The double tudor domain is part of the human Lysine-specific demethylase 4A and recognizes the methylation state of histones. Histones are ...
Monday, June 21, 2010
7-bladed propeller fold
Amongst the most intruiging protein folds, the propeller fold comes in a number of varieties. Shown here is a 7 bladed version, but they occ...
10:17 PM
"peptide self-assembly mimic" (PSAM) scaffold
PSAMs are engineered water-soluble proteins that mimic a segment of beta-rich peptide self-assembly, and they are amenable to standard bio...
Thursday, June 10, 2010
DNA Gyrase
DNA Gyrase from E.Coli is an enzyme belonging to the class of Topoisomerases, which allows the organism to modify the topology of its DNA. I...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Insulin hexamer
Insulin is produced by the Islets of Langerhans in the Pancreas of mammals and induces liver and muscle cells to take up glucos (typically a...
12:52 PM
Neurotrophin (Nerve growth factor (NGF))
NGF is a signaling molecule that binds to sympathetic and sensory neuron surfaces and prevents them from going into apoptosis (cell death). ...
12:38 PM
Human liver alcohol dehydrogenase.
Alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) is found in the human liver and is part of a group of seven dehydrogenase enzymes that occur in many organisms a...