Proteins I
These proteins catalyze biochemical reactions in the cell.
What are enzymes?
Proteins are often called the "blank" of the cell.
What is workhorse?
The three types of RNA required for protein synthesis.
What are the mRNA, tRNA, and rRNA?
The direction of the DNA template used to make the mRNA strand.
What is 3' to 5'?
This synthetic insulin was developed to metabolize glucose faster than normal insulin.
What is Humalog?
The secondary sheet-like structure of a protein.
What is beta sheet?
Proteins are made of these monomers.
What are amino acids?
This enzyme synthesizes the mRNA strand from the DNA template.
What is the RNA polymerase?
This RNA deciphers the codons on the mRNA strand.
What is tRNA?
The process of creating new proteins using computational simulations.
What is de novo protein design?
F-actin in muscle is an example of this type of protein.
What is a fibrous protein?
This aspect of a protein dictates its function.
What is its structure?
The name of the set of steps for creating the mRNA strand.
What is transcription?
The name for the set of steps to decode mRNA into a protein.
What is translation?
An engineered protein made by combining two or more proteins together.
What is a chimeric protein?
These proteins enable transport of molecules into and out of cells.
What are membrane proteins?
These spherical proteins provide specific cell functions like immunity.
What are globular proteins?
This is the sequence of amino acids for starting the transcription process.
What is AUG?
The mRNA strand is made in this part of the cell.
What is the nucleus?
These specific immune cells are engineered to better target cancer cells using a patient's own immune cells.
What are CAR T-cells?
The protein that is in red blood cells responsible for carrying oxygen.
What is hemoglobin?
Protein complexes like the sodium-potassium pump are bound to this part of the cell.
What is the cell membrane?
The final protein is assembled in this part of the cell.
What is the ribosome?
A codon is made of three of these types of molecules.
What are nucleotide bases?
This process can be applied to substitute or delete amino acids in a protein's primary structure.
What is site-directed mutagenesis?