Molecule of the Month
July 2024

Ribosome Diversity

By comparing the structures of ribosomes from different organisms, we can explore the evolution of life.

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Hemoglobin S

Hemoglobin (1000)

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Collagen

Myoglobin

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Carboxypeptidase A

Trypsin

Myoglobin Fold

Cytochrome c (unbound)

A-DNA

Induced Lac Repressor

Z-DNA

Crambin

Lysozyme (512)

Hemoglobin

Myohemerythrin

Lac Repressor

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Ribonuclease S

Lysozyme (488)

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Oxyhemoglobin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

B-DNA

DNA

Cytochrome c

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

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

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Myelin

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Measles Virus Proteins

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Respiratory Droplet

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Mycoplasma mycoides

CytoSkeleton

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Lipid Droplets

Abiogenesis

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Zika Virus

Insulin Release

RecA and DNA

Blood

Ebola Virus

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Cellulose Synthase

Insulin Action

Autophagy

Coronavirus

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

HIV Vaccine

Influenza Vaccine

Biosites: Nucleus

Chloroplast

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Biosites: Muscle

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

HIV in Blood Plasma

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Poliovirus Neutralization

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Immunological Synapse

Escherichia coli

HIV-Infected Cell