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Use the RCSB PDB Pairwise Structure Alignment tool to compare structures. Shown are receptors for oxytocin (pdb_00007qvm) and vasopressin (pdb_00009uwi) hormones that help shape how we connect.Use the RCSB PDB Pairwise Structure Alignment tool to compare structures. Shown are receptors for oxytocin (pdb_00007qvm) and vasopressin (pdb_00009uwi) hormones that help shape how we connect.
<a href="https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/23">DNA is composed of a long linear strand of millions of nucleotides, and is most often found paired with a partner strand</a>DNA is composed of a long linear strand of millions of nucleotides, and is most often found paired with a partner strand
<a href="https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/78">Organisms from fireflies to bacteria use luciferase to emit light</a>Organisms from fireflies to bacteria use luciferase to emit light
<a href="https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/124">Concanavalin A and Circular Permutation: For some proteins, clipped and reassembled sequences can produce the same 3D shape</a>Concanavalin A and Circular Permutation: For some proteins, clipped and reassembled sequences can produce the same 3D shape
Oxytocin has been called the "love hormone" (more at <a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-oxytocin-is-the-love-hormone/"><I>Scientific American</I></a>) and PDB structure <a href="https://www.rcsb.org/structure/2MGO">2mgo</a><BR>Oxytocin has been called the "love hormone" (more at Scientific American) and PDB structure 2mgo
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