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Question regarding 3D surface coordinates
by Guirguis, Christopher Amin 10 Sep '15

10 Sep '15

Hello, A quick question: is there any output file type where coordinates of the surfaces are typed rather than just the center of the individual atoms? I want to insert my molecules into a modeling software like Maya to create an .obj file for viewing on mobile devices. Thank you for your time. Best, Chris Guirguis

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question
by A G Szabo 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

I go to tools and open the sequence of the protein that I am interested in. The minimum number of amino acids in a row that I can select is 2. I am interested in visualizing a selected number of amino acids that are not in linked to one another. Eg. A specific Lys residue in a helical sequence. I have found a work around. I highlight two adjacent residues, and visualize the two of them as sticks. I then select the amino acid I do not wish to highlight together with the amino acid on the other side of the one that I am interested in. I can that way eventually deselect and not highlight the amino acid I am not interested in. There has to be a simpler way. Thanks for your assistance. Arthur G. Szabo Professor Emeritus Chemistry Wilfrid Laurier University.

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on mrc map
by Smith Liu 09 Sep '15

09 Sep '15

Dear All, Suppose I have a mcr map for a protein of 4 subunits. Will you please introduce to me how to split the whole map to 4 different maps, with each map corresponding to the part of each subunit in the whole map, without loosing any data in the spitted map in comparison to that specific subunit part of the whole map? Best regards. Smith

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Help needed urgently
by Clare Nattress 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

Hello there, I have just sent this file to a 3D printers and sadly it has disintegrated when post printed and the model has been bathed and washed. Attached is the link to the STL. file https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2nytyw6989h0v2l/AADiXrhb8mUfi53J95co-Bvja?dl=0 I was wondering how I could perhaps make the structure 3D print safe. Would you be able to help me join the bonds and also make them a lot thicker? Any help would be most appreciated as this is meant to be in an exhibition come Friday. Best Wishes, Clare Nattress Artist/Writer www.clare-nattress.com LinkedIn - Clare Nattress @ClareNattress

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Align and average intensity images in Chimera
by 許紹君 08 Sep '15

08 Sep '15

To whom it may concern, I am willing to use Chimera for aligning several images from the structure illumination microscope (SIM). Here is the surface maps generated by Chimera from two images. cid:image005.jpg@01D0E986.2CF5F370 After alignment by the tool “Fit in Map”, they are aligned very well. cid:image006.jpg@01D0E986.2CF5F370 My next step is to average the intensity from two aligned images and generate a new map which will be used to fit other images. Can anyone tell me how to do it in Chimera? By the way, please also tell me what the values mean in the reply log. cid:image007.jpg@01D0E986.2CF5F370 It helps me to use another software to complete the mission, if I can get the rotation, voxel shift, or even scaling values from the alignment. Thank you! All Best, Peggy Hsu, PhD Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica 128 Academia Rd Sec 2, Nankang, Taipei 11529, Taiwan Tel: 886-2-2787-1531 (O) email: peggyschsu(a)gate.sinica.edu.tw

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Distance in pi-interactions
by George Tzotzos 03 Sep '15

03 Sep '15

I’m trying to work out the distance between two arene rings involved in pi-interactions. Is there a way of measuring the distance centre-to-centre of each arene ring? Or any other sensible way? I’m attaching a snapshot for easy reference. Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Regards George

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make a movie showing the process from an ASU model to the complete model of virus
by 李智海 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Hi, I just obtained an atomic model of the asymmetric unit of an icosahedral T=7 virus capsid , and I want to make a movie to play the whole process from the ASU model to the full capsid model by imposing its icosahedral symmetry. Please show me some examples of the command lines to generate such kind of movies. Thanks! Best regards! Zhihai Li

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chimera visualization
by Valerio Chiarini 02 Sep '15

02 Sep '15

Dear Elaine, I would like to produce images from chimera showing an NMR bundle structure (backbone only) with stick-represented residues each one belonging to different single structures. I know it´s possible to do it with pymol but unfortunately the structures superimposition is not as good as in chimera. Would it be possible? Thank you in advance, Valerio

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Rapid residue identification near ligands
by Korbin West 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Greetings all, We need to be able to easily assign ligands to a chain (or chains) and to rapidly ID the residues in contact with it. I believe Chimera processes the structures and immediately displays ligands and maybe contacts, so it "knows" this information somehow. Does anyone know of a way to identify these easily and quickly so we can analyze large numbers of files? Also, if the output could be in the form of a text file or such that would be beneficial as well. Thank you all for your help. Best, Korbin West Wabash College

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make a movie showing the process from an ASU model to the complete model of virus
by 李智海 01 Sep '15

01 Sep '15

Hi, I just obtained an atomic model of the asymmetric unit of an icosahedral T=7 virus capsid , and I want to make a movie to play the whole process from the ASU model to the full capsid model by imposing its icosahedral symmetry. Please show me some examples of the command lines to generate such kind of movies. Thanks! Best regards! Zhihai

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