For my molecule of the month research I looked at the catabolite activator protein and DNA ligase. I chose the catabolite activator protein because I thought it was really pretty. I liked the symmetry that it had and the variation between textures in the molecule. I chose DNA ligase because it was a familiar and important enzyme from my biology classes.
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These are great proteins, and what makes them so important is how they bind to DNA. Anyone in this Protein Portraits course should feel free to incorporate molecules other than proteins into their art work… DNA certainly has special guest status!