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Myoglobin Fold

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Ribonuclease S

Myoglobin

Lac Repressor

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Collagen

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Cytochrome c

Crambin

Myohemerythrin

Hemoglobin

Hemoglobin S

DNA

Oxyhemoglobin

A-DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Deoxyhemoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Lysozyme (488)

Induced Lac Repressor

Lysozyme (512)

Trypsin

Carboxypeptidase A

Z-DNA

B-DNA

Hemoglobin (1000)

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

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Influenza Virus

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Poliovirus Neutralization

Abiogenesis

HIV Vaccine

Mycoplasma mycoides

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Blood

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

HIV in Blood Plasma

Influenza Vaccine

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Lipid Droplets

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Zika Virus

Cellulose Synthase

Biosites: Muscle

Measles Virus Proteins

Myelin

Insulin Release

CytoSkeleton

Insulin Action

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Chloroplast

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Kinetochore

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Immunological Synapse

Ebola Virus

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Autophagy

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Respiratory Droplet

RecA and DNA

Coronavirus

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Biosites: Nucleus

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Escherichia coli

HIV-Infected Cell