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Week 3Structure

Levels of Protein Structure

This week covers: primary → quaternary structure, secondary structure motifs: helix, sheet, loop, domains and modularity

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Core Concepts
  • Primary → Quaternary structure
  • Secondary structure motifs: helix, sheet, loop
  • Domains and modularity

Week Content

Section
30-45 min

Structural Hierarchy

Understanding the four levels of protein structure

Required Readings

Nature Education: Protein Structure

Required
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RCSB PDB tutorial on structure levels

Required
Read
Exercises

Coding Exercise

Biopython script to parse PDB and count helices/sheets

Python
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Visualization

Compare myoglobin vs hemoglobin structures

Interactive
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