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November 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.

2021 Video Challenge for High School Students

Molecular Mechanisms of Drugs for Mental Disorders

RCSB PDB invites all high school students to tell a two-minute story that combines structural Biology and Medicine. Videos can be submited between January 12 and April 27, 2021.

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2021 Video Challenge key visual: synaptic region with one fused vesicle

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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

October 2020

Using PDB Structures to Visualize Science by medical illustrator Veronica Falconieri Hays (Falconeri Visuals).

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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.

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

A-DNA

Hemoglobin S

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

B-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

Induced Lac Repressor

Z-DNA

Myohemerythrin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Hemoglobin (1000)

DNA

Ribonuclease S

Myoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Crambin

Lysozyme (488)

Lac Repressor

Collagen

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Cytochrome c

Carboxypeptidase A

Lysozyme (512)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Hemoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Oxyhemoglobin

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