Blueprint Develops ProteoGlyphs: a Visual Language to Describe Biomolecular Structure

Every day, humans use symbols to communicate
complex information. In a written language, curved lines form letters,
which can be combined into constructs that represent spoken sounds.
Similarly, in modern biology, ontology and structure initiatives have
converted lengthy descriptions of biomolecular function and form into
information-dense whorls and lines that can be strung together to
describe the complexity of a cell.


Leading this charge, The Blueprint Initiative Asia Pte. Ltd. today
released a new biomolecular language-ProteoGlyphs-that describes
conserved protein domains and provides researchers with visual clues to
the structure of proteins involved in myriad metabolic pathways. Because
structure plays such a vital role in protein function, the new tool
offers scientists a better understanding of how these pathways work.


This knowledge is critical to understanding human disease and how to
treat it.


Randall C Willis

Tel: 416-596-6266

e-Mail: rwillisblueprint

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