Andrew,
Here's how I would write that script:
load PDBs/prot.pdb, prot
bg_color white
util.ray_shadows('light')
set cartoon_fancy_helices, 1
hide everything, prot
select Cterm, A/200-300/
show cartoon, Cterm
set cartoon_color, green
show surface, Cterm
set transparency, 0.3
set surface_color, grey
select D244, A/244/
color red, D244
Cheers,
Warren
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:pymol-users-ad...@lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of
> Andrew M.Gulick
> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 9:00 AM
> To: pymol-users@lists.sourceforge.net; ccp...@dl.ac.uk
> Subject: [PyMOL] Pymol colors and selections
>
> I'm having PYMOL trouble with something that should be easy:
>
> I want to make a green ribbon diagram, a grey transparent
> surface, and then display residue side chains in red
> underneath. I'm having trouble with selections that set up
> these three items as discrete things I can color as I choose.
> The following script changes the ribbon to red under red side
> chain at residue Asp244. I want the tube to remain green and
> just the side chain be colored red.
>
> Similarly, the surface becomes colored red. (I was able to
> solve the surface color problem by using a "set surface_color
> = grey" command but I still feel that I'm missing something
> here.) I have tried swapping the order of the selections and
> colors to no avail...
>
> Thanks for your help.
> -Andy
>
>
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> load PDBs/prot.pdb, prot
> cmd.bg_color('white')
> util.ray_shadows('light')
>
> set cartoon_fancy_helices=1
> cmd.hide("everything","prot)
> cmd.hide("lines","prot")
> cmd.hide("nonbonded","prot")
> set transparency = 0.3
>
> select Cterm=((chain A) and (resi 200:300))
> cmd.show("cartoon","Cterm")
> cmd.color ("green","Cterm")
> cmd.show("surface","Cterm")
>
> select D244 = (chain A & resi 244 & !name N,O,C) show sticks, D244
> cmd.color("red","D244")
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