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April 2024

PhiX174 YES Complex

Bacteriophage phiX174 makes a small protein that kills bacterial cells.

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Myoglobin

Oxyhemoglobin

Z-DNA

Deoxyhemoglobin

Crambin

Hemoglobin (1000)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Cytochrome c

Lysozyme (512)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Ribonuclease S

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Collagen

Lac Repressor

B-DNA

A-DNA

Hemoglobin S

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Myohemerythrin

Induced Lac Repressor

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Myoglobin Fold

Trypsin

Hemoglobin

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Lysozyme (488)

Carboxypeptidase A

DNA

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

CytoSkeleton

Biosites: Nucleus

HIV-Infected Cell

Zika Virus

Escherichia coli

Influenza Vaccine

HIV Vaccine

Immunological Synapse

Blood

RecA and DNA

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Chloroplast

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Coronavirus Life Cycle

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Respiratory Droplet

Mycoplasma mycoides

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Insulin Action

Lipid Droplets

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Coronavirus

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Cellulose Synthase

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Insulin Release

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Ebola Virus

Abiogenesis

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Measles Virus Proteins

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Autophagy

HIV in Blood Plasma

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Biosites: Muscle

Poliovirus Neutralization

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Myelin