Molecule of the Month
May 2024

CFTR and Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is currently treated using drugs that enhance the function of mutated CFTR

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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.

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Myoglobin

Hemoglobin (1000)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Lysozyme (512)

Trypsin

Lac Repressor

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Hemoglobin

Myohemerythrin

Z-DNA

Oxyhemoglobin

DNA

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Crambin

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

B-DNA

Lysozyme (488)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Deoxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin S

Carboxypeptidase A

Induced Lac Repressor

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Collagen

Cytochrome c

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

A-DNA

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Ribonuclease S

Myoglobin Fold

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

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

HIV in Blood Plasma

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Influenza Vaccine

Insulin Action

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Biosites: Muscle

Poliovirus Neutralization

Lipid Droplets

Blood

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Last Universal Common Ancestor

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Cellulose Synthase

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Chloroplast

Immunological Synapse

RecA and DNA

Biosites: Nucleus

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Myelin

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Insulin Release

Measles Virus Proteins

Escherichia coli Bacterium

HIV Vaccine

Coronavirus

Abiogenesis

CytoSkeleton

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Escherichia coli

Biosites: Blood Plasma

HIV-Infected Cell

Autophagy

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Mycoplasma mycoides

Respiratory Droplet

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Zika Virus

Ebola Virus