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April 2025

Apolipoprotein B-100 and LDL Receptor

Insights into how LDL is removed from the bloodstream

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Collagen

Lysozyme (488)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Oxyhemoglobin

Carboxypeptidase A

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Hemoglobin

Lysozyme (512)

Hemoglobin (1000)

Ribonuclease S

B-DNA

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Myoglobin

Lac Repressor

Crambin

Induced Lac Repressor

Deoxyhemoglobin

A-DNA

Cytochrome c

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Myohemerythrin

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Hemoglobin S

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Z-DNA

Myoglobin Fold

DNA

Trypsin

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

Biosites: Nucleus

CytoSkeleton

Measles Virus Proteins

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Insulin Action

Immunological Synapse

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

HIV Vaccine

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Coronavirus

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Influenza Vaccine

Respiratory Droplet

Zika Virus

Insulin Release

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Biosites: Cytoplasm

HIV in Blood Plasma

Poliovirus Neutralization

RecA and DNA

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Biosites: Muscle

Abiogenesis

Ebola Virus

Chloroplast

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Blood

Lipid Droplets

Mycoplasma mycoides

Kinetochore

HIV-Infected Cell

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Cellulose Synthase

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Autophagy

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Escherichia coli

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Myelin

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Influenza Virus

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Escherichia coli Bacterium