IgM

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The stl file was created by two immunology students, Tanya and Hadjer, at the University of Toulouse, and allowed printing of the monomeric IgM molecule. This "Thing" was made within a pedagogical scenario aiming to introduce students to 3D structure examination and handling, resulting in a gallery of portraits of molecules with immunological interest. Printing took place at CampusFab, the LabLab of the University, on their Twitter account @campusfab. Print Settings: Printer Brand: MakerBot Printer: MakerBot Replicator 2 Rafts: Yes Supports: Yes How I Designed This: The 3D protein structure was retrieved from the protein databank with accession number 2RCJ and downloaded using the .gz extension. The structure was then adapted for 3D printing using Chimera software and saved in .stl format. It was printed on a MakerBot Replicator at http://www.makerbot.com/.