Aspartate Transcarbamoylase
Key biosynthetic enzymes are regulated by their ultimate products through allosteric motions.
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Glucose is transported through the blood, powering cells throughout the body. However, if the level of glucose gets too high, it can cause the chronic problems associated with diabetes mellitus. Atomic structures have revealed how glucose levels are regulated in the body and are providing new hope for combating the disease. To learn more, browse PDB-101 resources related to diabetes.
2017 Video Challenge for High School Students
Molecular View of Diabetes Treatment and Management
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2017 Winners
West Windsor-Plainsboro HS South, NJ
East Brunswick High School, NJ
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Stuyvesant High School, New York, NY
Learn why the proteins called enzymes are essential to life on earth, and observe an example catalysis mechanism.
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Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
Cytochrome c
Z-DNA
Hemoglobin
A-DNA
Myohemerythrin
Induced Lac Repressor
B-DNA
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
Crambin
Lysozyme
Hemoglobin
TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)
Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)
DNA
Deoxyhemoglobin
Myoglobin
Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S
Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)
Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)
Oxyhemoglobin
Lysozyme
Hemoglobin S
Collagen
Myoglobin Fold
Cytochrome c (unbound)
Ribonuclease S
DPG-Hemoglobin Complex
Carboxypeptidase A
Trypsin
