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    Protein

    Structure& FunctionTeh Aik Hong

    Centre for Chemical Biology (CCB@USM)

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    Why structure?

    Why structure?

    Why structure?

    Why structure?

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    Mecha-

    nism

    To understand how proteins function how

    they transport oxygen, detect light, synthesize

    or break down other molecules, etc.

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    Mecha-

    nism

    Modifi-cation

    To engineer a protein in order to improve or

    alter its activity, thermostability, etc.

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    Mecha-

    nism

    Modifi-cation

    DrugDesign

    To design drugs that can inhibit

    proteins from harmful organisms,

    cancel cells, etc.

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    Myoglobin solved by John Kendrew in 1956

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    Myoglobin in 1959 Myoglobin in detail

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    Hemoglobin in action

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    A single mutation (E6V) causes sickle-cell disease

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    Photo 51 taken by Rosalind Franklin in 1952

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    DNA structure discovered in 1952

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    X-RayCrystallo-

    graphy

    NMRElectron

    Microscopy

    StructurePrediction

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    Taken byRntgen

    in 1896

    Soft tissue

    Gold ring

    Diamond?

    Bone

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    Cloning

    Expression & Purification

    Crystallization

    Data Collection

    Structure Determination

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    Cloning

    Expression & Purification

    Crystallization

    Data Collection

    Structure Determination

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    Cloning

    Expression & Purification

    Crystallization

    Data Collection

    Structure Determination

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    Cloning

    Expression & Purification

    Crystallization

    Data Collection

    Structure Determination

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    Cloning

    Expression & Purification

    Crystallization

    Data Collection

    Structure Determination

    N2stream

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    Cloning

    Expression & Purification

    Crystallization

    Data Collection

    Structure Determination

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    Crystallization is like a box of chocolates;

    you never know what you're gonna get.

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    InitialScreening

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    Optimization

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    Beauty is only skin deep.

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    Goodcrystals?

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    A thermostable -amylase

    Ca2+

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    Hemoglobin HGbI with high O2affinity

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    Unique hemoglobin HGbIV involved in signalling

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    Open Closed

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    Conformational shift between the two forms

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    Thank You