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ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2021

UCSF ChimeraX: Structure visualization for researchers, educators, and developers.

Eric F Pettersen, Thomas D Goddard, Conrad C Huang, Elaine C Meng, Gregory S Couch, Tristan I Croll, John H Morris, Thomas E Ferrin

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Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5,990 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5,990 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Eric F PettersenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Thomas D GoddardDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Conrad C HuangDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Elaine C MengDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Gregory S CouchDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Tristan I CrollCambridge Institute for Medical Research, Department of Haematology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
John H MorrisDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0290-7979
Thomas E FerrinDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6227-0637

Funding

ChimeraX -- Next Generation Visualization and Analysis Software for Multiscale ModelingR01GM129325 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI FERRIN, THOMAS E · 2018 to 2025
$5.2M
NIAID NIH HHSNIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129325NIGMS NIH HHS R01-GM129325Wellcome Trust 209407/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

UCSF ChimeraX is the next-generation interactive visualization program from the Resource for Biocomputing, Visualization, and Informatics (RBVI), following UCSF Chimera. ChimeraX brings (a) significant performance and graphics enhancements; (b) new implementations of Chimera's most highly used tools, many with further improvements; (c) several entirely new analysis features; (d) support for new areas such as virtual reality, light-sheet microscopy, and medical imaging data; (e) major ease-of-use advances, including toolbars with icons to perform actions with a single click, basic "undo" capabilities, and more logical and consistent commands; and (f) an app store for researchers to contribute new tools. ChimeraX includes full user documentation and is free for noncommercial use, with downloads available for Windows, Linux, and macOS from https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/chimerax.

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Computer GraphicsImaging, Three-DimensionalModels, MolecularSoftwarecryoEMdensity mapsinteractive visualization and analysismolecular graphicsmolecular modelingstructural biologyvirtual reality

Identifiers

PMID32881101
PMCPMC7737788

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