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UCSF Chimera, MODELLER, and IMP: An integrated modeling system

Zheng Yang, Keren Lasker, Dina Schneidman-Duhovny, Ben Webb, Conrad C. Huang, Eric F. Pettersen, Thomas D. Goddard, Elaine C. Meng, Andrej Sali, Thomas E. Ferrin

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Abstract

Structural modeling of macromolecular complexes greatly benefits from interactive visualization capabilities. Here we present the integration of several modeling tools into UCSF Chimera. These include comparative modeling by MODELLER, simultaneous fitting of multiple components into electron microscopy density maps by IMP MultiFit, computing of small-angle X-ray scattering profiles and fitting of the corresponding experimental profile by IMP FoXS, and assessment of amino acid sidechain conformations based on rotamer probabilities and local interactions by Chimera.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)269-278
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Structural Biology
Volume179
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electron microscopy
  • Integrative structural modeling
  • Interactive molecular visualization
  • Restraint-based modeling
  • Small-angle X-ray scattering

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Structural Biology

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