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UCSF ChimeraX (or simply ChimeraX) is the next-generation molecular visualization program from the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics (RBVI), following UCSF Chimera. ChimeraX can be downloaded free of charge for academic, government, nonprofit, and personal use. Commercial users, please see ChimeraX commercial licensing.
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Feature Highlight
Atomic structures and/or maps can be fit rigidly into other maps with the
Map
icon
, the
Fit in Map tool,
or the fitmap
command.
A common use is to locally optimize the fit after initial placement by hand.
The command includes options for symmetrical and sequential fitting,
as well as global search
to generate multiple starting points for local optimization.
Elongator is a highly conserved complex that associates with RNA polymerase II during transcriptional elongation. In the image, one of its six subunits, Elp2 (PDB 5m2n), has been fit into a map of the Elp123 subcomplex (EMDB 4151).
More features...Example Image
The outer-membrane protein CymA admits bulky molecules into the periplasmic space of Klebsiella oxytoca. Here, CymA (PDB 4d5d chain A) is depicted in a style reminiscent of a diagnostic X-ray, with transparent molecular surface and β-strand “ribs” in white. The protein has ingested α-cyclodextrin (top) and β-cyclodextrin (bottom), bound at the entry site and near the exit, respectively. Cyclodextrin carbon atoms are shown in blue-gray and oxygen atoms in brick red. For image setup, see the command file xray.cxc.
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