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September 2020

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Health Focus: Drugs and the Brain

The brain orchestrates everything we do, sending signals through the nervous system to control different parts of our body. The brain is also the home of our thoughts and consciousness, as neurons process the input from our senses and store what they find as memories. Many drugs are available to help tune the function of the brain and nervous system when there are problems. Unfortunately, the effects of some drugs are hard to control and can lead to abuse and addiction. Explore PDB-101 Resources to learn about proteins related to our nervous system and mental health.

2020 Video Challenge for High School Students

Molecular Mechanisms of Opioid Action

Thanks to all challenge participants, expert judges, teachers, parents, and voters who made this competition happen.

Congratulations to the 2020 Winning Teams!


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COVID-19 Coronavirus Resources

PDB-101 resources and 3D structures of COVID-19 proteins.

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Teach: Curricula

The RCSB PDB Curricula provide authentic, hands-on teaching materials, individual and group activities and assessment suggestions.

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Education Corner: Using PDB Resources

July 2020

A Secondary School Bioinformatics Workbook for Visualizing DNA, RNA and Proteins by Suzanne Duce, University of Dundee

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SciArt Galleries

Irving Geis (1908-1997) was a gifted artist who helped illuminate the field of structural biology with his iconic images. The Geis Digital Archive features many of his illustrations in the context of their molecular structures.

Lac Repressor

Deoxyhemoglobin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

B-DNA

Z-DNA

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Oxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin

Induced Lac Repressor

Lysozyme (512)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Lysozyme (488)

DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Cytochrome c

Myoglobin Fold

Carboxypeptidase A

A-DNA

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Myohemerythrin

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Crambin

Myoglobin

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Hemoglobin S

Trypsin

Ribonuclease S

Collagen

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (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