CBI Molecules
These are molecules under study by members of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Chemistry-Biology Interface Program. Many of the molecules we study are featured at the Molecular Playground. Follow the links below to read nontechnical descriptions in Proteopedia.
UMass CBI Members, add your molecules to the list; follow the instructions below the list.
Molecular Playground/Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptors, Thompson & Weis laboratories
Molecular Playground/6-Deoxyerythronolide B Synthase, Tsung-Yi Lin
Molecular Playground/Lysozime , Daniella Gonzalez
Molecular Playground/Beta-galactosidase, Judy Ventura
'"Molecular Playground/TRAIL"', Charley Swofford
'"Molecular Playground/Taxol"', Rohan Patil
Instructions:
We plan to award a prize for the best CBI Molecules page and/or scene!
Choose a molecule that is part of your research project.
1. If you don't already have one, request a Proteopedia account and log in. If you are new to Proteopedia, click Help in the navigation box on the left to get started.
2. Make yourself a sandbox page in which you will develop your CBI Molecule scene and description (Enter "User:your name/sandbox 1" (omit quotes) in the search box, then follow instructions to edit this page. See example User:Lynmarie K Thompson/Sandbox 1).
3. Follow the format of the sample CBI molecule page Molecular Playground/Bacterial Chemotaxis Receptors. Easiest way to do this is to copy this page (in editing mode), paste it into your sandbox page, keep the first paragraph about CBI molecules, and then edit to describe and display your molecule. Your goal is to make this an interesting, nontechnical description of the molecule. If multiple people in one group work on the same molecule, you can each make different scenes for the same CBI molecule and each describe them on the same proteopedia page. Talk with each other about your plans so you are not duplicating efforts.
4. Create an attractive scene for your molecule: use the scene authoring tools in the edit mode to create the view you like, then copy the wiki text into your window.
5. Follow instructions at Molecular Playground/Procedures as well. But don't "capture the state script for your scene"; that will be done for you (see #7).
6. When you are happy with your sandbox page, make yourself a permanent Proteopedia page, which will be editable by others. Enter "Molecular Playground/your molecule" (omit quotes) in the search box, then follow the instructions to create a new page with this title. Copy the content of your sandbox to this new page.
7. When you have finished the final version of your page and scene, edit this CBI Molecules page to add a listing and link for your molecule, following the "Bacterial chemotaxis receptors" example above. Once this link is there, your scene is considered done, and someone will capture the state script for display on the Molecular Playground.