- Graphical Representation of Protein Line, bond, van der Waals (CPK), trace, cartoon, surface, etc
- Directed Evolution Natural evolution: Over time, random genetic mutations occur within an
- Advances in computational protein design Applying computation to protein design
- Thermophilic organism Thermophiles are organisms that grow and thrive at temperatures (60
- Sequence structure relationship Are there ways to study the sequence structure relationship besides
- Branden & Tooze, Ch. 7 Deoxyribose nucleic acids are made of three parts
- Protein synthesis (Primer) Central Dogma of Molecular Biology states that information flow from
- Protein core The amino acids in the interior are on average more hydrophobic than the
- Computational protein design There are astronomically large number of amino acid
- Branden & Tooze, Chapter 11 An enzyme that hydrolyzes the peptide bond
- Use of computer to analyze and archive biological data (sequence and structural information) on a large scale
- Quaternary structure Assembly of multiple polypeptide chains
- Post-synthetic processing mRNA often undergoes processing after synthesis
- Protein design Branden & Tooze, Chapter 17
- Macromolecular interactions Biologically important macromolecular interactions are highly specific
- Expanding the genetic code Only 20 amino acids are used in the biosynthesis of proteins
- Structural motif v sequence motif polyproline ("PXXP") motif for SH3 binding
- Thermodynamic measurements When studying protein structure and function, it is essential to measure
- Super secondary structure (Motif) Secondary structures often group together to form a specific geometric
- Amino acid alphabet Twenty amino acids are used in all proteins with the exception of
- CE405/505: Protein Engineering MWF 9 9:50 am, 214 Norton Hall
- Immune System Branden & Tooze, Chapter 15
