In moments of boredom or concern, seeing how beautiful the structures of nature are can reassure and inspire! I went back to my favourite molecules and selected some protein structures to bring some dynamism and creativity in our SHOP. Have a look at the NEW items with this protein!
This crystal structure belongs to the potato multicystatin … such a surprising vegetable.
Potato (Solanum tuberosum) multicystatin an inhibitor of protease of the family Cys protease and found in the subphellogen layer of potato tubers. In contrast with cystatins from other plant and animal sources, this protein has a high molecular mass of 85 kDa/monomer, compared to 8 or 25 kDa. It can also bind and inhibit several Cys proteases (e.g., papain) simultaneously, and the term multicystatin thus refers to its multiple inhibitory domains (read more DOI: 10.1105/tpc.108.064717 and doi: 10.1105/tpc.108.064717)