Hi, I've given a couple talks/demos to HS students. As much as I love enzymes, I found it more effective to show structures of proteins binding to other biological molecules (not just other proteins). I typically show phosphatidylinositol binding protein (PITP) bound to phosphatidylcholine, simply because that is a structure I solved and am comfortable with. I think DNA binding proteins would also be effective. p53 might be a good candidate, especially because of its association with cancer - that will get their attention.
I used pymol, it was easy to install on the teachers computer, then they could easily use it after I left. Regards, Marilyn Marilyn D. Yoder Division of Cell Biology & Biophysics School of Biological Sciences University of Missouri-Kansas City 5007 Rockhill Rd. Kansas City, MO 64110 Phone: 816-235-1986 From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of James Whittle Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 3:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ccp4bb] protein structure for high schoolers Hi- I am trying to help my former chemistry teacher set up a demonstration of protein structure for her class. I'd like to include electron density maps, and maybe show an enzyme active site. Are there suggestions from the BB on the easiest way to do this? Would pymol be the program of choice, or is there a simpler program that could show electron density? Has anyone already created such a demonstration they could and have advice on it? James
