The Molecules of Molecular Biology

DNA Replication

• Topoisomerase 1-Tyler Huff
• Justin Neese-Topoisomerase II
• Lindsay Huggins- Sliding Clamp- PCNA
• Single Stranded Binding Protein- Amanda Kinney
• DNA Ligase - Laura Saffer
• Telomerase - Aurie Dooley

DNA Repair

• Ashlee Fields- DNA photolyase
• DNA Glycosylases - Caitlin Miller
• Heather Finneyfrock - Nucleotide Excision Proteins
  
• Kimberly Youngblood- MutH

• Renee Poser-MutS

• Helicase-Werner Syndrome Genevieve Breen
• Loren Danese-RecQL3
• Craig Oliver-RecQ Helicase-Rothmund-Thomson Syndrome

Recombination

General

• Rec A - Selina Wampler
• Rec D- Michelle Martin

Site-Specific

• Micah Murray-Phage Integrase

Transcription

 Prokaryotic

• RNA polymerase - Erin Cartwright
• Sigma Factor - Matthew Hunter
• Phage Cro Protein -Jillian Kyzer

Eukaryotic

• TATA Binding Protein - Matthew Dorn
• DNA methyltransferase-Sabrie Breland

• Histone Deacetylases-Leanne Wentz

RNA

• Lindsey Jordan-Ribozymes
• MicroRNAs-Jonathan Puza
• Lauren Koester-Drosha
• DICER protein-Alicia Bonanno
• The RISC  Complex - Emily Devol

Translation

• Iron Response Element - Samantha Craven
• Fragile X Protein- Lindsay Cash

Signaling Proteins

• Secretory Leukocyte Inhibitor (SLPI) - Dantae Powell
• Amelogenin - Paul Lambert
• Adipocyte/macrophage fatty acid-binding protein aP2- Nic Collins
• Norah Eddy-Tau Protein
• Lesli Hunnicutt- Ras protein
• Aylah Clark-Myosin