T Cell Receptor

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Three students majoring in immunology at the University of Toulouse prepared the stl file and used it to print the molecule representing a T cell Receptor. The goal was to familiarize the students with the analysis and manipulation of three-dimensional structures within an educational context, leading to a collection of portraits highlighting significant molecules related to immunity. At CampusFab, the university's in-house workshop located on its grounds (Twitter handle: @fablabups), printing took place using state-of-the-art equipment. The protein structure used for the model was sourced from the Protein Data Bank under accession number xxx, retrieved in the compressed .gz format. Following necessary adjustments using Chimera software (a powerful tool available at http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/ that helps to prepare three-dimensional models), it was saved with an stl extension suitable for printing. This file then was processed for successful printing on a Leapfrog CreatrHS 3D printer by leveraging Simplify 3D software (more details can be found at https://www.simplify3d.com).