[Chimera-users] selection of different part of the protein through the sequence prompt

[Elaine Meng]

On Feb 16, 2008, at 1:10 AM, Jean Didier Pie Marechal wrote:
> Hi guys,
> I'd like to select two precise beta strands of my prot and I thought  
> it would be easier to do so from the sequence editor. Unfortunately,  
> I can't find a way to select different parts of the same protein in  
> the sequence editor; I alwys select the full length between first  
> and last selected residues whatever combo I use (shift, ctrl  and so  
> on).
> Is it possible to do this in the sequence editor?
> Cheers,
> JD

Hi JD,
Yes, if you change the selection mode to "append" (in the main menu:   
Select... Selection Mode... append).

Then in the Sequence panel, each segment you drag out adds to the  
existing selection, so eventually you can have multiple segments  
selected.  The highlighting in sequence blinks off while you are  
dragging a new segment, but when you let up, they will all be selected.

You probably want to turn the selection mode back to the default  
"replace" afterward to avoid confusion.

As a command-line person, I'd probably instead just mouse over the  
sequence to find out the sequence numbers and then use the numbers in  
various commands (which could include selecting them: select : 
32-38,44-50)

However, there are many different ways to accomplish the same result  
in Chimera, so use the one that you like!
I hope this helps,
Elaine
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Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                          meng at cgl.ucsf.edu
UCSF Computer Graphics Lab and Babbitt Lab
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
University of California, San Francisco
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