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January 2024

Mediator

Mediator integrates regulatory information to decide when genes need to be transcribed.

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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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Z-DNA

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

DNA

Lysozyme (488)

Lac Repressor

Oxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Collagen

Myohemerythrin

Hemoglobin (1000)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Carboxypeptidase A

Ribonuclease S

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Hemoglobin S

Myoglobin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Myoglobin Fold

Induced Lac Repressor

Lysozyme (512)

Cytochrome c

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Crambin

B-DNA

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

A-DNA

Hemoglobin

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

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Immunological Synapse

Myelin

Insulin Action

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Biosites: Nucleus

Biosites: Muscle

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Coronavirus

Measles Virus Proteins

Zika Virus

Influenza Vaccine

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Abiogenesis

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

RecA and DNA

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Autophagy

CytoSkeleton

Poliovirus Neutralization

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Escherichia coli

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

HIV-Infected Cell

Lipid Droplets

Cellulose Synthase

HIV Vaccine

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Mycoplasma mycoides

Chloroplast

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Ebola Virus

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Respiratory Droplet

Insulin Release

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Blood

HIV in Blood Plasma

Escherichia coli Bacterium

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