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