Bio Proteins 2016 by Daniel Lerman https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16 Made with charisma en-us 2016-10-13 14:18:10 UTC 2017-10-11 20:04:57 UTC hello@padlet.com Your Task dlerman https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130449698 Find a protein that does something cool. 

There are lots of them out there!

Then post your name, the name of the protein, the function of the protein, and a picture of it. 

Let's see what we can create.]]> 2016-10-13 14:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130449698 Dan https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455393 Here is my example!

Here is the function!

Here is the picture!

And I'm done...]]> 2016-10-13 14:30:32 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455393 Beili https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455420 Ricin

Ricin prevents the synthesis of proteins by disrupting the 
ribosome, inhibiting the activities of the human body on a cellular level.


This is a Castor Bean, the source of Ricin. Chewing a handful of these is deadly. Terrorists use the powder of these beans to threaten death, a very scary threat.]]> 2016-10-13 14:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455420 Cagn https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455626 Abrin

The lesser known cousin of ricin, abrin is a protein found in seeds of the rosary pea. The CDC labels abrin as a potential agent for chemical terrorism, because it's significantly more potent than ricin and there's no antidote. Vomiting, bloody diarrhea, and hallucinations follow the ingestion of abrin — with death often occurring in three days due to complications from spleen, kidney, and liver failure.]]> 2016-10-13 14:31:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455626 Viraj  https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455683 Botulinum toxin

        First discovered in improperly handled meat products, botulinum toxin is the most toxic substance known to humankind. 

        As little as 100 nanograms of pure botulinum toxin can kill the average human. The onset of symptoms varies from six hours to ten days, with the toxin leading to paralysis of muscles involved in breathing and death.

         Botulinum toxin is also the protein behind the commercial product Botox, the cosmetic product that paralyzes facial muscles in order to eliminate wrinkles and it can prevent chronic migraine headaches.

]]> 2016-10-13 14:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455683 Rachael and Laura https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455690 Immunoglobulin

It is used to identify and neutralize pathogens such as viruses and bacteria. 




]]> 2016-10-13 14:31:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455690 Arden https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455837 Ectatomin]]> 2016-10-13 14:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455837 Dora  https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455856 Antifreeze proteins

AFP are a group of polypeptides produced by plants and fungi that are able to survive in subzero environments. Fish naturally have antifreeze protein so that they don't freeze in below freezing water


]]> 2016-10-13 14:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130455856 Fran https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456120 Ferritin

Transportation! Carry atoms and molecules within cells throughout the body!

]]> 2016-10-13 14:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456120 Lucien https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456221 Verotoxin

Despite the cool name, Verotoxin is often found in the least sexy place: cow shit. That's right, Verotoxin commonly can be found in cow feces.
Verotoxin actually "interferes with the creation of proteins within small blood vessels in the kidney's and gastrointestinal tract." I
If you ever go to Chipotle and get your favorite burrito, you might get Verotoxin-producing Escherichia Coli, or as many people know it, the infamous "E. Coli."
    

]]> 2016-10-13 14:32:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456221 Sebastian https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456239 Tetanospasmin

This neurotoxin eventually causes muscle spasms, the telltale symptom of tetanus. The protein travels through the body with the aim of finding the nervous system. Once in the nervous system, tetanospasmin irreversibly binds to neurons.
While bound tetanospasim blocks the release of neurotransmitters by degrading the protein synaptobrevin. This increases muscle sensitivity, leading to the spasms associated with tetanus. Contact with tetanospasm is extremely deadly, with as little as 200 nanograms capable of causing death in a human. To put this in perspective, an ant weighs about 1500 times the lethal dose of tetanoplasim]]> 2016-10-13 14:32:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456239 Noah https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456515 Hemoglobin

]]> 2016-10-13 14:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456515 Daisy and Natalie https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456688 Pertussis Toxin
-Shuts down communication between cells in your body
-Released by the bacteria Bordetella pertussis
-interferes with the immune system
-the combination of the compromised immune system and the communication problems causes cases of whooping cough

]]> 2016-10-13 14:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130456688 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130457177 2016-10-13 14:34:21 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130457177 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130457235 2016-10-13 14:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130457235 Daisy and Natalie https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130457780 - Tetanospasmin
This protein runs through the body searching for the nervous system. Once it finds the system Tetanospasmin blinds the neurons causing muscle spasms. ]]> 2016-10-13 14:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130457780 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458264 2016-10-13 14:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458264 George https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458300 2016-10-13 14:36:19 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458300 Fran https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458583 Some more stuff about Ferritin:
It is a blood cell protein. 
A ferritin test helps a doctor see how much iron your body is storing. It also can find the cause of anemia and see if hemochromatosis is present. 


Ferritin binds to iron. 

]]> 2016-10-13 14:36:50 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458583 Arden https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458629 Ectatomin

The primary toxic component of venom from Ectatomma 
tuberculatum ants, ectamonin maneuvers into the plasma membrane of cells. Once settled within the plasma membrane, this relatively small protein (a little less than 8 kDa) creates pores  within the membrane. These new pores allow for passage of cations across the membrane and a rapid  change in electrical gradient, killing the cell. ]]> 2016-10-13 14:36:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458629 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458903 2016-10-13 14:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130458903 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130459695 2016-10-13 14:39:11 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130459695 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130460799 2016-10-13 14:41:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130460799 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130460968 2016-10-13 14:42:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130460968 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130461379 2016-10-13 14:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130461379 George gkangrosenthal_2020 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130462287 Sonic Hedgehog Protein

The Sonic Hedgehog protein is a very important factor in regulating vertebrate organogenesis. Helping the growth of the brain and certain limbs in the body. This potein is very important for adults as it plays a role in the stem cells by dividing cells.

]]> 2016-10-13 14:45:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130462287 https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130462632 2016-10-13 14:46:29 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/130462632 EXAMPLE PROTEIN https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/196208458 This protein does ...

-Dan]]> 2017-10-11 20:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dlerman/proteins16/wish/196208458