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AAA+ Proteases
AAA+ proteases are ATP-powered molecular motors that thread protein chains through a hole
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Aconitase and Iron Regulatory Protein 1
Aconitase performs a reaction in the citric acid cycle, and moonlights as a regulatory protein
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Adenine Riboswitch in Action
XFEL serial crystallography reveals what happens when adenine binds to a riboswitch
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Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases
Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases ensure that the proper amino acids are used to build proteins
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Cascade and CRISPR
Cascade and CRISPR help bacteria remember how to fight viral infection
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Catabolite Activator Protein
CAP senses the level of sugar and mobilizes the proteins needed to utilize it
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Chaperones
Chaperones help new proteins fold into their proper shape
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DNA
Atomic structures reveal how the iconic double helix encodes genomic information
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DNA Helicase
DNA helicase pries apart the two strands in a DNA double helix, powered by ATP
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DNA Ligase
DNA ligase reconnects broken DNA strands, and is used to engineer recombinant DNA
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DNA Methyltransferases
Cells add methyl groups to their DNA to encode additional epigenetic information
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DNA Polymerase
DNA polymerase makes an accurate copy of the cell's genome
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Elongation Factors
Protein synthesis requires the assistance of several elongation factors that guide each step
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Enhanceosome
Enhanceosomes help decide the appropriate time to transcribe a gene
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Estrogen Receptor
Estrogen binds to receptors in the nucleus and affects key genes in development
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Exosomes
Exosomes destroy messenger RNA molecules after they have finished their jobs
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Expressome
In bacteria, ribosomes start building proteins as messenger RNA is being transcribed
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Hemoglobin
Hemoglobin uses a change in shape to increase the efficiency of oxygen transport
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HIV Reverse Transcriptase
HIV builds a DNA copy of its RNA genome, providing a unique target for drug therapy
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Hsp90
Heat shock proteins ensure that proteins remain folded and active under harsh conditions
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Initiation Factor eIF4E
Initiation factors for protein synthesis interact through disordered chains.
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Inteins
Inteins splice themselves out of larger protein chains
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lac Repressor
A genetic circuit controls the production of lactose-utilizing enzymes in bacteria
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Lysozyme
Lysozyme attacks the cell walls of bacteria
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Mediator
Mediator integrates regulatory information to decide when genes need to be transcribed.
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Messenger RNA Capping
Messenger RNA molecules are capped with an inverted nucleotide
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Nucleosome
The cell's genome is stored and protected by nucleosomes
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O-GlcNAc Transferase
Some protein functions are regulated when sugars are attached
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Oct and Sox Transcription Factors
Transcription factors decide when particular genes will be transcribed
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Oligosaccharyltransferase
Oligosaccharyltransferase adds a protective coat of carbohydrates to proteins.
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p53 Tumor Suppressor
p53 tumor suppressor protects the body from DNA damage and cancer
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Poly(A) Polymerase
Poly(A) polymerase adds a long tail of adenine nucleotides at the end of messenger RNA
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Proteasome
Proteasomes destroy damaged or obsolete proteins inside cells
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RecA and Rad51
Broken DNA strands may be repaired by matching sequences in a duplicate copy of the DNA
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Restriction Enzymes
Bacterial enzymes that cut DNA are useful tools for genetic engineering
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Rhomboid Protease GlpG
Some proteases cut proteins embedded in cell membranes
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Ribonuclease P
The ribozyme ribonuclease P cleaves pre-tRNA to form functional tRNA.
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Ribosomal Subunits
Atomic structures of the ribosomal subunits reveal a central role for RNA in protein synthesis
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Ribosome
Ribosomes are complex molecular machines that build proteins
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Ribosome Diversity
By comparing the structures of ribosomes from different organisms, we can explore the evolution of life.
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Riboswitches
Special sequences of messenger RNA can bind to regulatory molecules and affect synthesis of proteins
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RNA Polymerase
RNA polymerase transcribes genetic information from DNA into RNA
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Selenocysteine Synthase
Selenium is used in place of sulfur to build proteins for special tasks
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Self-splicing RNA
Special sequences of RNA are able to splice themselves
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Sirtuins
Sirtuin activation is being explored as a way to slow aging.
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Sliding Clamps
Sliding clamps slide along DNA strands and keep DNA polymerase on track during replication
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Small Interfering RNA (siRNA)
Our cells continually look for pieces of double-stranded RNA, a possible sign of viral infection
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TATA-Binding Protein
TATA protein tells RNA polymerase where to get started on a gene
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Thymine Dimers
Ultraviolet light damages our DNA, but our cells have ways to correct the damage
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Topoisomerases
Topoisomerases untangle and reduce the tension of DNA strands in the cell
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Transfer RNA
Transfer RNA translates the language of the genome into the language of proteins
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Transfer-Messenger RNA
tmRNA rescues ribosomes that are stalled by damaged messenger RNA
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Transposase
Transposases shift genes around in the genome
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Ubiquitin
Ubiquitin is used to tag obsolete proteins for destruction
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Zinc Fingers
Zinc ions are used to strengthen small protein modules that recognize DNA
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