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UCSF ChimeraX: Meeting modern challenges in visualization and analysis

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Goddard, Thomas D., Huang, Conrad C., Meng, Elaine C., Pettersen, Eric F., Couch, Gregory S., Morris, John H., Ferrin, Thomas E.·2018·Protein Science

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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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Authors
Goddard, T. D., Huang, C. C., Meng, E. C., Pettersen, E. F., Couch, G. S., Morris, J. H., & Ferrin, T. E.
Affiliations
University of California, San Francisco (US)
Corresponding author
Ferrin, Thomas E.
Venue
Protein Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2017-09-06
Volume
27
Issue
1
Pages
14-25
ISSN
  • 0961-8368 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-896X
OpenAlex
W2734356283
Cited by
5,267
References
55
Citations by year
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85.48
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Protein Science (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (P41‐GM103311)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Enzyme Structure and Function
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design › Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Protein Structure and Dynamics
Keywords
molecular visualization, density maps, 3D microscopy, software extensibility, software usability, software performance, open-source visualization software
MeSH terms
Software, Molecular Structure, Imaging, Three-Dimensional

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