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June 2024

Injectisome

Salmonella bacteria inject a cocktail of effector proteins into cells to disable their defenses.

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Irving Geis (1908-1997) was a gifted artist who helped illuminate the field of structural biology with his iconic images. The Geis Digital Archive features many of his illustrations in the context of their molecular structures.

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Hemoglobin

Z-DNA

Myoglobin

Carboxypeptidase A

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Myohemerythrin

Induced Lac Repressor

Oxyhemoglobin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Collagen

B-DNA

Lysozyme (488)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Cytochrome c

A-DNA

DNA

Hemoglobin S

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Myoglobin Fold

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Deoxyhemoglobin

Crambin

Cytochrome c (unbound)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Lysozyme (512)

Trypsin

Lac Repressor

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Ribonuclease S

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

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Influenza Vaccine

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Poliovirus Neutralization

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Respiratory Droplet

Myelin

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

RecA and DNA

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

HIV-Infected Cell

HIV in Blood Plasma

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Zika Virus

Measles Virus Proteins

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Immunological Synapse

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Cellulose Synthase

Biosites: Nucleus

Coronavirus

Chloroplast

Lipid Droplets

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Escherichia coli

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Autophagy

Insulin Release

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Insulin Action

Mycoplasma mycoides

Abiogenesis

Ebola Virus

Biosites: Muscle

CytoSkeleton

HIV Vaccine

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Blood

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

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