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Ratchet-like polypeptide translocation mechanism of the AAA+ disaggregase Hsp104. Gates SN, Yokom AL et al. Science. 2017 Jul 21;357(6348):273-279.
Using molecular visualization to explore protein structure and function and enhance student facility with computational tools. Terrell CR, Listenberger LL. Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2017 Jul 8;45(4):318-328.
Recognition of EGF-like domains by the Notch-modifying O-fucosyltransferase POFUT1. Li Z, Han K et al. Nat Chem Biol. 2017 Jul;13(7):757-763.
Dual host specificity of phage SP6 is facilitated by tailspike rotation. Tu J, Park T et al. Virology. 2017 Jul;507:206-215.
Improved metrics for comparing structures of macromolecular assemblies determined by 3D electron-microscopy. Joseph AP, Lagerstedt I et al. J Struct Biol. 2017 Jul;199(1):12-26.
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December 2, 2016
Chimera production release 1.11.2 is now available. This version has been updated to work with changes in NCBI Blast and to avoid crashes on Mac Sierra (see the release notes for details).
September 24, 2016
Production release candidate (version 1.11.2) is available, superseding 1.11.1. The new version has been updated to work with changes in NCBI Blast (see release notes). Please try it and report any problems.
August 27, 2016
A production release candidate (version 1.11.1) is now available. Please try it and report any problems. See the release notes for what's been fixed since 1.11. The 1.11 release series will be the last to support 32-bit builds.
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UCSF Chimera is a highly extensible program for interactive visualization and analysis of molecular structures and related data, including density maps, supramolecular assemblies, sequence alignments, docking results, trajectories, and conformational ensembles. High-quality images and animations can be generated. Chimera includes complete documentation and several tutorials, and can be downloaded free of charge for academic, government, nonprofit, and personal use. Chimera is developed by the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics (RBVI), funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIGMS P41-GM103311).
UCSF ChimeraX (or simply ChimeraX) is the next-generation molecular visualization program from the RBVI, following UCSF Chimera.
Feature Highlight
Chimera's Volume Viewer displays three-dimensional electron and light microscope data, X-ray density maps, electrostatic potential and other volumetric data. Contour surfaces, meshes and volumetric display styles are provided and thresholds can be changed interactively. Maps can be colored, sliced, segmented, and modifications can be saved. Markers can be placed and structures can be traced. The accompanying image shows a density map of Kelp fly virus from electron microscopy colored radially and with an octant cut out.
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Peroxiredoxins are enzymes that help cells cope with stressors such as high levels of reactive oxygen species. The image shows a decameric peroxiredoxin from human red blood cells (Protein Data Bank entry 1qmv), styled as a holiday wreath.
See also the RBVI holiday card gallery.