UCSF ChimeraX
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.
ChimeraX is developed with support from National Institutes of Health R01-GM129325.
ChimeraX on Bluesky:
@chimerax.ucsf.edu
Worms are specialized cartoons in which “fatness”
reflects the values of an
attribute
such as bfactor or seq_conservation.
In the example image, the average atomic B-factor per amino acid residue
is shown with both coloring and worms.
The structure is a trimer of E. coli porin
(PDB 1pho).
For image setup, see the command file
worms.cxc.
Worms are available in ChimeraX v1.8 daily builds 3/12/24 and newer.
Worms and coloring by attribute can be done with the
Render by Attribute
tool or commands
cartoon
byattribute
(aka worm)
and color
byattribute.
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The architecture of the human ribosome has been determined at
near-atomic resolution by electron microscopy (Anger et al.,
Nature 497:80 (2013)).
The structure, comprising 82 proteins and five RNA molecules, is
shown with shadows cast from all directions to accentuate depth.
In the background are schematic representations of contacts
between the component molecules.
See the image setup script
card.cxc
using the
'Tis the Season color palette (credit to MrsP).
See also the RBVI
holiday card gallery.
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