Proteins Rule!

A Simple Rule for Proteins to Follow

Proteins are the workhorses of cells, acting as enzymes, structural elements, and signal transducers. The tremendous variability in proteins’ chemical and physical properties is achieved through the manner in which they are made—by the mixing and matching of a set of basic building blocks known as amino acids. Each amino acid consists of a carbon atom attached to an amine group, a carboxyl grou...

A Phase Rule Study of the Proteins of Blood Serum

A method has been developed for applying the phase rule to systems of several protein components in serum. The globulin fractions which have been investigated appear to be homogeneous substances.

Association-rule-based Prediction of Outer Membrane Proteins

Scalable Rule-Based Modelling of Allosteric Proteins and Biochemical Networks

Much of the complexity of biochemical networks comes from the information-processing abilities of allosteric proteins, be they receptors, ion-channels, signalling molecules or transcription factors. An allosteric protein can be uniquely regulated by each combination of input molecules that it binds. This "regulatory complexity" causes a combinatorial increase in the number of parameters require...

Persia and the Golden Rule

My paper has two parts. First, I talk about the golden rule. After introducing the rule and its global importance, I explain why many scholars dismiss it as a vague proverb that leads to absurdities when we try to formulate it clearly. I defend the golden rule against such objections. Second, I talk about the golden rule in Persia and Islam; I consider Persian sources (Muslim and non-Muslim) an...