Foldit

1130b: Revisiting Puzzle 88: Monocyte

Closed since over 10 years ago

Summary

Created: August 25, 2015
Expires: September 02, 2015 at 11:00 UTC
Max points: 100

Description

Update: In response to a server outage, the expiration date of this puzzle has been extended to 09/02/2015 - 11:00 GMT. In order to receive credit for work completed during the outage, players should be sure to open this puzzle while playing online!

Note: This puzzle replaces Puzzle 1130 which was originally posted with the incorrect sequence.

This is a throwback puzzle to the early days of Foldit. This protein is secreted at the site of inflammation, recruiting monocytes and T cells to help fight an infection. This protein contains four cysteine residues that oxidize to form two disulfide bonds. We are revisiting old Foldit puzzles so we can see how useful the recent additions to the game have been.

Sequence:

MQPDAINAPVTCCYNFTNRKISVQRLASYRRITSSKCPKEAVIFKTIVAKEICADPKQKWVQDSMDHLDKQ