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November 2026

Artificial Metalloenzymes

Engineering enzymes to catalyze reactions never seen in nature

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Hemoglobin (1000)

B-DNA

Ribonuclease S

Oxyhemoglobin

Carboxypeptidase A

Lac Repressor

Crambin

Z-DNA

Myohemerythrin

Myoglobin

DNA

Trypsin

A-DNA

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Deoxyhemoglobin

Hemoglobin

Cytochrome c

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Lysozyme (512)

Lysozyme (488)

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

Hemoglobin S

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Myoglobin Fold

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

Collagen

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Induced Lac Repressor

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

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

RecA and DNA

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Biosites: Muscle

Influenza Virus

Cellulose Synthase

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Measles Virus Proteins

Coronavirus

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Influenza Vaccine

Last Universal Common Ancestor

Zika Virus

Insulin Action

Myelin

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Insulin Release

HIV Vaccine

Immunological Synapse

CytoSkeleton

Biosites: Basement Membrane

Ebola Virus

Abiogenesis

Biosites: Nucleus

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Lipid Droplets

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Poliovirus Neutralization

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

Mycoplasma mycoides

Autophagy

HIV in Blood Plasma

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Blood

Escherichia coli

Chloroplast

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

Coronavirus Life Cycle

HIV-Infected Cell

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Kinetochore

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Respiratory Droplet