10.3 ESCHER NG - Docking system OpenGL

 

10.3.1 Introduction

This plugin interfaces VEGA to ESCHER NG in order to performs docking analysis of protein - protein and DNA - protein macromolecular systems.

 

10.3.2 The plug-in

This plug-in provides a window-based user interface to ESCHER NG, the docking software originally developed by Gabriele Ausiello, Gianni Cesareni and Manuela Helmer Citterich. For an exhaustive introduction to the usage of the ESCHER NG software, please see its documentation. To open the plug-in window, you must select Tools -> Escher NG from the main menu:

Escher NG - Automatic docking system

You must specify at least the target and the probe PDB files that can be prepared with VEGA removing the hydrogens. They must be placed in the same directory. Clicking the Run button, the calculation starts in background selecting the appropriate Escher NG executable on the basis of the installed CPU. The Escher NG run continues also if VEGA will be closed. The Close button closes the dialog and the Default buttons sets all parameters to the default values. For more information about the meaning of the other fields, please consult the ESCHER NG documentation.
Selecting About Escher NG from the Help menu, you can show the copyright window:

About Escher NG