Allen R. Buskirk

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Daniel Chan |Allen R. Buskirk |Brigham Young

Keywordsgenetic analysis, protein folding, SbtE, ISPCollegePhysical and Mathematical SciencesDepartmentChemistry and BiochemistryAbstractProteins are of the utmost physiological importance in their roles as enzymes, structural elements, and antibodies. Correctly formed proteins catalyze biochemical reactions, initiate proper immune system response, and even promote the development of hair, bones, skin, muscles, and blood.

Oct 26, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Michael Pfeiffer |Allen R. Buskirk |Brigham Young

Keywordstranslation termination, tmRNA, transfer messenger RNACollegePhysical and Mathematical SciencesDepartmentChemistry and BiochemistryAbstractEach cell within our body contains thousands of different kinds of proteins, each with a different function. Proteins provide cellular structure and perform catalysis of chemical reactions in the cell. Every protein is synthesized as ribosomes link together amino acids in the order encoded by DNA.

Jul 9, 2024 | scholarsarchive.byu.edu | Shankar Parajuli |Allen R. Buskirk |Brigham Young

Keywordsnascent peptides, ribosome stalling, synthesis, stalling peptidesCollegePhysical and Mathematical SciencesDepartmentChemistry and BiochemistryAbstractRibosomes are molecular machines that synthesize all the proteins for all living cells. Ribosomes sometimes stall and cannot complete the synthesis of a given protein. Some peptides interact with the ribosome during their own translation and induce stalling.1 The SecM and TnaC peptides in E.