How do you plot secondary structure like PDB?

Question

[UnivStudent]

Does anyone know the software PDB uses to draw the chain's secondary structure (DSSP line)? Or any other programs that can draw the same type of diagrams programatically?

[UnivStudent]

Anyone know how to do something like this?

[Joe]

Have you tried the answer below? What is it you want to replicate specifically? That exact figure?

[UnivStudent]

Yes, I'm more looking for the helix + loop + sheet cartoon.

[Joe]

I believe Jalview may also be able to show similar schematics, give that a try.

Answer 1

[Joe]

I'm not sure what PDB uses specifically, but you can get very similar results with ESpript. I think you usually use the output files of something like DSSP to dictate where the secondary structure lies, and then tools like ESpript render it on to the sequence.