Jmol/Surfaces
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==Showing surfaces in Jmol== | ==Showing surfaces in Jmol== | ||
| - | Proteins are often shown as cartoon to illustrate their fold. However, the small molecules that interact with proteins do not "see" the fold, they interact with the surface of the protein. How they interact depends on the shape of the surface, the distribution of charges, functional groups and hydrophobic patches. The conservation of surface residues among related proteins from different organisms gives clues about functionally important sites on the surface. | + | Proteins are often shown as cartoon to illustrate their fold. However, the small molecules that interact with proteins do not "see" the fold, they interact with the surface of the protein. How they interact depends on the shape of the surface, the distribution of charges, functional groups and hydrophobic patches. The conservation of surface residues among related proteins from different organisms gives clues about functionally important sites on the surface. Showing a protein in a surface representation with a color scheme that highlights features is an excellent way to communicate structural information. |
But how can we using Jmol? This page shows some examples, and editing this page shows the jmol commands used. | But how can we using Jmol? This page shows some examples, and editing this page shows the jmol commands used. | ||
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=== Slabbing surfaces === | === Slabbing surfaces === | ||
| - | + | The surface can get busy easily. One way to make the scene easier to understand is to cut away the parts of the surface that are less important for the point you are trying to get across. Here are two examples of slabbing: | |
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=== Coloring surfaces === | === Coloring surfaces === | ||
| - | You | + | You can color the surface by <scene name='87/871286/Rnase_a/8'>hydrophobic/hydrophilic</scene>, <scene name='87/871286/Rnase_a/5'>conservation</scene>, <scene name='87/871286/Rnase_a/7'>temperature factor</scene>, or any other atom property (such as the <scene name='87/871286/Rnase_a/3'>x-coordinate</scene>). |
</StructureSection> | </StructureSection> | ||
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Showing surfaces in Jmol
Proteins are often shown as cartoon to illustrate their fold. However, the small molecules that interact with proteins do not "see" the fold, they interact with the surface of the protein. How they interact depends on the shape of the surface, the distribution of charges, functional groups and hydrophobic patches. The conservation of surface residues among related proteins from different organisms gives clues about functionally important sites on the surface. Showing a protein in a surface representation with a color scheme that highlights features is an excellent way to communicate structural information.
But how can we using Jmol? This page shows some examples, and editing this page shows the jmol commands used.
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