PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
02/17
Since 2014, PDB-101 has focused on different topics to help build a collection molecular stories around a particular theme. Past topics have included cancer and diabetes.
In 2025, PDB-101 will highlight the structural stories of Peak Performance: the structural biology of athletics and well-being.
Athletes require bodies that are the best that is possible, all the way from molecules to muscles. By understanding the structure and function of our molecules, athletes can ensure that they are performing at their peak. This knowledge also informs the ways that we all can live our best lives, at all stages of our lives.
Visit the PDB-101 Peak Performance Browser for resources such as:
Sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters (green) serve as the gatekeepers for the uptake of vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid (red). As two sodium ions (yellow) travel down their concentration gradient through the protein, they provide the necessary energy to ferry one molecule of vitamin C across the cell membrane. Once inside the bloodstream, vitamin C journeys through the body and is distributed to various tissues, where it aids in growth and tissue repair.
Visit the 2025 Calendar: The Structural Biology of Nutrition to learn more.
Illustration by RCSB PDB intern Xinyi Christine Zhang.
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