Open Access
Protein Science, volume 27, issue 1, pages 14-25
UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis
Goddard Thomas D
1
,
Huang Conrad C.
1
,
Meng Elaine C
1
,
Pettersen Eric F
1
,
Couch Gregory S
1
,
Morris John H.
1
,
1
Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry; University of California San Francisco; San Francisco California 94143
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Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2017-09-06
Journal:
Protein Science
Quartile SCImago
Q1
Quartile WOS
Q1
Impact factor: 8
ISSN: 09618368, 1469896X
DOI:
10.1002/pro.3235
PubMed ID:
28710774
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Abstract
UCSF ChimeraX is next‐generation software for the visualization and analysis of molecular structures, density maps, 3D microscopy, and associated data. It addresses challenges in the size, scope, and disparate types of data attendant with cutting‐edge experimental methods, while providing advanced options for high‐quality rendering (interactive ambient occlusion, reliable molecular surface calculations, etc.) and professional approaches to software design and distribution. This article highlights some specific advances in the areas of visualization and usability, performance, and extensibility. ChimeraX is free for noncommercial use and is available from http://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax/ for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
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Goddard T. D. et al. UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis // Protein Science. 2017. Vol. 27. No. 1. pp. 14-25.
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Goddard T. D., Huang C. C., Meng E. C., Pettersen E. F., Couch G. S., Morris J. H., Ferrin T. E. UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis // Protein Science. 2017. Vol. 27. No. 1. pp. 14-25.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1002/pro.3235
UR - https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fpro.3235
TI - UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis
T2 - Protein Science
AU - Goddard, Thomas D
AU - Huang, Conrad C.
AU - Meng, Elaine C
AU - Pettersen, Eric F
AU - Couch, Gregory S
AU - Ferrin, Thomas E.
AU - Morris, John H.
PY - 2017
DA - 2017/09/06 00:00:00
PB - Wiley
SP - 14-25
IS - 1
VL - 27
PMID - 28710774
SN - 0961-8368
SN - 1469-896X
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@article{2017_Goddard,
author = {Thomas D Goddard and Conrad C. Huang and Elaine C Meng and Eric F Pettersen and Gregory S Couch and Thomas E. Ferrin and John H. Morris},
title = {UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis},
journal = {Protein Science},
year = {2017},
volume = {27},
publisher = {Wiley},
month = {sep},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fpro.3235},
number = {1},
pages = {14--25},
doi = {10.1002/pro.3235}
}
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Goddard, Thomas D., et al. “UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis.” Protein Science, vol. 27, no. 1, Sep. 2017, pp. 14-25. https://doi.org/10.1002%2Fpro.3235.