User:Scmohr/ProtCode Summary

Glucagon.png

A "ball-and-stick" model of the peptide hormone glucagon. With only 29 amino acid residues this molecule is too small to be a protein, but it shows the features of protein chains. Atom colors: carbon -- gray; oxygen -- red; nitrogen -- blue.


Protein Coding Sequences

(1663 parts)

Introduction. "Protein-coding" parts [also called "coding sequences" (cds) or "open reading frames" (ORFs)] contain the sequence information needed to create functional protein (polypeptide) chains. Most of the parts classified in this category are protein-coding sequences only -- a few of them, however, also contain ribosome-binding (RBS) sites. Useful information about protein coding sequences can be found here.

Because protein-coding sequences comprise the largest and most diverse group of parts, the Registry divides them into several sub-categories as given below. (Click the appropriate title below to access the summary page for that sub-category. Available parts are listed on the sub-category page, together with links to background information.)

Enzymes

Enymes catalyze biochemical reactions.

Enzyme open.pngPart_icon_cds.png Enzymes


Repressors and Activators

These are proteins that bind to control sequences in DNA and either down- or up-regulate the expression of nearby genes. (Some of them do both depending on conditions.) In eukaryotes the term "transcription factor" is often used for such proteins.

Repressor bar.png Repressors and Activators


Reporter Coding Sequences

These are the basic parts for reporter devices based on fluorescent proteins and other light-generating proteins. (See also the reporter devices that use them.)

Reporter Coding Regions


Uncategorized Coding Sequences

Some protein coding sequences do not fall into the three categories above -- or have not yet been categorized. They are listed in this section.

Part_icon_cds.png Uncategorized Protein Coding

All Protein-Coding Regions

The old table of unsorted Protein Coding Regions plus the table of Reporter Coding Regions (also proteins). Click on the ? for general introductory information about coding regions.

Part_icon_cds.png Protein CodingHelp_icon_10px.png



Discussion of icons for coding regions