Initiation Factor eIF4E
Initiation factors for protein synthesis interact through disordered chains.
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Antibiotics have saved countless lives, but pathogens are quickly finding ways to survive antibiotic treatment. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are predicted to become the leading cause of death worldwide. They take many approaches: pumping antibiotics out of their cells, altering the molecular machinery that the antibiotics target, and attacking the antibiotics directly. Atomic structures publicly available in the PDB are revealing the details of drug resistance and providing new ways to combat it. Use the PDB-101 resources to learn about protein structures related to antibiotic action and resistance.
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Ribonuclease S

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Induced Lac Repressor

Cytochrome c

Z-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

Trypsin

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Carboxypeptidase A

Lysozyme

Deoxyhemoglobin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Lac Repressor

Hemoglobin S

Oxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin

Lysozyme

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

DNA

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Myohemerythrin

Collagen

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Myoglobin

B-DNA

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

A-DNA

Hemoglobin

Crambin