BIOL 5102

Structural Biology Seminar

Spring 2014

 

 

Feb 20.     Chapter 4  The Folding and Coiling of Polypeptide Chains

Introduction by the instructor:

Discussion of Key paper B:  by Bragg, Kendrew and Perutz

Student 1. Meghan_(321-330)__ 2. __Meghan____(331-357)___

 

Discussion of Pauling's alpha-helix, Key paper C. by Pauling, Corey, and Branson

Student 3. Samantha

 

 

Feb 27.  Chapter 4  The Folding and Coiling of Polypeptide Chains

Introduction by the instructor:

Discussion of Perutz's response to Pauling's alpha helix.

Student 4.  __Nina_ Key paper D

 

Student 5. __Samantha__Key paper E

 

Discussion of Pauling's beta-sheet, Key paper F. by Pauling, and Corey

Student 6. __Dalton__

Discussion of Eisenberg's historical perspective. Key paper G by Eisenberg

Student 7. __Yazen__         

 

 

Mar 6      Chapter 5    The Race for the DNA Double Helix

 

Introduction by the instructor:  Crystallography without mathematics

 

Discussion of nucleobase composition of DNA Key papers A,B:  by Erwin Chargaff

 

Student 8. __Alejandra_ 

 

Discussion of a triple helix, Key paper C. by Bruce Fraser (published in 2004)

 

Student 9. __Yazen___


Discussion of another triple helix. Key paper D by Pauling and Corey

 

Student 10. __Raamis___   

 

 

 

Mar 13    Spring Break 

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