# pdbekb

Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna were awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on CRISPR-Cas9. This system has been adapted for use in gene editing and is our 46th View the structure at https://t.co/qv7xiIOkWc

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2021-12-04

Our 42nd are Tau protein fibrils from Alzheimer's patients, studied using cryoEM. This structure highlights the binding of fluorescent tracer molecule APN-1607: https://t.co/v8AnNpFzAA

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2021-11-30

One of the first protein structures solved was that of haemoglobin, earning Max Perutz a share of the 1962 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. This 38th transports oxygen around our body through our bloodstream: https://t.co/Q5hvnzeWS1

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2021-11-26

Serotonin is a molecule thought to affect mood and has been linked to depression. Our 28th is the structure of the serotonin receptor bound to serotonin, forming an 'open' state: https://t.co/HtaXuVNczr

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2021-11-16

Cytochrome P450s are our 14th This heme-containing superfamily are the terminal enzymes in a host of electron transfer chains, for example this structure 2cpp: https://t.co/zbiKTjscBP

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2021-11-02

Our third is the most prevalent in the PDB archive. There are over 1000 structures of Lysozyme, an antimicrobial enzyme, in the PDB archive. View all the structures of chicken Lysozyme at https://t.co/77Hp4cIHQy

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2021-10-22

Our next is the first structure of a protein from SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. Solved by Prof. Zihe Rao's group, it kickstarted structural studies supporting the fight against COVID-19. View it at https://t.co/Oaa1hgK2Kp

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2021-10-21