This project began when a University of Rochester PhD student commissioned a 3D print and 3D renders of an ATP synthase protein structure, along with the D, B, and A subgroups. I started by locating the amino acid sequences in the Protein Data Bank (PDB). I imported the raw XML files for each subgroup into UCSF ChimeraX, where I modified the weight and scale of all vertices to create 3D sphere clusters in place of the protein’s standard winding coils. Next, I exported these files as solid 3D meshes, allowing me to render them in Blender and 3D print a physical, assembled model.

See the final model below: