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Structure Viewer

/viewer

TL;DR

Standalone Mol* viewer for inspecting PDB files and extracting per-chain sequences.

Use it / Skip it

A zero-backend inspection surface for structures that come from email, Fold, Interface, RFantibody, or external sources.

Use when

You need to quickly view a PDB, check chain layout, or extract sequence before using another module.

Don't use for

Do not use it for scoring or prediction. It only visualizes.

Inputs

PDB file
A local PDB upload.
Optional context
Chain names or notes from the source module.

Outputs

3D view
Interactive structure visualization in browser.
Sequences
Per-chain sequence extraction where possible.

Walkthrough

  1. 1. Upload a PDB

    Upload a PDB.

  2. 2. Rotate and inspect chains, missing regions, and obvious geometry issues

    Rotate and inspect chains, missing regions, and obvious geometry issues.

  3. 3. Copy chain sequences when needed

    Copy chain sequences when needed.

  4. 4. Move to Interface, Compare, or Fold depending on the next question

    Move to Interface, Compare, or Fold depending on the next question.

Under the hood

  • Client-side Mol* rendering; no platform compute job is launched.

Worked example

Check a colleague's PDB
Drop the PDB into Viewer, confirm chains are what you expect, copy the binder chain sequence, then submit an Interface job.

Pitfalls

  • A clean-looking structure can still score poorly.
  • Viewer does not validate biological assembly or binding.

See also