Roles of Proteins in the Cell
This scrollable interactive explores the different roles that proteins can play in the cell. Categories of proteins covered include transmembrane proteins, proteins that make up molecular machines like cilia and ribosomes, and enzymes. The four levels of protein structure are also discussed.
Topics
- Lewy body
- sickle cell anemia
- aggregates
- Alzheimer's
- cystic fibrosis
- misfolding
- disease
- space filling model
- space
- wireframe
- ribbon
- hemoglobin
- ATP synthase
- GFP
- green fluorescent protein
- beta sheet
- alpha helix
- alpha helices
- helices
- sheets
- polypeptide
- primary
- secondary
- tertiary
- quaternary
- membrane protein
- dynein
- substrate
- protein
- cilia
- flagella
- enzymes
- transmembrane
- cytoplasmic domain
- ribosome
- protein folding
- structure