Faculty Sponsor(s)
Joelle Murray
Location
Jereld R. Nicholson Library: Grand Avenue
Subject Area
Physics/Applied Physics
Description
Proteins are known to fold into tertiary structures that determine their functionality in living organisms. However, the complex dynamics of protein folding and the way they consistently fold into the same structures is unknown. Self-organized criticality (SOC) has provided a framework for understanding complex systems in various scientific disciplines through scale invariance and the associated "fractal" power law behavior. In this research, we use a simple hydrophobic-polar lattice-bound computational model to investigate self-organized criticality as a possible mechanism for generating complexity in protein folding.
Recommended Citation
Bajracharya, Arun, "Protein Folding & Self-Organized Criticality" (2016). Linfield University Student Symposium: A Celebration of Scholarship and Creative Achievement. Event. Submission 48.
https://digitalcommons.linfield.edu/symposium/2016/all/48
Protein Folding & Self-Organized Criticality
Jereld R. Nicholson Library: Grand Avenue
Proteins are known to fold into tertiary structures that determine their functionality in living organisms. However, the complex dynamics of protein folding and the way they consistently fold into the same structures is unknown. Self-organized criticality (SOC) has provided a framework for understanding complex systems in various scientific disciplines through scale invariance and the associated "fractal" power law behavior. In this research, we use a simple hydrophobic-polar lattice-bound computational model to investigate self-organized criticality as a possible mechanism for generating complexity in protein folding.
