Chloroplast Atomistic Model
Chloroplast model
Chloroplast lipid bilayer
Authors
Mohammed Zia Baig, Ondrej Strnad, Ivan Viola, Deng Luo.Description
In this project, we created an atomistic model of a chloroplast with all the proteins in the outer and inner membranes involved in the precursor protein import channel. This model also includes a model of a thylakoid made by another intern [1]. All of this combines biological structures with modeling technology to create a better visual understanding of the chloroplast. This report results from a WISE [2] project to build an atomistic model of a chloroplast in Arabidopsis thaliana. This plant is well known for its comprehensive proteome database. The latest structural data of the chloroplast is found and fed into the in-house modeling software, MesoCraft, which can manipulate proteins and digital meshes and construct them rapidly using rules.
The above banner images shows, left: The Chloroplast model with all the outer and inner membrane proteins, in addition to the thylakoid discs [1], is depicted in this model; right: Lipid Bilayers depicted on a triangular skeleton.
1. Thylakoid atomic model: https://www.nanovis.org/Thylakoid-model.html
2. WISE internship program: https://tks.kaust.edu.sa/beyond-the-classroom/secondary/wise
Sources
- Slides: WISE 2022 | Visualization Internship | Chloroplast Model
- Chloroplast modeling files
- Chloroplast Model Report
How to cite & Licence
@misc{NanovisChloroplast:online,
author = {Mohammed Zia Baig, Ondrej Strnad, Ivan Viola, Deng Luo},
title = {Chloroplast model},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.nanovis.org/Chloroplast-model.html}},
month = {},
year = {},
note = {(Accessed on 13/04/2023)}
}