Fitting to Density Maps

Atomic structures and/or maps can be fit rigidly into other maps with the Map icon , the Fit in Map tool, or the fitmap command. A common use is to locally optimize the fit after initial placement by hand. The command includes options for symmetrical and sequential fitting, as well as global search to generate multiple starting points for local optimization.

Elongator is a highly conserved complex that associates with RNA polymerase II during transcriptional elongation. In the image, one of its six subunits, Elp2 (PDB 5m2n), has been fit into a map of the Elp123 subcomplex (EMDB 4151).

The architecture of the human ribosome has been determined at near-atomic resolution by electron microscopy (Anger et al., Nature 497:80 (2013)). The structure, comprising 82 proteins and five RNA molecules, is shown with shadows cast from all directions to accentuate depth. In the background are schematic representations of contacts between the component molecules.

See the image setup script card.cxc using the 'Tis the Season color palette (credit to MrsP). See also the RBVI holiday card gallery.

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