Details
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Type: New Feature
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Status: Open
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Priority: Major
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Resolution: Unresolved
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Affects Version/s: None
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Fix Version/s: None
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Component/s: Structures
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Labels:None
Description
Currently, Jalview treats each chain found in a PDB file as an independent sequence with a shared PDB ID. This is fine for distinct molecules, but doesn't make much sense for chains which have identical sequences, particularly if they are obligate oligomers.
For PDB structures containing multiple identical chains, Jalview should show just the representative chains, in the same way that one Uniprot sequence corresponds to N-chains in a PDB structure (according to SIFTS mappings).
It should also be possible to expand/collapse the chain representatives to show individual chains. This is because in many cases, although multiple copies of a biopolymer are present, they may not all have the same conformations or structural environments.
For PDB structures containing multiple identical chains, Jalview should show just the representative chains, in the same way that one Uniprot sequence corresponds to N-chains in a PDB structure (according to SIFTS mappings).
It should also be possible to expand/collapse the chain representatives to show individual chains. This is because in many cases, although multiple copies of a biopolymer are present, they may not all have the same conformations or structural environments.