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May 2023

Cellulases and Bioenergy

Powerful fungal enzymes break down cellulose during industrial production of ethanol from plant material.

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Health Focus: Cancer Biology and Therapeutics

Cells in our bodies are carefully regulated so that they divide, grow, and die according to the best plan for keeping us alive. When they lose these controls, they can grow into deadly cancers. Atomic structures have revealed how cell growth is normally controlled, and how cancer cells circumvent these essential controls. Explore PDB-101 Resources to learn about proteins related to cancer biology and therapeutics.


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Molecular Mechanisms of Targeted Cancer Therapies

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Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Ribonuclease S

Lac Repressor

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Deoxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Lysozyme (512)

B-DNA

Myoglobin

Induced Lac Repressor

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Carboxypeptidase A

Lysozyme (488)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Crambin

A-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Hemoglobin

Collagen

Z-DNA

Oxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin S

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Cytochrome c

Myohemerythrin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

The Molecular Landscapes by David S. Goodsell integrate information from structural biology, microscopy and biophysics to simulate detailed views of the molecular structure of living cells.

Illustrations are free for use under a CC-BY-4.0 license

Ebola Virus

Insulin Release

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Cellulose Synthase

Zika Virus

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Blood

Abiogenesis

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Coronavirus Life Cycle

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

HIV in Blood Plasma

Biosites: Nucleus

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Mycoplasma mycoides

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Poliovirus Neutralization

CytoSkeleton

Biosites: Muscle

Escherichia coli

RecA and DNA

Immunological Synapse

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Coronavirus

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Measles Virus Proteins

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

HIV Vaccine

HIV-Infected Cell

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Influenza Vaccine

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Respiratory Droplet

Myelin

Chloroplast

Autophagy

Lipid Droplets

Insulin Action

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