FindSurfaceCharge

Type	Python Module
Download	findSurfaceResiduesListCharged.py
Author(s)	Teddy Warner
License	BSD-2-Clause
This code has been put under version control in the project Pymol-script-repo

Based on the findSurfaceResidues script, the findSurfaceResiduesListCharged script will select and color surface residues and atoms on an object or selection. The function will also identify and output a list of all charged residues on the surface of a selection. This additionally calculates the ionization state of a protein at a given pH.

Each time, the script will create two new selections called, exposed_res_XYZ and exposed_atm_XYZ where XYZ is some random number. This is done so that no other selections/objects are overwritten.

Usage

findSurfaceResiduesListCharged [pH=7.0 [, selection=all [, cutoff=2.5 [, doShow=0 ]]]

Arguments

• pH = float: The pH to calculate the surface charge at {default: 7.0}
• selection = str: The object or selection for which to find exposed residues {default: all}
• cutoff = float: The cutoff in square Angstroms that defines exposed or not. Those atoms with > cutoff Ang^2 exposed will be considered exposed {default: 2.5 Ang^2}
• doShow = 0/1: Change the visualization to highlight the exposed residues vs interior {default: 0}

Examples

• 

  Result of 4FIX.pdb at pH 7.4.

run findSurfaceResiduesListCharged.py
fetch 4FIX, async=0

findSurfaceResiduesListCharged

# see how pH changes the protein surface charge:
findSurfaceResiduesListCharged[7.2]
    The expected surface charge of this protein at pH 7.2 is: -0.42

findSurfaceResiduesListCharged[10.0]
    The expected surface charge of this protein at pH 10.0 is: -13.17

findSurfaceResiduesListCharged[5.0]
    The expected surface charge of this protein at pH 5.0 is: +53.02

See Also

• findSurfaceResidues
• get_area