What Protein Am I?
Welcome to the SBE "What Protein Am I?" competition. Each month, SBE will feature a different unidentifed protein. The first person to submit the correct answer will be mentioned in our newsletter the following month.
January's Protein:
You can zoom in to the protein and explore its structure below using the JMOL viewer. NOTE: java is required.
Some Hints:
- I comprise roughly one quarter of your body's protein
- I form cables to provide structure
- Every third amino acid in my structure is a glycine