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Current developments in Coot for macromolecular model building of Electron Cryo‐microscopy and Crystallographic Data
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Coot is a tool widely used for model building, refinement, and validation of macromolecular structures. It has been extensively used for crystallography and, more recently, improvements have been introduced to aid in cryo‐EM model building and refinement, as cryo‐EM structures with resolution ranging 2.5–4 A are now routinely available. Model building into these maps can be time‐consuming and requires experience in both biochemistry and building into low‐resolution maps. To simplify and expedite the model building task, and minimize the needed expertise, new tools are being added in Coot. Some examples include morphing, Geman‐McClure restraints, full‐chain refinement, and Fourier‐model based residue‐type‐specific Ramachandran restraints. Here, we present the current state‐of‐the‐art in Coot usage.
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- Casañal, A., Lohkamp, B., & Emsley, P.
- Venue
- Protein Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-03-02
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 1055-1064
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- 0961-8368 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-896X
- OpenAlex
- W2985720349
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- 800
- References
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- FWCI
- 17.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- Funders
- European Molecular Biology Organization (ALTF66‐2015)
- FP7 People: Marie-Curie Actions (ERC 725685, GA‐2013‐609409)
- Medical Research Council Canada (MC_U105184330, MC_U105192715, MC_UP_A025_1012)
- Röntgen-Ångström Cluster (349‐2013‐597)
- UK Research and Innovation
- European Commission
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