Placeholder image of a protein
Icon representing a puzzle

Beginner Puzzle (<150): Mini Arabidopsis Multi-Start Puzzle

Closed since almost 8 years ago

Beginner Beginner

Summary


Created
January 27, 2014
Expires
Max points
100
Description

This small unsolved Arabidopsis protein only has 59 residues and negatively controls the biosynthesis of starch in plants and regulates leaf and seed composition. We are giving you 5 starts for this puzzle. Resetting the puzzle will cycle through these 5 Zhang server predictions. They are also in the Alignment Tool so you can use partial threading as well as an extended chain. 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,

- Control over Clashing,

and especially:

- Alignin' Sequences


before starting this puzzle.

Top groups



  1. Avatar for ams7623 41. ams7623 Lv 1 54 pts. 8,635
  2. Avatar for efu5007 42. efu5007 Lv 1 53 pts. 8,634
  3. Avatar for russal2010 43. russal2010 Lv 1 52 pts. 8,632
  4. Avatar for mqi5042 44. mqi5042 Lv 1 51 pts. 8,625
  5. Avatar for hna5042 45. hna5042 Lv 1 51 pts. 8,616
  6. Avatar for William Beam 46. William Beam Lv 1 50 pts. 8,611
  7. Avatar for hbd5053 47. hbd5053 Lv 1 49 pts. 8,595
  8. Avatar for jstolis 48. jstolis Lv 1 48 pts. 8,593
  9. Avatar for dvc5444 49. dvc5444 Lv 1 47 pts. 8,590
  10. Avatar for masonyount 50. masonyount Lv 1 47 pts. 8,579

Comments