Protein to Disease
For this project we needed to, in detail, describe how a protein can cause a disease, what protein synthesis is, compare it to a normal disease protein, and give a general background into the disease. We were given the challenge to present in a creative form besides slides, to show your understanding of the disease and the protein synthesis of proteins. My group chose cystic fibrosis as our disease, which is an inherited life-threatening disorder that damages the lungs and digestive system. The protein causing cystic fibrosis is cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), which is a membrane protein and chloride channel in vertebrates that is encoded by the CFTR gene.
There are thousands of proteins created in cells to allow the cell to function properly. This project will help you understand what happens when the protein does not work by investigating a disease and a protein and finding the connection. Our group needed to include what the disease is, what parts of the body does it affect and its symptoms, what protein is affected, who is likely to get it (certain ethnicites, genders, etc.) treatments, if there's a cure, and any other interesting research about the disease now. We also need to now about protein synthesis in detail by being able to explain the difference between normal and diseased proteins, what is happening→ how and why, where it is happening , what are the major players, and what is the code/sequence.
There are thousands of proteins created in cells to allow the cell to function properly. This project will help you understand what happens when the protein does not work by investigating a disease and a protein and finding the connection. Our group needed to include what the disease is, what parts of the body does it affect and its symptoms, what protein is affected, who is likely to get it (certain ethnicites, genders, etc.) treatments, if there's a cure, and any other interesting research about the disease now. We also need to now about protein synthesis in detail by being able to explain the difference between normal and diseased proteins, what is happening→ how and why, where it is happening , what are the major players, and what is the code/sequence.