I've been single-stranded too long! Lonely ATGCATG would like to pair up with
congenial TACGTAC.

Menage a trois! Ligand seeks two receptors into binding and mutual phosphorylation.
Let's get together and transduce some signals.

Some dates have called me a promoter. Others have referred to me as a real operator.
Personally, I think I'm just a cute piece of DNA who is still looking for that special
transcription factor to help me unwind.

There must be a rational way to meet a date! I'm tired of hanging out in those molecular
diversity bars, hoping to randomly bump into the right peptide. I want a molecule that
will fit right into my active site and really turn me on. I'll send you my crystal structure if
you send me yours!

Gene therapy graduate. After years of producing nothing but gibberish, I've shed my
introns and am ready to express my exons. All I need is a cute vector to introduce me
to the right host.

My RNA, I'm sorry I misread your UAAUAAUAA and inserted three tyrosines when
you repeatedly asked me to stop. Something got lost in the translation. Please forgive
me.

Naked DNA with sticky ends seeks ampicillin-resistant vector. EcoR1 site preferred.

This very selective oligonucleotide has been probin for just the right target for long term
hybridization.

Mature cell seeks same who still enjoys cycling and won't go apoptotic on me. Let's
fight senescence together!

I don't always express myself on the surface, but I'm looking for a signal that you
appreciate my complexity. Send me the right message that will penetrate my
membranes, turn on my protein expression and release my potential energy.