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| This page will eventually contain a series of style guidelines for the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology]]. 

It still has a long way to go.
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==Diagram guide==
The guidelines for creating diagrams for the project can be found in the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology/Diagram guide|Molecular and Cellular Biology Diagram Guide]].

==Protein and gene articles==
{{Main|Wikipedia:Manual of style (gene and protein articles)}}
The scope of a gene/protein article is the human gene/protein (included all splice variants derived from that gene) as well as [[Homology_(biology)#Orthology|orthologs]] (as listed in [[HomoloGene]]) that exist in other species.  If there are [[Homology_(biology)#Paralogy|paralogs]] in humans (and by extension other species), then a family article in addition to the gene/protein specific article (see for example [[dopamine receptor]]) would be appropriate.

==Templates==
===Infoboxes===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! width="100px" | template
! width="125px" | description / suggested use
! width="125px" | example of article containing this template
! width="125px" | template filling tool
|-
| align="center" | {{tl|GNF Protein box}}
| for genes/proteins for which an [[Homology_(biology)#Orthology|ortholog]] is present within the human genome (articles containing this template were created as part of the [[Gene Wiki]] project)
| align="center" | [[Reelin]]
| align="center" | [http://biogps.org/GeneWikiGenerator/#goto=welcome GeneWikiGenerator]<br />(input: [[HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee|HUGO gene symbol]])
|-
| align="center" | {{tl|Infobox protein}}
| smaller box appropriate for protein family articles where more than one protein is discussed in the same article (e.g., [[Homology_(biology)#Paralogy|paralogs]])
| align="center" | [[Estrogen receptor]]
| align="center" | [https://tools.wmflabs.org/citation-template-filling/cgi-bin/index.cgi Wikipedia template filling]<br />(input: [[HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee|HGNC ID]])
|-
| align="center" | {{tl|Infobox nonhuman protein}}
| for proteins without a human ortholog
| align="center" | [[Uterine serpin]]
| align="center" | —
|-
| align="center" | {{tl|Infobox protein family}}
| for protein families (evolutionary related proteins that share a common 3D structure) that are listed in [[Pfam]] or [[InterPro]]
| align="center" | [[T-box]]
| align="center" | —
|-
| align="center" | {{tl|Rfam box}}
| for RNA families (evolutionary related non-coding RNAs that share a common 3D structure) that are listed in [[Rfam]]
| align="center" | [[U1 spliceosomal RNA]]
| align="center" | —
|-
| align="center" | {{tl|Infobox enzyme}}
| for enzymes based on [[Enzyme Commission number|EC number]] (more properly refers to the reaction catalyzed by the enzyme rather than the enzyme itself)
| align="center" | [[Alcohol dehydrogenase]]
| align="center" | —
|}

====Cell type info box====
This will be an information box for displaying basic information about individual cell types.<BR>
[[List of distinct cell types in the adult human body]]

Some useful references:
*[http://obo.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/detail.cgi?cell open source cell type ontology project]
*http://www.bioeng.auckland.ac.nz/anatml/anatml/database/cells/cells/index.html
*[http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_c_18zPzhtm Cell types] from [[Dorland's Medical Dictionary]]

Basic info could be, name(s), functions, what taxonomic groups has the cell type, etc.<BR>
Tissue type(s) that contain the cell type<BR>
The major types of proteins that are expressed and that provide the specialized functions of the cell type

I suggest we pick one cell type as an example and get started. I propose [[Muscle fiber|skeletal muscle]].

====Database templates====
Templates like this (<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:OMIM|OMIM]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>) for the [[Protein Data Bank|Protein database]]s, Enzyme Number and [[Entrez|PubMed]]. You'll find these very useful when citing your sources.
{| class="wikitable"
! template !! description / suggested use !! example !! renders as 
|-
| {{tl|OMIM}}
| [[Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man]]
|<nowiki>{{OMIM|160000}}</nowiki>
|{{OMIM|160000}}
|-
| {{tl|doi}}
| [[Digital object identifier]]
|<nowiki>{{Doi|10.1038/437794a}}</nowiki>
|{{Doi|10.1038/437794a}}
|-
| {{tl|EC number}}
| [[Enzyme Commission number]]
|<nowiki>{{EC number|4.1.1.39}}</nowiki>
|{{EC number|4.1.1.39}}
|-
| {{tl|PDB}}
| [[Protein Data Bank]]
| <nowiki>{{PDB|9RUB}}</nowiki>
|{{PDB|9RUB}}
|-
| {{tl|PMC}}
| [[PubMed Central]]
|<nowiki>{{PMC|137841}}</nowiki>
|{{PMC|137841}}
|-
| {{tl|PMID3}}
| [[PubMed]]
|<nowiki>{{PMID3|10336462}}</nowiki>
|{{PMID3|10336462}}
|-
| {{tl|EntrezGene}}
| [[Entrez Gene]]
|<nowiki>{{EntrezGene|2695}} </nowiki>
|{{EntrezGene|2695}} 
|-
| {{tl|RefSeq}}
| [[RefSeq]]
|<nowiki>{{RefSeq|NM_004123}} </nowiki>
|{{RefSeq|NM_004123}} 
|-
| {{tl|UniProt}}
| [[UniProt]]
|<nowiki>{{UniProt|P09681}}</nowiki>
|{{UniProt|P09681}}
|-
|}

====Protein topics navigation boxes====

Templates:

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein topics|Protein topics]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Template:Protein topics}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein methods|Protein methods]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> [[Protein methods]]
{{Template:Protein methods}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein domains|Protein domains]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Template:Protein domains}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Cytoskeletal proteins|Cytoskeletal proteins]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Template:Cytoskeletal proteins}}

====Research topic navigation boxes====
Example: <nowiki>{{King's College DNA}}</nowiki><BR>
{{King's College DNA}}

===Stub templates===
*{{tl|biochem-stub}} / {{cl|Biochemistry stubs}}
**{{tl|molecular-cell-biology-stub}} / {{cl|Molecular and cellular biology stubs}}
***{{tl|molecular-biology-stub}}
***{{tl|cell-biology-stub}} / {{cl|Cell biology stubs}}
***{{tl|protein-stub}} / {{cl|Protein stubs}}
****{{tl|enzyme-stub}} / {{cl|Enzyme stubs}}

<!--stubs are managed by the [[WP:WSS:Stub-sorting WikiProject]]. *To propose new stub categories/templates, see [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting/Criteria#Proposed new stubs|Stub sorting criteria: Proposed new stubs]].-->

===Project banner template===
{{tl|WikiProject Molecular and Cellular Biology}} &ndash; A simple [[:Category:WikiProject banners|project banner template]] to mark articles that are part of this project. It serves, in part, as advertising for the project. It is to placed on the talk page of any articles of interest to this wikiproject.

{{WikiProject Molecular Biology|MCB=yes|category=no}}

==Protein structure templates==
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein quaternary structure|Protein quaternary structure]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction; suggestions welcome!''
{{Protein quaternary structure}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein tertiary structure|Protein tertiary structure]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Protein tertiary structure}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein structural analysis|Protein structural analysis]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Protein structural analysis}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein secondary structure|Protein secondary structure]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Protein secondary structure}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Protein primary structure|Protein primary structure]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Protein primary structure}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Amino acids|Amino acids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Amino acids}}

==Templates for major families of biochemicals==
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Biochemical families navs|Biochemical families navs]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction'', overview template, fast cross-link
{{navbox|border=none|list1={{Biochemical families navs}}}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Amino acids|Amino acids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
''under construction''
{{Amino acids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Nucleic acids|Nucleic acids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
''under construction''
{{Nucleic acids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Carbohydrates|Carbohydrates]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Carbohydrates}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Lipids|Lipids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
''under construction''
{{Lipids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Terpenoids|Terpenoids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Terpenoids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Carotenoids|Carotenoids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Carotenoids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Tetrapyrroles|Tetrapyrroles]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Tetrapyrroles}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Enzyme cofactors|Enzyme cofactors]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
''under construction''
{{Enzyme cofactors}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Cholesterol and steroid intermediates|Cholesterol and steroid intermediates]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Cholesterol and steroid intermediates}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Flavonoids|Flavonoids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Flavonoids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Alkaloids|Alkaloids]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Alkaloids}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Polyketides|Polyketides]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction''
{{Polyketides}}

<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Hormones|Hormones]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> ''under construction'', completing cycle of biochemicals
{{Hormones}}

==Other templates==

===Circulatory system===
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Myeloid blood cells and plasma|Myeloid blood cells and plasma]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Myeloid blood cells and plasma}}

===Human chromosomes===
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Chromosomes|Chromosomes]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Chromosomes}}

===Vitamin-specific template===
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:Vitamins|Vitamins]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{Vitamins}}

===Endocrinology template (hormones and glands)===
<nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:hormones|hormones]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki>
{{hormones}}


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