Sunday, November 2, 2014

PROTEIN LOVE

Stephanie:
When I see you next I'm gonna pretend I'm an alpha subunit of a g-protein whose receptor is activated and you're gonna be GTP
THEN WE WILL BOND

Ryan:
I get the feeling there might be a strong covalent bond between us
we might share a number of electrons
and oscillate excitedly in each other's close vicinity
there could also be quantum hydrogen tunneling,

Stephanie:
Together we will activate other proteins downstream!

Ryan:
<3

Stephanie:
Until you get hydrolyzed back into GDP and then I will go back to Madison to bind to my beta and gamma dime,  le Scruff and le Nu.
dimer*
But only until the receptor is activated again!

Ryan:
dimer eh?
but I 'ardly knower