03 HETATM 3 X TUN T 1 -45.762 -35.897 -4.111 0.04 2.11 HETATM 4 X TUN T 1 -45.759 -35.901 -4.091 0.07 2.16 HETATM 5 X TUN T 1 -45.756 -35.903 -4.073 0.08 2.14 HETATM 6 X TUN T 1 -45.755 -35.903 -4.057 0.10 2.17 HETATM 7 X TUN T 1 -45.756 -35.901 -4.045 0.11 2.10 HETATM 8 X TUN T 1 -45.758 -35.896 -4.037 0.12 2.01 HETATM 9 X TUN T 1 -45.763 -35.888 -4.032 0.13 2.01 HETATM 10 X TUN T 1 -45.770 -35.876 -4.033 0.15 2.00 HETATM 11 X TUN T 1 -45.779 -35.861 -4.037 0.16 1.99 HETATM 12 X TUN T 1 -45.787 -35.843 -4.039 0.18 1.97 HETATM 13 X TUN T 1 -45.794 -35.822 -4.034 0.21 1.95 HETATM 14 X TUN T 1 -45.796 -35.800 -4.017 0.23 1.93 HETATM 15 X TUN T 1 -45.792 -35.777 -3.984 0.27 1.92 ________________________________ This email was scanned by Bitdefender Upozornění: Není-li v této zprávě výslovně uvedeno jinak, má tato E-mailová zpráva nebo její přílohy pouze informativní charakter. Tato zpráva ani její přílohy v žádném ohledu Fyziologický ústav AV ČR, v. v. i. k ničemu nezavazují. Text této zprávy nebo jejích příloh není návrhem na uzavření smlouvy, ani přijetím případného návrhu na uzavření smlouvy, ani jiným právním jednáním směřujícím k uzavření jakékoliv smlouvy a nezakládá předsmluvní odpovědnost Fyziologického ústavu AV ČR, v. v. i. Disclaimer: If not expressly stated otherwise, this e-mail message (including any attached files) is intended purely for informational purposes and does not represent a binding agreement on the part of Institute of Physiology CAS. The text of this message and its attachments cannot be considered as a proposal to conclude a contract, nor the acceptance of a proposal to conclude a contract, nor any other legal act leading to concluding any contract; nor does it create any pre-contractual liability on the part of Institute of Physiology CAS.

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read dcd from openMM simulations
by Michał Kadlof 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Is there any way to read dcd trajectory from openMM simulation? Example in attachment. OpenMM does not produce psf or prmtop files :( -- pozdrawiam serdecznie Michał Kadlof <m.kadlof(a)cent.uw.edu.pl>

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Reflection symmetric
by Grzegorz Bokota 22 Nov '16

22 Nov '16

Hi, I need to apply isometry and shift to volume data. In cmap file format it is possible to do rotation but to have isometry I need to can do symmetric reflection. Ir is possible with any chimera format? I found that there is "symmetries" parameter in cmap file format, but i do not seen any effect. Sincerely, Grzegorz Bokota

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merging maps
by Elaine Meng 21 Nov '16

21 Nov '16

> On Nov 21, 2016, at 6:46 AM, Ignatiou, Athanasios <athanasios.ignatiou.13(a)ucl.ac.uk> wrote: > > Hello Elaine, > I have a quick question: > do you know how to merge 2 separate cryo-EM maps (of the same object which are are scale correctly) into one new cryo-EM map in Chimera. > cheers > Thanos Hello Thanos, If by merging you mean simply adding the values, take a look at the “vop” (volume operations) command. It includes “vop add” and several other subcommands: <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/vop.html> We recommend sending Chimera questions to the chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu address (CC’d on this message). I hope this helps, Elaine ---------- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco

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surface transparency to particular residues
by chemocev marker 20 Nov '16

20 Nov '16

HI All I am completely new to chimera and I am wondering if there is a way to set the surface transparency to just a particular region, not to the whole surface. best Jiri

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scrolling
by Dougherty, Matthew T 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

I want to completely avoid changing the scale factor keeping it at 1.0. Instead I want to rely on z translation of the camera. I disable scrolling on the mouse in the chimera preferences. This works. On my Mac laptop I am noticing zoom on the trackpad changing the scale factor. How do I stop that? I have zoom disabled in Mac system preferences. Matthew Dougherty National Center for Macromolecular Imaging Baylor College of Medicine ================================================= =================================================

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REST Server
by Anatoly Chernyshev 18 Nov '16

18 Nov '16

Hello, is there a way to specify a port number when starting REST Server? Thank you. Anatoly

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Chimera-Modeller interface, template selection
by Dina Schneidman 17 Nov '16

17 Nov '16

Hi, Currently it is only possible to select a template from PDB based on the PDB code. Would it be possible to have an option to use one of the currently open PDB files in Chimera? Thanks! Dina

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split ligands and H-bonds
by Markus Heller 16 Nov '16

16 Nov '16

Hi, I have a structure of a complex (I tried with several, but here's one example: 3t07). I want the stick radii for protein and ligand to be different, so I "split ligands" and then set the stick scale in the attributes of the respective model. When I then try to detect H-bonds between the ligand and the protein, none are found! They are found, however, when detecting them prior to splitting the model with "split ligands". I've tried several settings in the Find Hbond dialog: Find inter-model, intra-model, both: no difference. Restrict to the models the H-bonds are between: no difference. Select the ligand and the protein residue participating in the H bonds and using "Only find H bonds with both ends selected": nothing, no H bonds found. Why is that? Thanks and Cheers Markus

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Question: Dock Prep
by wang_q＠tib.cas.cn 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

Dear Colleagues, I am a beginner in docking(using DOCK 6.7). I learned from DOCK6 tutorial that I could use UCSF chimera to prepare my inputs file for DOCK6 and I prepared the inputs mol2 format file ( converting from PDB to mol2) successfully indeed. And now I have a question, is there a way that I can use in commend line to convert PDB to mol2 format file in chimera, because I want to use this format conversion function in server. I would be very grateful if someone could help me solve the puzzle. Thanks very much! Aaran 发送自 Windows 10 版邮件应用

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Ribbon outline
by George Tzotzos 14 Nov '16

14 Nov '16

I’m attaching an image generated with Chimera for easy reference. The image was generated using the following commands colordef transblue 0 0 1 .2 color transblue,r :1-125 I’m looking for ways to remove the ribbon black outline which somehow I generated inadvertently. I’m also looking for ways to either (a) change the color of the grid lines or (b) the density of grid lines Any help would be greatly appreciated Regards George

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Chimera/auto dock vina
by Maketansky, Grace M 10 Nov '16

10 Nov '16

Hello, I am contacting you due to an error message that repeatedly gets displayed upon attempt to use auto dock vina through chimera. I have had no issues with running chimera on my mac, however I cannot get auto dock vina to work properly (I attempted to install and input the proper commands but cannot seem to get it to work). Attached is a screen shot of the error that keeps occurring. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you! [cid:BD8D0978-A4C1-41ED-BDAA-54FFB6EA5958@res.enc.edu]

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Surface calculations difficulties
by Sarah Piper 10 Nov '16

10 Nov '16

Hi everyone, I’ve been struggling with getting the structure surface of my molecule shown (actions surface - show). Even after going through a list of suggestions of how to overcome this problem (e.g. http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/surfprobs.html ), I can’t get all needed surfaces displayed. Some other .pdb files work without a problem, but mine doesn’t or just works partially (e.g. just one chain instead of all chains), without seeing any apparent differences in the .pdb files or molecule sizes. A while ago I did not encounter this problem (using the same molecule/file), so is this maybe a chimera version problem? Or do the .pdb files have to be in a certain format? I usually get the following errors: "Surface calculation failed, mscalc returned code 2. Surface calculation frequently fails for large, multi-chain structures. The calculation may be successful if the chains are treated individually, by using the "split" command before generating a surface. If splitting is not desired or the structure is already a single chain, changing molecular surface parameters in the Selection Inspector or (before surface creation) the New Surfaces category of Preferences may allow the calculation to succeed. More details are given at http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/surfprobs.html” My main use of surfaces in chimera is to display electrostatic potential files (or hydrophobicity plots) calculated in APBS and others. I’m using Chimera v1.9 on a Mac (but I had the same problems on a Linux workstation). I'd appreciate any feedback or reply! Many thanks for your help, Sarah ………………………………………………………………….. Sarah Piper, PhD student University of Queensland, St Lucia, 4072 QLD, Australia Phone: +61 7 3346 2325 Email: sarah.piper(a)uq.edu.au<mailto:sarah.piper@uq.edu.au>

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Measuring SASA of ligand
by George Tzotzos 09 Nov '16

09 Nov '16

I’m dealing with two separate trajectories involving: 1. Ligand A in complex with the monomeric subunit of a given protein A 2. the same ligand in complex with the dimer of protein A I would like to measure the buried (or solvent accessible) surface area of ligand A in both cases. I referred to a relevant posting in the list (http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2016-June/012472.html) but I’m not sure how this could apply in the above case. I’d be grateful for any suggestion on how to deal with this type of measurement. Many thanks in advance for any suggestions George

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Help for downloading UCSFchimera
by Rosaura Padilla 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

Hello, I am unable to down chimera onto my mac book pro. I get the following message: “Chimera” can’t be opened because the identity of the developer cannot be confirmed. Can you please help me Thank you so much. Rosaura -- *Rosaura Padilla-Salinas, PhD* Research Associate, Yin Lab University of Colorado BioFrontiers Institute Boulder, Colorado Rosaura.Padilla(a)Colorado.edu

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I need SSEBuilder and SSEHunter plug in
by b.behkamal＠mail.um.ac.ir 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

> Hello, > > I am a Ph.D. candidate of computer engineering in structural bioinformatic from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran. I'm working on cryo-em modeling. I necessary need the "SSEBuilder and SSEHunter plug in" in chimera to build the SSEs and continue my work. Would you mind please help me about this matter. > > Thank you very much in advanced. > > _Sincerely,_ -- Bahareh Behkamal Ph. D. Candidate of Computer Engineering Researcher in Structural Bioinformatics Dept. of Computer Engineering Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

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FW: request for operating delete option
by Williams, Joanne 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

Mr. Rama needs help. Please read below. Thanks! jo From: gutta ramadevi <ramadevi364(a)yahoo.co.in<mailto:ramadevi364@yahoo.co.in>> Reply-To: gutta ramadevi <ramadevi364(a)yahoo.co.in<mailto:ramadevi364@yahoo.co.in>> Date: Monday, November 7, 2016 at 2:09 AM To: "chimera(a)cgl.ucsf.edu<mailto:chimera@cgl.ucsf.edu>" <chimera(a)cgl.ucsf.edu<mailto:chimera@cgl.ucsf.edu>> Subject: request for operating delete option Good day, I have two same molecules saved in pdb file. I want to delete one molecule from the saved pdb file. How to do it when i open in chimera software. Iam attaching the concerned file. Please help me how to delete one molecule. Thanking you, G.Rama Devi.

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Upgrade chimera?
by Michał Kadlof 07 Nov '16

07 Nov '16

Hello, is it possible to upgrade built-in numpy in chimera python from version 1.7.0b2 to current version 1.11.2 in close future? This week preferably? -- pozdrawiam serdecznie Michał Kadlof <m.kadlof(a)cent.uw.edu.pl>

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Depiction of backbone CA atoms as spheres
by George Tzotzos 05 Nov '16

05 Nov '16

I’m trying to depict selected backbone atoms as spheres with a smaller vdw radius. Residue side chains should not been shown. I checked the list and found an option that appears to do the job, e.g sel :77-80, 91-94 repr bs @ca vdwdefine +1.0 @ca But this didn’t work for me. Grateful for any suggestions Thanks in advance George

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Re: [Chimera-users] How to install package in chimera python?
by Jaime Rodríguez-Guerra 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Hi! My favorite way to do this is via pip. 1. First grab the pip installer from https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py wget https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py 2. Install pip in Chimera chimera --nogui --script get-pip.py 3. Call the newly installed pip to install your package, ie. scipy chimera --nogui --script `chimera --root`"/bin/pip install scipy" That's it!

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How to install package in chimera python?
by Michał Kadlof 04 Nov '16

04 Nov '16

Hello, how can I add a python package to chimera python? I would like to use scipy inside chimera script. -- pozdrawiam serdecznie Michał Kadlof <m.kadlof(a)cent.uw.edu.pl>

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MultiFit is not working
by Smirnova, Julia 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Dear Chimera-team, I was trying to use a MultiFit service of Chimera (to fit two models into my cryo density map), and it gives me the following error: Wrote /tmp/tmp_rSyaW/INSRT_model2.pdb Wrote /tmp/tmp_rSyaW/1x1n.pdb Traceback from web service request (connection setup): Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/UCSF/Chimera64-1.11.2rc/share/WebServices/opal_client.py", line 11, in __init__ self._setup(serviceName, opalURL, sessionData) File "/opt/UCSF/Chimera64-1.11.2rc/share/WebServices/opal_client.py", line 52, in _setup md = self.sudsClient.service.getAppMetadata() File "/opt/UCSF/Chimera64-1.11.2rc/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds_jurko-0.6-py2.7.egg/suds/client.py", line 280, in __getattr__ port = self.__find(0) File "/opt/UCSF/Chimera64-1.11.2rc/lib/python2.7/site-packages/suds_jurko-0.6-py2.7.egg/suds/client.py", line 315, in __find raise Exception, 'No services defined' Exception: No services defined Typically, if you get a TypeError, it's a problem on the remote server and it should be fixed shortly. If you get a different error or get TypeError consistently for more than a day, please report the problem using the Report a Bug... entry in the Help menu. Please include the traceback printed above as part of the problem description. Traceback from web application request: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/UCSF/Chimera64-1.11.2rc/share/WebServices/appWebService.py", line 48, in _initApp self.backend = Backend(service, url) File "/opt/UCSF/Chimera64-1.11.2rc/share/WebServices/opal_client.py", line 21, in __init__ raise NonChimeraError("Web service appears " NonChimeraError: Web service appears to be down. See Reply Log for more details. Service 'opal:MultiFitWebService' is unavailable. See Reply Log for more details. Could you please give me a clue what might be a problem. I do have an internet connection (checked by 'Fletch by ID... ' function) Thank you for your support, Julia

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Re: [Chimera-users] How to accurately and proportionally adjust structure size
by Cathy Lawson 03 Nov '16

03 Nov '16

Hi Xiaoyan, Tom Goddard had provided some useful hints when I asked a similar question last month. This has worked really well, though does require fitting a set of coordinates into each map that you want to compare. After following the suggestion set the focus always to all (or some element) of the aligned model for a consistent view across a set of maps. see http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimera-users/2016-October/012767.html

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How to accurately and proportionally adjust structure size
by Zhu, Xiaoyan 02 Nov '16

02 Nov '16

Hello, I am trying to compare the cryoEM structures of radial spoke from different organisms. In the mean time, I want to display the same structure from different views. I have trouble to adjust the size accurately and proportional within the same and between different models.? For example, when I adjusted the structure from distal view and then rotated to the proximal view, the distance from screen changed and so the size changed. If I manually adjust the structure after rotation, I don't know how to make the structures from both views identical size. Similar thing troubles me when I want to adjust the size of two independent structures proportionally. Hope I made myself clear. Thank you a lot! Xiaoyan Zhu Ph.D. Candidate Department of Biological Sciences, Marquette University

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select atoms near at least one other atom in original selection?
by Oliver Clarke 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Hi, I’d basically like to perform the equivalent of “hide dust” on an atom selection. I have a bunch of mutation positions that I’ve mapped onto a structure, and I would like to create a subselection containing only those positions which are within lets say 10Å of at least one other postion in the original selection - basically to represent structural clusters of mutations on the structure. Does anyone have any suggestion how to create such a selection using Chimera’s atom selection language? It seems like zr should do it but I can’t quite figure out how. Cheers Oli.

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how to select atom within a rectangular region
by Cherry Dons 01 Nov '16

01 Nov '16

Hi Chimera Developers, This is Dengpan, one of chimera users. I have a question about how to select atoms within a region? For example, I I want to select atoms within a rectangular region x0 to x1, y0 to y1, z0 to z1. Could you please give me a hint how to do it? Thanks. Dengpan Dong -- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Utah

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Headless Chimera Registration Notification
by Healey, Joe 31 Oct '16

31 Oct '16

Hi Chimera Team, For some reason the install I have of headless Chimera as recently started warning me that I'm using an unregistered copy (I have actually registered before via the GUI version installed on my Mac (local machine)). Is there some way I can suppress this message (only purely because it's cluttering the STDOUT in my pipelines and I sometimes want to parse this). Or is there a chimera env variable I can modify to tell it that I am registered? Obviously I can't register in the manner the warning describes, as I'm unable to launch a GUI variant of Chimera on the server I'm using. Thanks! Joe Healey M.Sc. B.Sc. (Hons) PhD Student MOAC CDT, Senate House University of Warwick Coventry CV47AL Mob: +44 (0) 7536 042620 | Email: J.R.J.Healey(a)warwick.ac.uk Jointly working in: Waterfield Lab<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/research/tsm/microinfect/staff/waterfield…> (WMS Microbiology and Infection Unit) and the Gibson Lab<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/chemistry/research/gibson/gibsongroup/> (Warwick Chemistry) Twitter: @JRJHealey<https://twitter.com/JRJHealey> | Website: MOAC Page<http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/moac/people/students/2013/joseph_healey>

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How I can use extension in chimera
by b.behkamal＠stu-mail.um.ac.ir 27 Oct '16

27 Oct '16

Hello, I need to work with the extension files which is attached. The attached files is related to SSETracer. I didn't know how I can use them in chimera. Would you mind please help me about this matter and say to me the details of work step by step. Thank you very much in advanced. Regards, -- Bahareh Behkamal Ph. D. Candidate of Computer Engineering Researcher in Structural Bioinformatics Dept. of Computer Engineering Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

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problem regarding saving a file
by gutta ramadevi 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Good day, I am using chimera following tutorials. I saved the processed receptor and ligand files in pdb format.But the files are not being saved.when i open the saved files i am getting the unprocessed receptor and ligand files. please help me to save the files.

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Definition of residues involved in binding ligand
by Maarten Schledorn 26 Oct '16

26 Oct '16

Dear reader, I have a pdb file of a protein with bound ADP and the file contains nothing but atomic coordinates and a few CONECT lines. If I open the file, the residues involved in binding ADP are shown, but I would like to know how Chimera knows this. I assume it is some VdW vicinity/overlap perhaps, or all residues within a certain distance from the ADP molecule, but I would like to know exactly how it is defined. I have tried to look for it in the documentation but haven't been successful so far. Does someone know the answer or a link to where it has been discussed previously? Many thanks in advance! Maarten

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pythonic version of fitmap tool
by Michał Kadlof 25 Oct '16

25 Oct '16

Is there any pythonic way of running fitmap tool? I would like to use it as a function that return parameters that I can assign to variable without parsing the output. I didn't find anything similar in Midas module. -- best wishes, Michał Kadlof <m.kadlof(a)cent.uw.edu.pl>

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Re: [Chimera-users] chimera minimization querry
by Elaine Meng 21 Oct '16

21 Oct '16

On Oct 21, 2016, at 2:42 AM, Shumaila Khan <shumailakhan432(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > > Hello, > I am shumaila khan , M.phil student at Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan. Attached File is my structure and I want to minimize it. But there occurs an error that "Residue #0.1:165.A (ALA/ alanine) should have either atom HN or H, but not both. Kindly please reply me asap and help me out. > Thanks Dear Shumaila, For future reference, you should use the chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu email address for questions. For the minimization error, it is probably what the message says! I can only repeat the message: the residue should not have both of those atoms that it mentions, so you would need to delete one of them. I hope this helps, Elaine ----- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco

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Chimera crashes on Mac OS Sierra (10.12)
by Tom Goddard 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

The Chimera developers have received 8 Chimera crash reports on the new Mac OS Sierra (10.12) somehow related to scrollbars. You may want to hold off updating to Sierra if you make heavy use of Chimera. We have not yet been able to reproduce the crash. It is very likely a bug in the Mac Tk window toolkit that Chimera uses, so even when we figure out how to reproduce it it may take time to figure out a fix since the problem is not in our code. Tom

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creating O2 molecule in Chimera
by Elaine Meng 20 Oct '16

20 Oct '16

> Subject: Query about chimera > Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2016 06:47:23 +0000 (UTC) > From: Shumaila Khan <shumailakhan432(a)yahoo.com> > > Hello, > I m student from Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan, doing my MS research project and I have some problems while working on chimera. I want some help regarding Attachment of oxygen atom to plant hemoglobin.Kindly please help me out how will I do that. kindly tell me how to draw oxygen molecule on chimera? While drawing Oxygen molecule it has only only Oxygen atom and two hydrogen atoms attached. Kindly help me out. Waiting for your kind response. Hi Shumalia, Your question was forwarded to me — Chimera questions should be sent to this address, chimera-users(a)cgl.ucsf.edu There are several different approaches you could use. One way is to use command: open smiles:oo If you hold the mouse over it you can see a balloon that says the bond length is 1.004. You could change the bond length to a better value by (1) selecting the bond (Ctrl-click on the bond so it has a green outline) (2) using Build Structure to change the length of the bond. Menu: Tools… Structure Editing… Build Structure, and in that dialog change from the “Start Structure” section to the “Adjust Bonds” section. Now you can use the slider or type in a value to change the length to what you want. <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/editing/editing.h…> That would make the oxygen molecule a separate model from your hemoglobin. You would probably want to first move the oxygen molecule by hand to the right position, and then (optionally) combine it together with the hemoglobin to make a single model depending on what you are planning to do. If you don’t need them in the same model, there is no need to combine. <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/mouse.html#activedef> <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/mouse.html> <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/combine.html> Or, another totally different approach is to find some other hemoglobin structure that already has an oxygen molecule and superimpose the two structures to get the oxygen in the right place, and then delete all the other atoms of the other structure except for the oxygen molecule. <http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/superposition.html> I hope this helps, Elaine ---------- Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D. UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry University of California, San Francisco

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chimera 1.11.2rc crashes
by Yanni Goudeuk 18 Oct '16

18 Oct '16

Hello Chimera developers I've got the latest chimera (1.11.2rc), installed on windows 7 (64bit). My card is Nvidia Quadro K2000 and is using the latest drivers: 369.49 - *3D OpenGL stereo* is *enabled* under "*manage 3D settings"* in *nvidia Control Panel* My problem is that chimera crashes a few minutes after I open a .pyc file. Sometimes it will crash when I add a map in "*model panel*", sometimes when I rotate the structure, sometimes when I go though the tabs under " *Favourites*" --> "*Side view*". This is happening with other .pyc files too. I can also confirm that this is happening with older versions of chimera. Please have a look at the Application error log from event viewer: The program pythonw.exe version 0.0.0.0 stopped interacting with Windows and was closed. To see if more information about the problem is available, check the problem history in the Action Center control panel. Process ID: ab0 Start Time: 01d2246bcf21dbd4 Termination Time: 46 Application Path: C:\Program Files\Chimera 1.11.2rc\bin\pythonw.exe Report Id: 3c965b43-905f-11e6-bd99-b8ca3a8bb0d4 If you have any suggestions please let me know. Many thanks

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Guidance in finding Interactive Aminoacids with a ligand
by Shreyas Iyer 17 Oct '16

17 Oct '16

Respected Sir, I am unable to find the interactive aminoacids with the ligand present in a protein. Please guide me how to determine interatcive aminoacids. Awaiting a positive reply Yours Sincerely, Shreyas M Iyer

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