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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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Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Deoxyhemoglobin

Ribonuclease S

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Lysozyme (488)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

DNA

A-DNA

Hemoglobin (1000)

Trypsin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Z-DNA

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Hemoglobin

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Cytochrome c

Myoglobin

B-DNA

Hemoglobin S

Crambin

Myohemerythrin

Myoglobin Fold

Carboxypeptidase A

Oxyhemoglobin

Lysozyme (512)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Lac Repressor

Induced Lac Repressor

Collagen

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

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

HIV in Blood Plasma

RecA and DNA

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Biosites: Muscle

Coronavirus

Myelin

Measles Virus Proteins

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Poliovirus Neutralization

Zika Virus

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Lipid Droplets

Blood

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Biosites: Nucleus

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Insulin Action

Immunological Synapse

HIV Vaccine

Abiogenesis

Cellulose Synthase

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Mycoplasma mycoides

CytoSkeleton

Chloroplast

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Escherichia coli

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Respiratory Droplet

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Insulin Release

HIV-Infected Cell

Autophagy

Influenza Vaccine

Ebola Virus

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

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