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406: Freestyle Nitric Oxide Puzzle

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Summary

Created
March 22, 2011
Expires
Max points
100
Description

***SEQUENCE LOGO NOW POSTED IN PUZZLE COMMENTS*** There will be more puzzles about this currently unsolved protein, but we wanted to start you off with it as an extended chain. Use all your skills to fold it up as best as you can. We will post a blog with details about this protein soon!

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Comments

beta_helix Staff Lv 1

The SAM T08 server seems to be down, so we used some basic secondary structure predictions (which are the ones shown in the puzzle)

We'll post a sequence logo when the SAM server comes back up!

beta_helix Staff Lv 1

Here is the sequence logo predicted by the SAM server.

H = helix
E = sheet
C = loop (or coil)

The taller the letter at each position, the higher the probability of that specific secondary structure for that amino acid.

For example, the amino acid Isoleucine at residue 25 is highly predicted to be part of a helix. However, the Leucine at residue 133 is predicted to be part of a beta sheet.