Ribosome Diversity
By comparing the structures of ribosomes from different organisms, we can explore the evolution of life.
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![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0933-lac-repressor.png)
Lac Repressor
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/rcsb-0001-myoglobin-fold.png)
Myoglobin Fold
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/rcsb-0008-tata-binding-protein.png)
TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0542-b-dna.png)
B-DNA
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0437-immunoglobulin-g.png)
Immunoglobulin G (IgG)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0022-trypsin.png)
Trypsin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0355-z-dna.png)
Z-DNA
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0288-oxyhemoglobin.png)
Oxyhemoglobin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/rcsb-0002-ribonuclease-s.png)
Ribonuclease S
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0953-induced-lac-repressor.png)
Induced Lac Repressor
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0582-dna.png)
DNA
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0317-hemoglobin-s.png)
Hemoglobin S
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-1000-hemoglobin.png)
Hemoglobin (1000)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0459-myohemerythrin.png)
Myohemerythrin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0488-lysozyme.png)
Lysozyme (488)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/rcsb-0004-atcase.png)
Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0743-hemoglobin-s.png)
Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0512-lysozyme.png)
Lysozyme (512)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0382-deoxyhemoglobin.png)
Deoxyhemoglobin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0543-a-dna.png)
A-DNA
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-1025-collagen.png)
Collagen
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/rcsb-0003-carboxypeptidase-a.png)
Carboxypeptidase A
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0299-dpg-bound-hemoglobin.png)
DPG-Hemoglobin Complex
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0585-cytochrome-c-unbound.png)
Cytochrome c (unbound)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0563-tomato-bushy-stunt-virus.png)
Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0218-myoglobin.png)
Myoglobin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0394-dna.png)
Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0448-crambin.png)
Crambin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-0316-transfer-rna.png)
Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/rcsb-0006-hemoglobin.png)
Hemoglobin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/150h/geis-1028-cytochrome-c.png)
Cytochrome c
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![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/vascular-endothelial-growth-factor-vegf-signaling.png)
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/hiv-infected-cell.png)
HIV-Infected Cell
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/cytoskeleton.png)
CytoSkeleton
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/collagen-and-extracellular-matrix.png)
Collagen and Extracellular Matrix
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/ebola-virus.png)
Ebola Virus
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/myelin.png)
Myelin
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/coronavirus-life-cycle.png)
Coronavirus Life Cycle
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/reca-and-dna.png)
RecA and DNA
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/insulin-release.png)
Insulin Release
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/excitatory-and-inhibitory-synapses.png)
Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/red-blood-cell-cytoskeleton.png)
Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/biosites-nucleus.png)
Biosites: Nucleus
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/biosites-muscle.png)
Biosites: Muscle
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/last-universal-common-ancestor.png)
Last Universal Common Ancestor
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/biosites-basement-membrane.png)
Biosites: Basement Membrane
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/myoglobin-in-a-whale-muscle-cell.png)
Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/biosites-cytoplasm.png)
Biosites: Cytoplasm
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/jcvi-syn3a-minimal-cell.png)
JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/escherichia-coli-bacterium.png)
Escherichia coli Bacterium
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/transfer-rna-and-gag-protein.png)
Transfer RNA and Gag Protein
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/model-of-a-mycoplasma-cell.png)
Model of a Mycoplasma Cell
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/respiratory-droplet.png)
Respiratory Droplet
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/influenza-vaccine.png)
Influenza Vaccine
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/phage-based-covid-19-vaccine.png)
Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/lipid-droplets.png)
Lipid Droplets
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/cellulose-synthase.png)
Cellulose Synthase
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/chloroplast.png)
Chloroplast
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/sars-cov-2-mrna-vaccine.png)
SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/hiv-in-blood-plasma.png)
HIV in Blood Plasma
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/caulobacter-polar-microdomain.png)
Caulobacter Polar Microdomain
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/zika-virus.png)
Zika Virus
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/measles-virus-proteins.png)
Measles Virus Proteins
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/coronavirus.png)
Coronavirus
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/biosites-blood-plasma.png)
Biosites: Blood Plasma
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/sars-cov-2-and-neutralizing-antibodies.png)
SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/mycoplasma-mycoides.png)
Mycoplasma mycoides
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/biosites-red-blood-cell.png)
Biosites: Red Blood Cell
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/bacteriophage-t4-infection.png)
Bacteriophage T4 Infection
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/poliovirus-neutralization.png)
Poliovirus Neutralization
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/insulin-action.png)
Insulin Action
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/autophagy.png)
Autophagy
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/abiogenesis.png)
Abiogenesis
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/blood.png)
Blood
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/immunological-synapse.png)
Immunological Synapse
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/hiv-vaccine.png)
HIV Vaccine
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/sars-cov-2-fusion.png)
SARS-CoV-2 Fusion
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/escherichia-coli.png)
Escherichia coli
![](https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-150-panel/casein-micelle-and-fat-globule-in-milk.png)
Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk