Molecule of the Month
November 2024

Malaria Parasite PTEX

The parasite that causes malaria exports hundreds of proteins to remodel the cells that it infects.

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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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Crambin

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Ribonuclease S

Induced Lac Repressor

Myohemerythrin

DNA

Lac Repressor

Deoxyhemoglobin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Hemoglobin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Lysozyme (512)

Oxyhemoglobin

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Myoglobin

B-DNA

Trypsin

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Collagen

Hemoglobin (1000)

Cytochrome c

A-DNA

Hemoglobin S

Z-DNA

Lysozyme (488)

Carboxypeptidase A

Myoglobin Fold

Cytochrome c (unbound)

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

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Poliovirus Neutralization

Mycoplasma mycoides

Biosites: Muscle

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Myelin

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Escherichia coli Bacterium

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Measles Virus Proteins

Cellulose Synthase

Lipid Droplets

Blood

CytoSkeleton

Ebola Virus

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Insulin Release

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Respiratory Droplet

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Influenza Virus

HIV in Blood Plasma

Biosites: Nucleus

Kinetochore

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Zika Virus

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Escherichia coli

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Influenza Vaccine

HIV Vaccine

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Coronavirus

Insulin Action

Immunological Synapse

RecA and DNA

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Autophagy

Chloroplast

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Abiogenesis

HIV-Infected Cell