1.2 Features
The MembraneEditor 2.1 was the replacement of the 2.0 version, a very simple proof-of-concept version. The visualization was still 2D based. The new 2.2 version supports 3D. For more historical facts on the MembraneEditor, please see the history page.
A screenshot of the old MembraneEditor 2.0 in action
The MembraneEditor 2.2 offers a lot of useful features. Some of them are listed here:
- a fully flexible and customizable GUI framework
- a simple database window to manage your local pdb files for this application
- a 3-dimensional presentation that provides a good overview and affords a free, non-gradual placing of all molecule members. It also provides more accurate molecular forms
- the ability to find and retrieve required files from the PDB as well as the OPM
- an automated Protein alignment based on OPM or PDBTM alignment data
- a tool that allows you to fill in any desired title sections of the membrane
- a restriction management system to handle your contents without exceeding PDB limits and to ensure maximum compatibility
- 4 different atomic display styles: Van-der-Waals, Covalent, Sticks, Balls & Sticks
- the ability to define microdomains (areas with different lipid compositions)
- the ability to create models with multiple bilayers
- an editor that allows to edit the conformation and/or granularity of
a molecule by creating so called "molecule profiles" - the ability to choose and adjust algorithms used to build up the lipid bilayer
- a plug in system for the lipid placing algorithms, which allows any user with basic Java knowledge to access a variety of relevant data and to write his/her own algorithms for his/her purposes
- a built-in preview option that displays your current membrane or single molecules in a Standalone-Jmol application
- a powerful writer for generating the pdb file with a maximum compatibility
- the ability to reimport already saved and altered membrane files
into the application's data structure
- Details
- Written by bjoern
- Category: Cm2help 1. Introduction
- Published: 12 September 2013
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