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Brian J Bender^1,2, Alberto Cisneros^2,3, Amanda M Duran^2,4

¹Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6600, United States.

|August 5, 2016

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This article presents updated tutorials for Rosetta3, a redesigned biomacromolecular modeling software. It covers new features like RosettaScripts and improved capabilities for protein design and docking.

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Area of Science:

Computational Biology
Structural Bioinformatics
Biomolecular Modeling

Background:

The Rosetta software suite has been a foundational tool for biomacromolecular modeling.
Previous tutorials published in 2010 guided users through earlier versions of Rosetta.
Significant advancements in Rosetta necessitated an update to reflect its new architecture and capabilities.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive set of updated tutorials for the redesigned Rosetta3 software.
To guide researchers in utilizing new features for various protein modeling tasks.
To facilitate the application of Rosetta3 in areas such as de novo folding, docking, and protein design.

Main Methods:

Development of step-by-step tutorials for Rosetta3.
Demonstration of new features including RosettaScripts for task specification.
Integration of the TopologyBroker for enhanced conformational sampling.
Illustrating improved capabilities for modeling symmetric and membrane proteins, noncanonical amino acids, and RNA.

Main Results:

The updated tutorials cover de novo folding, comparative modeling, loop construction, protein-small molecule docking, and protein design.
Rosetta3 features a redesigned object-oriented architecture.
Key improvements include an enhanced energy function, flexible task specification via RosettaScripts, new analysis tools, and expanded modeling capabilities.
Support for multiple templates in comparative modeling and advanced systems like membrane proteins and RNA has been implemented.

Conclusions:

The updated Rosetta3 tutorials provide essential guidance for leveraging the latest advancements in biomacromolecular modeling.
Researchers can now more effectively utilize Rosetta3 for complex protein modeling and design tasks.
These tutorials will accelerate research in structural biology and computational drug discovery.