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Protein moonlighting, a Common card
Protein moonlighting is a phenomenon by which a protein can perform more than one function.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Nature
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 73
- Power
- 149
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 4,200
Power 149 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Protein moonlighting quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Protein moonlighting card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
It is an ______ of gene sharing.
Answer
example. It is an example of gene sharing. From the Protein moonlighting article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season. 2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. season 86 · Protein moonlighting 76 · Mongoose 73 · Scenedesmus 68 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Fish processing. Fish processing 10,000 · Arctic methane emissions 7,700 · Protein moonlighting 4,200 · Ecology of the North Cascades 3,100 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- It is an example of gene sharing.
- Ancestral moonlighting proteins originally possessed a single function but, through evolution, acquired additional functions.
- Many proteins that moonlight are enzymes, others are receptors, ion channels or chaperones.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Protein moonlighting article was read about 4,200 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 73: each hit it takes is cut by 29 %.
How to get Protein moonlighting
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
More Nature cards
Cards close in power
The cards just above and just below Protein moonlighting in the power ranking, all domains together.
- 2024–25 Johor Darul Ta'zim F.C. seasonCommon · Society · ATK 86 DEF 63
- Arthur GoreCommon · Society · ATK 72 DEF 77
- Heliconius eratoCommon · Nature · ATK 68 DEF 81
- Shallon OlsenCommon · Society · ATK 77 DEF 72
- Adnan MaulanaCommon · Society · ATK 78 DEF 71
- Ecology of the North CascadesCommon · Nature · ATK 69 DEF 80
Card lists
- Wikipedia quizNew questions every day
- All cards from A to ZEvery card, by name
- Nature cards
- Legendary cards
- Tier listS and A tiers by power (ATK + DEF)
Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Protein moonlighting (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Boghog, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
