MMTF Importer

OneAngstrom

Updated: Oct 09, 2025


Latest versions

3.5.0 for SAMSON 2025 R3

3.5.0 for SAMSON 2025 R3

3.5.0 for SAMSON 2025 R3

Included with all plans

MMTF Importer

OneAngstrom

Updated: Oct 09, 2025


Latest versions

3.5.0 for SAMSON 2025 R3

3.5.0 for SAMSON 2025 R3

3.5.0 for SAMSON 2025 R3

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

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

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
  3. https://www.samson-connect.net

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