An overview

Structure-Function

Interaction-Function

Source: “Introduction to Protein Structure” by Branden and Tooze

Source: “Introduction to Protein Structure” by Branden and Tooze

Principles Known

Physics Chemistry Biology

Matter Compound Structure Organism

Elementary Elements Amino Acids GenesParticles Nucleotides

Yes Yes No No

Source: “Post-genome Informatics” by Minoru Kanehisa

http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/

Pettit Challenge to Students

Network Learning

No Examination

Only Project Report (in Html) Midterm: Show me the paperFinal term: On-stage Paper Presentation

Textbook

Introduction to Protein Structure. Second Edition

Carl Branden & John Tooze Garland Publishing

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Office phone: ext 5522

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Merits

Learn the basic principle of structural bioloLearn the basic principle of structural biologygy

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portport Learn the beauty of biomolecular structureLearn the beauty of biomolecular structure

Pitfalls

One cannot speak Mandarin Chinese in One cannot speak Mandarin Chinese in class. (But we may allow in the case of class. (But we may allow in the case of emergency)emergency)

One cannot sleep in class.One cannot sleep in class.

One cannot waste one’s youth in class.One cannot waste one’s youth in class.

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