From DNA to Proteins

Journal Article | July 2018

Learning tertiary folding through problem solving

Idea Bank: The Protein Résumé

Journal Article | March 2018

The Idea Bank provides tips and techniques for creative teaching, in about 1,000 words. As students use increasingly diverse internet sources, it becomes hard to tell whether their answers are truly original. A general…

Favorite Demonstration: The Effect of Calcium on the Binding of Calmodulin to Calcium/Calmodulin Protein Kinase II: Demonstrating the Calcium-Dependent Binding of Calmodulin to a Target Protein

Journal Article | November 1999

This exercise visually demonstrates that the binding of calcium to calmodulin changes its conformation to allow binding to a target protein, calcium/calmodulin protein kinase II. It introduces undergraduates to the…

Favorite Demonstration: Using Calcium and Calcium Binding Proteins To Teach Signal Transduction in Cell Physiology—Demonstrating Conformational Changes of Proteins Using the Simple yet Powerful Technique of PAGE

Journal Article | April 1998

This exercise teaches students science by demonstrating the ability of calmodulin to bind and lose calcium with attendant alterations in protein conformation. To visualize conformation changes using the simple yet…

Protein and Muscles

Playlist | July 2022

Newsflash! Transport Proteins on Strike!

Case Study | December 2011

Protein Targeting Gone Awry

Case Study | February 2018

What makes muscle proteins so different from other proteins in our body? (Playlist Version)

Lesson Plan | July 2022

What Exactly are Proteins, and How are the Proteins We Make Different from those We Eat?

Lesson Plan | June 2022

What exactly are proteins and how are the proteins we make different from those we eat? (Playlist Version)

Lesson Plan | July 2022

Favorite Demonstration: How Scientists Use Critical-Thinking Skills -- Isolating Both Total RNA and Protein Using the Same Small Organ

Journal Article | April 2006

Undergraduate biology programs are currently undergoing reform to involve students in biomedical research. Engaging students in more active, hands-on experiments allows students to discover scientific principles for…