Genetic Disease Structure Control
Sort |
Goal |
Control and Action |
0 |
Manually rotate the molecule |
Click and hold the mouse in the protein window and drag in the direction you want the protein to rotate |
2 |
Identify an amino acid or DNA part |
hover the mouse over it. Amino acids will show up using 3-letter code (i.e. [GLY] = glycine); DNA is [DC] for cytosine, etc.; RNA will be [RC] |
3 |
Shrink or enlarge the protein |
Use the 'Magnify' or 'Reduce' blue buttons immediately below the image |
5 |
Animate a 360 degree spin of the molecule |
Click the 'Spin once' button immediately below the image |
7 |
'Slice away' the front part of the molecule so you can see its insides |
Click the 'Cutaway view' checkbox below the image (technically, this is known as 'slabbing' or 'slab view' |
10 |
Access the controls menu of JMOL itself (advanced) |
Right-click or (if Mac and one-button mouse) control-key + mouseClick in the protein window and select from the menu of options |