Protein structure in context: the molecular landscape of angiogenesis. Biochem Mol Biol Educ 2013;41(4):213-23
Date
07/23/2013Pubmed ID
23868376Pubmed Central ID
PMC4074543DOI
10.1002/bmb.20706Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84880596856 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 7 CitationsAbstract
A team of students, educators, and researchers has developed new materials to teach cell signaling within its cellular context. Two nontraditional modalities are employed: physical models, to explore the atomic details of several of the proteins in the angiogenesis signaling cascade, and illustrations of the proteins in their cellular environment, to give an intuitive understanding of the cellular context of the pathway. The experiences of the team underscore the use of these types of materials as an effective mode for fostering students' understanding of the molecular world and the scientific method used to define it.
Author List
Span EA, Goodsell DS, Ramchandran R, Franzen MA, Herman T, Sem DSAuthors
Tim Herman BS,PhD Director in the Center for BioMolecular Modeling department at Milwaukee School of EngineeringRamani Ramchandran PhD Professor in the Pediatrics department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
Angiogenesis Inducing AgentsCurriculum
Humans
Models, Theoretical
Molecular Biology
Molecular Structure
Proteins
Signal Transduction
Students
