Bobak Seddighzadeh Week 8
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Question
The question that me and my partner decided to tackle is: What specific sequence changes in the V3 domain of HIV-1 play a role in altering its structure significantly enough to affect its function?
Procedure and Results:
Ch 2:
Retrieving protein sequences:
- First you must retrieve protein sequences form the web. You can use a host of sites such PubMed, but Bioinformatics for Dummies suggests using ExPASy instead because its a good site for protein information as well as being easy to use.
- Go to Expasy
- Type in gp120 + envelope protein + HIV-1
- Click the link to your protein sequence that's relevant to your query
- Scroll to the bottom right of the screen and click on the FASTA format link
Ch 4:
Deciphering the EGFR Swiss-Prot entry:
- Go to Expasy
- Type in the Swiss Prot ID P00533 in the search window at the top of the page
- Click the go button to reveal the general information about the entry and name and origin of the protein
- Do the same thing for gp120 protein. Type in
Ch 5:
ORFing your DNA sequence