Placeholder image of a protein
Icon representing a puzzle

Beginner Puzzle (<150): Docking Design

Closed since over 10 years ago

Beginner Beginner

Summary


Created
January 27, 2014
Expires
Max points
100
Description

We are giving you a helix positioned over a hydrophobic groove where binding occurs in nature. You can mutate any residue on the helix but none on the native binding region. Try to look for favorable hydrophobic interactions in this groove while maintaining the helix. For players with fewer than 150 global points.



START HERE:

If you are new to Foldit, here are detailed instructions to get you started:

http://fold.it/portal/node/988864

_____________________________


If you want to fold proteins, know that there are many ways to play and this variety is the main value of Foldit :

- try all puzzles not only "Beginners" ones,

- fold first the ones you like the most,

- try it by yourself to understand what works and what doesn't,

- ask for tips in global chat when you think you don't understand something.


Make sure you have followed these tutorials:

- Lonely Sheets,

- Lock and Lower,

- Rebuild,

- Structure and Rebuild,

- Movin' Along,

- Control over Clashing,

- Intro to Design,

- Swappin' Sidechains,

- Mass Mutate,

- Insertion and Deletion


before starting this puzzle.

Top groups


  1. Avatar for PunBioSummer 100 pts. 8,945
  2. Avatar for Anthropic Dreams 2. Anthropic Dreams 80 pts. 8,927
  3. Avatar for Dnice.dk 3. Dnice.dk 63 pts. 8,902
  4. Avatar for Androids 4. Androids 49 pts. 8,896
  5. Avatar for Gargleblasters 5. Gargleblasters 37 pts. 8,879
  6. Avatar for Italiani Al Lavoro 6. Italiani Al Lavoro 28 pts. 8,834
  7. Avatar for Deleted group 7. Deleted group pts. 8,832
  8. Avatar for uneRx 8. uneRx 15 pts. 8,824
  9. Avatar for CureCoin 9. CureCoin 11 pts. 8,819
  10. Avatar for FoldIt@Netherlands 10. FoldIt@Netherlands 8 pts. 8,814

  1. Avatar for Sam49 701. Sam49 Lv 1 1 pt. 7,886
  2. Avatar for skystrider 702. skystrider Lv 1 1 pt. 7,876
  3. Avatar for Viggojensen 703. Viggojensen Lv 1 1 pt. 7,829
  4. Avatar for DPuddle 704. DPuddle Lv 1 1 pt. 7,825
  5. Avatar for havoccza 705. havoccza Lv 1 1 pt. 7,823
  6. Avatar for bestgamer 706. bestgamer Lv 1 1 pt. 7,816
  7. Avatar for GingerRV 707. GingerRV Lv 1 1 pt. 7,780
  8. Avatar for cwatanabe19 708. cwatanabe19 Lv 1 1 pt. 7,766
  9. Avatar for SashaZek 709. SashaZek Lv 1 1 pt. 7,740
  10. Avatar for yellowcoghi 710. yellowcoghi Lv 1 1 pt. 7,704

Comments