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===How Do I Display My Molecule?=== | ===How Do I Display My Molecule?=== | ||
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]]. Watch the relevant videos in the [[Proteopedia:Video Guide|Video Guide]] to see how easy this is, once you have a [[PDB code]] in hand. | '''Published Model:''' 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]]. Watch the relevant videos in the [[Proteopedia:Video Guide|Video Guide]] to see how easy this is, once you have a [[PDB code]] in hand. | ||
'''Biological Unit''': Often, the model published in the [[Protein Data Bank]] is not the "biological unit" or specific oligomeric form the molecule is believed to adopt when functional. However, it is easy to generate the biological unit and show it in Proteopedia: see | |||
[[Biological Unit: Showing]]. | |||
'''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. | '''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. | ||
