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November 2023

ZAR1 Resistosome

Plants protect themselves from infection with immune system machines such as the resistosome

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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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TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Z-DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Myoglobin

Oxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

A-DNA

Lysozyme (488)

Lysozyme (512)

Deoxyhemoglobin

Lac Repressor

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

DNA

Myohemerythrin

Ribonuclease S

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Carboxypeptidase A

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin S

Crambin

Induced Lac Repressor

Myoglobin Fold

Collagen

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Cytochrome c

B-DNA

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Biosites: Cytoplasm

Biosites: Muscle

Respiratory Droplet

Escherichia coli

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Measles Virus Proteins

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Lipid Droplets

Biosites: Basement Membrane

HIV in Blood Plasma

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Biosites: Nucleus

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Poliovirus Neutralization

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Myelin

Immunological Synapse

HIV Vaccine

Mycoplasma mycoides

Insulin Release

Ebola Virus

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Influenza Vaccine

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

HIV-Infected Cell

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Cellulose Synthase

CytoSkeleton

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Insulin Action

Zika Virus

Blood

RecA and DNA

Abiogenesis

Chloroplast

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Coronavirus

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Autophagy

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