March 2022 - ChimeraX-users - RBVI Mailing Lists

Superimposition with chimeraX
by 이현숙 20 Mar '22

20 Mar '22

Hello. I would like to superimpose chemical structure to protein structure. Protein structure was created by tool - structure predict - alphafold. Chemical structure was added to the protein structure( via tool - structure edit - add smile string - build structure) My question is : when chemical structure is added on the protein structure, chemical structure is located at the active site OR just located at the center of protein structure ? I want the 1st one (located at the active site) then how can I do through ChimeraX? Thank you. Hyunsook

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Aligning volumes without resampling - Saving a map relative to another
by Helge Paternoga 18 Mar '22

18 Mar '22

Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to save a .mrc map relative to another one. Basically, I would like to superpose two volumes and compare them outside of ChimeraX (i. e. using Coot) without resampling in ChimeraX, as it is my understanding that resampling changes the volume in question. I noticed that "fitmap" outputs the rotation etc. in the log, but I do not know if and how I can apply this to a map. Many thanks in advance, Helge

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Uninstalling ChimeraX
by Shivam Gupta 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Dear Support team, I am using a ChimeraX commercial license ( RHEL-8 ) but now I am trying to uninstall it using the command 'yum remove chimerax' with and without root privileges but hard luck. I also tried to use 'ChimeraX_main.py --uninstall' from its own directory but again no success. Could you please guide me over uninstalling chimerax. Thank you Looking forward to hearing from you soon. Have a nice day ahead. Thanks -- 株式会社ファーマフーズ Biomedical Department グプタシヴァム Gupta Shivam 〒615-8245 京都市西京区御陵大原1-49 TEL:075-748-9811 FAX:075-948-9818 E-mail: *shivam-gupta(a)pharmafoods.co.jp <a-higashiyama(a)pharmafoods.co.jp>* URL: http://www.pharmafoods.co.jp/

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map segmentation
by Dmitry Semchonok 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

Dear colleagues, Fast questions. 1. How to segment the selected segment? So I have a) segmented the map using the segment map tool b) selected 1 piece. b) I want to segment that selected piece on the smaller parts 2. how to increase the threshold of the segmented map? Thank you Kind regards, Dmitry

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Fwd: Chimerax ISOLDE install Error
by Eric Pettersen 17 Mar '22

17 Mar '22

> Begin forwarded message: > > From: HONG ZHAN <hzhan3(a)wisc.edu <mailto:hzhan3@wisc.edu>> > Subject: Chimerax ISOLDE install Error > Date: March 17, 2022 at 8:02:25 AM PDT > > > Hi all, > > I am installing ISOLDE on my daily build ChimeraX (v1.4.dev202203170703 (2022-03-17) and it showed this error: > > Downloading bundle ChimeraX_ISOLDE-1.3-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl > Looking in indexes: https://pypi.org/simple <https://pypi.org/simple>, https://cxtoolshed.rbvi.ucsf.edu/pypi/ <https://cxtoolshed.rbvi.ucsf.edu/pypi/> > Processing c:\users\unchwaniwala\downloads\chimerax_isolde-1.3-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl > Requirement already satisfied: ChimeraX-Arrays~=1.0 in c:\program files\chimerax 1.4.dev202203170703\bin\lib\site-packages (from ChimeraX-ISOLDE==1.3) (1.0) > ERROR: Could not find a version that satisfies the requirement ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary~=4.2 (from chimerax-isolde) (from versions: none) > ERROR: No matching distribution found for ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary~=4.2 > > I tried to look up online but not very useful information I found. Is a missing package I should install? Or how can I chnage the range for ChimeraX-AtomicLibrary? > > Thanks! > Hong

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Placing Centroid at center of selection
by German Barcenas 16 Mar '22

16 Mar '22

Hello, I am trying to place a centroid <https://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimerax/docs/user/commands/define.html#centroid> marker at the center of a selection of atoms, for example in the middle of a benzene ring that is at some arbitrary position in my system. I want to do some distance measurements here. I can do something like this: shape sphere color orange radius 0.25 center sel where the center sel places the sphere where I want, but these spheres can't be used to make measurements. Instead I think I need a marker object, such as: define centroid radius 0.25 color orange But I don't know how to recreate that `center sel` position. I have tried define centroid radius 0.25 color orange position center define centroid radius 0.25 color orange position center sel define centroid radius 0.25 color orange position sel These do not work. I am under the impression that the centroid is a marker object and should have some position argument. Can anyone help me? Thanks, -- German Barcenas Ph.D Candidate | Materials Science and Engineering Materials Modeling and Theory Group Boise State University germanbarcenas(a)u.boisestate.edu | 940-577-5094

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Chimera and ChimeraX commercial license
by Jai Vekeria 15 Mar '22

15 Mar '22

Hello, My name is Jai, I am a data scientist at Tectonic Therapeutics in Watertown MA, I would like to purchase 5 commercial licenses for Chimera and ChimeraX, I am assuming based on the little technical information included on the product page, that any windows 10 64-bit machine would suffice, we have some machine with a 1 Gb of ram and a 1.2Ghz processor and no GPU that we plan to use. Thanks, Jai Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. Providing a safer and more useful place for your human generated data. Specializing in; Security, archiving and compliance. To find out more visit the Mimecast website.

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Outputting ChimeraX RMSD values after using matchmaker in a .PY script?
by Steven Truong 14 Mar '22

14 Mar '22

Dear ChimeraX admins, I am using matchmaker (mmaker) since the RMSD calculations done using the function have been very useful. However, I’m currently having some trouble outputting these values. At first, I tried to use matchmaker in a .PY script and then output these values via “log save”. Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to get this to work because whenever I try to do “log save” in a script (in terminal/command line), I get “no log tool to save”. Is there a way to “log save” if running a .PY script in a command line? Or is there a simpler way to get the values I need from matchmaker? Thank you for your help, Steven Truong sdt45(a)cam.ac.uk<mailto:sdt45@cam.ac.uk>

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solvate
by Joe Greenstone 13 Mar '22

13 Mar '22

In Chimera, solvation can be done via Tools/Structure Editing/Solvate How is solvation done in ChimeraX ? Thanks in advance.

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Aligning small molecules, ligands
by Noriega, Heather 12 Mar '22

12 Mar '22

Hello, I hope you are well Elaine. I am wondering if there is a way to align my combined model UNL to my model 2. In hopes this could be a reference model of my docking done in Chimera for future builds. I did figure out the bonding, thank you. :) I attached the session, and have read the align command. I am just unsure how to manipulate it to superimpose the ligand. align matchatoms (the whole model 2) toAtoms (UNL on model 1). Thanks for your help. Thank you, Heather Noriega PhD-Pharmaceutical Science student Howard University heather.noriega(a)bison.howard.edu 520-203-1883

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