Proteins have four levels of structure: primary (amino acid sequence), secondary (local folding patterns like alpha helices and beta sheets), tertiary (overall 3D shape), and quaternary (assembly of ...

The sequence of amino acids in the chain determines how the chain will fold up to make the protein, so different proteins have different three-dimensional shapes. The three-dimensional shape of a ...

Recent advances in automated protein design algorithms are leading ... being explored is to use parametric representations of secondary structure elements and folds to systematically drive ...

Because it only takes nanoseconds to microseconds for a protein to morph along its path to its final structure, the scientists needed to slow down the process during their analysis to be able to catch ...

tRNAs have a distinct cloverleaf secondary structure and an L-shaped tertiary ... highlights the fundamental role of tRNA in the essential process of protein synthesis. The basic structure and ...

tertiary structure, and often begins co-translationally. Protein folding requires chaperones and often involves stepwise establishment of regular secondary and supersecondary structures ...