MMTF Importer

OneAngstrom

Updated: Mar 23, 2026


Latest versions

4.0.0 for SAMSON 2026 R1

4.0.0 for SAMSON 2026 R1

4.0.0 for SAMSON 2026 R1

Included with all plans

MMTF Importer

OneAngstrom

Updated: Mar 23, 2026


Latest versions

4.0.0 for SAMSON 2026 R1

4.0.0 for SAMSON 2026 R1

4.0.0 for SAMSON 2026 R1

Importer for the macromolecular transmission format (MMTF) files (*.mmtf).

This extension contains an Importer for files in the macromolecular transmission format (MMTF).

Note: the Fetch extension can download structures in the mmTF format from the RCSB Protein Data Bank.

See also: the list of all supported formats in SAMSON.

References

To decode MMTF, the mmtf-cpp by RCSB is used.

If you are using the MMTF importer, please cite:

  1. Bradley AR, Rose AS, Pavelka A, Valasatava Y, Duarte JM, Prlić A, Rose PW (2017) MMTF - an efficient file format for the transmission, visualization, and analysis of macromolecular structures. PLOS Computational Biology 13(6): e1005575
  2. Valasatava Y, Bradley AR, Rose AS, Duarte JM, Prlić A, Rose PW (2017) Towards an efficient compression of 3D coordinates of macromolecular structures. PLOS ONE 12(3): e0174846
MMTF Importer is an extension for SAMSON,
the integrative platform for molecular design.

To use MMTF Importer:

1. Create your free account and choose a molecular design plan
2. Download and install SAMSON on your computer


When you restart SAMSON, the extension will be automatically installed
and will be usable directly from within SAMSON.