Structure Visualization with Chimera and Structure Function Linkage Database

John (Scooter) Morris

University of California, San Francisco

Biological Use Case: Identify protein-protein interactions at a deep level by examining structural information. In this case, we will look at breast cancer data.

Recipe

Cytoscape version: Version number (2.6)

Plugins to Load: Structure Visualization demo (TODO: get URL and actual name)

GUI steps:

Describe each step (story), the GUI action to take, and probable remarks

Story

Action

Remarks

look at breast cancer data and human interactome network

open human.cys

explore structural information for 'hub' gene tp53

right-click on tp53 node. Select view structure -> 1tup from popup menu.

this will bring up chimera and show co-crystal structure of p53 trimer bound to DNA

show secondary structure

use preset of ribbons

Data Files: Attach data files

Presentation: Attach your presentation

Webstart: Attach a webstart

Video: Attach a video link

Funding for Cytoscape is provided by a federal grant from the U.S. National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the Na tional Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number GM070743-01. Corporate funding is provided through a contract from Unilever PLC.

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