AndrewWeis/bioChimera

Visualization of protein structure

Soft: UCSF Chimera

Structure: 2HHB

Visualization types

Before each

file -> fetch by id -> pdb -> 2HHB -> fetch

Wireframe

1. Actions -> ribbon -> hide
2. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> show
3. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> stick

Backbone

1. Actions -> ribbon -> hide
2. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> stick
3. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> backbone only -> chain trace

Spacefill

1. Actions -> ribbon -> hide
2. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> show
3. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> sphere

Ribbons

1. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> hide
2. Actions -> ribbon -> show

Molecular surface

1. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> hide
2. Actions -> ribbon -> hide
3. Actions -> surface -> show

Coloring

CPK coloring

1. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> show
2. Actions -> ribbon -> hide
3. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> sphere
4. Actions -> color -> by element

by protein domains

1. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> show
2. Actions -> ribbon -> hide
3. Actions -> atoms/bonds -> sphere
4. Actions -> color -> none
5. Select -> chain -> A; Actions -> color -> cyan
6. Select -> chain -> B; Actions -> color -> hot pink
7. Select -> chain -> C; Actions -> color -> green
8. Select -> chain -> D; Actions -> color -> yellow

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