Foldit

632: 30 Residue Symmetric Tetramer Freestyle

Closed since over 13 years ago

Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Intermediate Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Overall Design Design Design Design Design Design Symmetry Symmetry Symmetry Symmetry Symmetry Symmetry

Summary

Created: September 20, 2012
Expires: September 27, 2012 at 23:00 UTC
Max points: 100

Description

This is a small (30 residue) symmetric tetramer design puzzle; there will be four symmetric chains to manage. Symmetry becomes more complicated past three chains; for example, tetramers can be arranged in a ring (called "C4" symmetry) or as a dimer of dimers ("D2" or "two-by-two" symmetry). This time we'll be giving you the ring symmetry. Remember, a symmetric protein relies not only on how well-folded each chain is, but also on how well they interface together.