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PTEN — Folded Ribbon Model

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Description

The folded ribbon model of PTEN, a tumor suppressor protein.

The amino acid chain of PTEN folds into a defined three-dimensional shape, guided by the chemical interactions between its building blocks. This piece renders the folded ribbon model — the structure through which PTEN acts as a tumor suppressor.

Third in a series following the central dogma of molecular biology: DNA sequence, protein sequence, folded structure. A protein's shape, and therefore its function, follows from the sequence written in its gene.

Provenance

RCSB Protein Data Bank — PDB ID 1D5R
https://www.rcsb.org/structure/1D5R
PDB structure 1D5R — Lee et al., 1999. Public domain (RCSB PDB).

Materials

Giclée fine art print on archival paper. Each print ships with a signed data-provenance insert card.

Included

  • One giclée print (unframed, shipped in a protective tube)
  • Signed data-provenance insert card
  • Care instructions

Studio

Genetics of Design is a studio that translates scientific and geographic datasets into printed work. Each piece begins with a public record — road networks, genomes, star catalogs, species data — and is published alongside the provenance of the data it came from.