Protein of the Year 2015

Proteins that deserve a second look

These proteins were eliminated early due to the misfortune of being paired with other worthy competitors. Our voters deemed them the proteins most worthy of a second look.

alpha-crystallin

Dena DeKryger put together a wonderful page about this heat shock protein found in eyes. Check it out.

prions

Here Marcia Beare tells us the fascinating story of infectious prions.

tobacco mosaic virus

Read Delaney Callahan's insights into the coat proteins that make up tobacco mosaic virus.

retinoblastoma protein

Retinoblastoma protein is hard at work suppressing tumors. Carmen Bilbao tells us its story here.

Championship pairing

Championship:

Circadian clock proteins KAI A, B, C vs.  cholera toxin

Two proteins remain. Which one will be crowned Protein of the Year 2015?

The winner will be announced on Thursday morning!

vote for the finalists

Voting closes at noon on Monday, May 11.

Final Four:

Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase vs. cholera toxin

Circadian clock proteins KAI A, B, C vs. myosin

the Final Four

The Elite 8: time for the regional finals!

Get your votes in to select the regional winners!

The Final Four will be announced at noon on Friday.

Linus Pauling Regional:

rhodopsin vs. Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Regional:

hemagglutinin vs. cholera toxin

Christian Anfinsen Regional:

Circadian clock proteins KAI A, B, C vs. CRISPR associated protein 9

Max Perutz Regional:

myosin  vs. ethanol dehydrogenase

Do these proteins deserve a second chance?

Welcome to a new feature this year! Some of these proteins faced an unfair challenge in their first real contest, and they were eliminated before the Sweet 16. Help us decide which 3 proteins to feature as we advance in Protein of the Year.

Here are clickable links for all of the proteins under consideration:

laminin

Apolipoprotein A-1

Apoptosomes

BMP-7

verotoxin

tetanospasmin

delta atracotoxin

shiga toxin

retinoblastoma protein

class II topoisomerase

tobacco mosaic virus

RuBisCO

α-crystallin

Prions

Voting closes on Wednesday, May 13.

As before, contact arnoys_at_calvin_dot_edu if you'd like to participate in the voting.

Welcome to the Sweet 16!

Can the Sweet 16 live up to the previous round, where several match ups went down to the wire, including two that switched in the final hour of voting? Check in here to find out!

I present our updated bracket:

...and clickable match ups:

Sweet 16:

Linus Pauling Regional:

aquaporin vs. Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase

rhodopsin vs. CD4

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Regional:

hemagglutinin vs. botulinum toxin

ricin vs. cholera toxin

Christian Anfinsen Regional:

Circadian clock proteins KAI A, B, C vs. Integrase

Histones vs. CRISPR associated protein 9

Max Perutz Regional:

luciferase vs. myosin

calmodulin vs. ethanol dehydrogenase

Contact arnoys_at_calvin_dot_edu if you want to cast a vote. Look also for a second chance poll for all of the proteins who lost in the last round.

clickable match ups for the second round

Now things are starting to get interesting! Who will advance to the next round? Cast your votes before 9 AM on Wednesday. You may still contact arnoys_at_calvin_dot_edu if you'd like to be added to the voting list.

Here are the clickable match ups:

Round 2:

Linus Pauling Regional:

laminin vs. aquaporin

Na⁺/K⁺ ATPase vs. Apolipoprotein A-1

Apoptosomes vs. rhodopsin

CD4 vs. BMP-7

Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Regional:

hemagglutinin vs. verotoxin

botulinum toxin vs. tetanospasmin

ricin vs. delta atracotoxin

cholera toxin vs. shiga toxin

Christian Anfinsen Regional:

Circadian clock proteins KAI A, B, C vs. retinoblastoma protein

Integrase vs. class II topoisomerase

Histones vs. tobacco mosaic virus

CRISPR associated protein 9 vs. serine threonine kinase-10

Max Perutz Regional:

RuBisCO vs. luciferase

α-crystallin vs. myosin

Prions vs. ethanol dehydrogenase

calmodulin vs. FlaF