This topic is a general overview on how to set up, run and view NovaFold, NovaFold Antibody and NovaDock through the DNASTAR website. If you are instead running these services through the Protean 3D interface, see “Run NovaFold / NovaFold Antibody / NovaDock through Protean 3D.” If you are running these services locally on a Linux or Macintosh machine, see Run Nova applications locally.

To initiate a NovaCloud prediction:

  1. Go to the DNASTAR My Account page. If you are not already logged in, you will be prompted to log in.
  1. Click the NovaCloud Services button:
  1. Choose the Nova application of interest:
  1. Follow the instructions in the online wizard.


To monitor run status and download results:

  1. Go to the DNASTAR My Account page. If you are not already logged in, you will be prompted to log in.
  1. Click the NovaCloud Services button: . The table shows the status of each run.

  1. To download results, click the download link in the Files column. When prompted, choose Download.


To view results:

Double-click on the downloaded result file to launch Protean 3D.

NovaFold Antibody prediction results (.antibody) file can be viewed and analyzed in Protean 3D like any other structure. The Structure view and Features panel facilitate examination of antibody features, including the six annotated CDR loops for light and heavy chains. For information on viewing other types of results, see View NovaFold results or View NovaDock results.

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