Protein Live Wallpaper

Get this fully animated live wallpaper of a day in the life of a Protein in your cells. This is happening in every person and animal on the planet, it's how protein is carried around the body. Very interesting while you search for your app, makes your phone come to life.
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Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains ofamino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within living organisms, including catalyzing metabolic reactions,DNA replication, responding to stimuli, and transporting molecules from one location to another. Proteins differ from one another primarily in their sequence of amino acids, which is dictated by the nucleotide sequenceof their genes, and which usually results inprotein folding into a specific three-dimensional structure that determines its activity.

A linear chain of amino acid residues is called a polypeptide. A protein contains at least one long polypeptide. Short polypeptides, containing less than about 20-30 residues, are rarely considered to be proteins and are commonly called peptides, or sometimesoligopeptides. The individual amino acid residues are bonded together by peptide bonds and adjacent amino acid residues. Thesequence of amino acid residues in a protein is defined by the sequence of a gene, which is encoded in the genetic code. In general, the genetic code specifies 20 standard amino acids; however, in certain organisms the genetic code can include selenocysteine and—in certain archaea—pyrrolysine. Shortly after or even during synthesis, the residues in a protein are often chemically modified byposttranslational modification, which alters the physical and chemical properties, folding, stability, activity, and ultimately, the function of the proteins. Sometimes proteins have non-peptide groups attached, which can be called prosthetic groups or cofactors. Proteins can also work together to achieve a particular function, and they often associate to form stable protein complexes.

Once formed, proteins only exist for a certain period of time and are then degraded and recycled by the cell's machinery through the process of protein turnover. A protein's lifespan is measured in terms of its half-lifeand covers a wide range. They can exist for minutes or years with an average lifespan of 1–2 days in mammalian cells. Abnormal and or misfolded proteins are degraded more rapidly either due to being targeted for destruction or due to being unstable.

Like other biological macromolecules such aspolysaccharides and nucleic acids, proteins are essential parts of organisms and participate in virtually every process withincells. Many proteins are enzymes thatcatalyze biochemical reactions and are vital to metabolism. Proteins also have structural or mechanical functions, such as actin andmyosin in muscle and the proteins in thecytoskeleton, which form a system ofscaffolding that maintains cell shape. Other proteins are important in cell signaling,immune responses, cell adhesion, and thecell cycle. Proteins are also necessary in animals' diets, since animals cannotsynthesize all the amino acids they need and must obtain essential amino acids from food. Through the process of digestion, animals break down ingested protein into free amino acids that are then used in metabolism.