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First, you should search the [[Protein Data Bank]] to see if the molecule you wish to display has a published empirically-determined structure. The best way to search is by protein sequence (Advanced Search, Sequence). If you find a suitable model, be sure to write down the 4-character [[PDB code]] that uniquely identifies that model. The [[PDB code]] can simply be entered into Proteopedia's Molecular [[Scene Authoring Tools]]. Proteopedia will get the model automatically, directly from the [[PDB]]. | First, you should search the [[Protein Data Bank]] to see if the molecule you wish to display has a published empirically-determined structure. The best way to search is by protein sequence (Advanced Search, Sequence). If you find a suitable model, be sure to write down the 4-character [[PDB code]] that uniquely identifies that model. The [[PDB code]] can simply be entered into Proteopedia's Molecular [[Scene Authoring Tools]]. Proteopedia will get the model automatically, directly from the [[PDB]]. | ||
If you have a custom model, not available (at least in the form you wish to use) from the [[Protein Data Bank]], you can upload it into Proteopedia, and then use it in a molecular scene. Instructions: [[Help:Uploading molecules]]. | '''Uploading''': If you have a custom model, not available (at least in the form you wish to use) from the [[Protein Data Bank]], you can upload it into Proteopedia, and then use it in a molecular scene. Instructions: [[Help:Uploading molecules]]. Please note that if the model in question is available from the [[Protein Data Bank]], there is no need to upload it. Simply request it using its [[PDB code]] when creating a molecular scene. | ||
If there is no empirically-determined 3D structure for the protein sequence of interest, you may be able to create (and then upload) a '''homology model'''. For more about this, please see [[Homology modeling]]. An example of an article based on a homology model is [[Structure of E. coli DnaC helicase loader]]. | |||
==Publishing Your Sandbox== | ==Publishing Your Sandbox== | ||
