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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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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B-DNA

Immunoglobulin G (IgG)

Lac Repressor

Hemoglobin (1000)

Myohemerythrin

Deoxyhemoglobin

Tomato Bushy Stunt Virus (TBSV)

DPG-Hemoglobin Complex

TATA-Binding Protein (TBP)

Ribonuclease S

Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA)

Induced Lac Repressor

Transfer Ribonucleic Acid (tRNA)

DNA

Aspartate Transcarbamoylase (ATCase)

Crambin

Hemoglobin

Myoglobin Fold

Lysozyme (488)

Hemoglobin S

Myoglobin

Lysozyme (512)

Cytochrome c (unbound)

Carboxypeptidase A

Cytochrome c

A-DNA

Collagen

Oxyhemoglobin

Trypsin

Intermolecular Contacts in Hemoglobin S

Z-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

Autophagy

Measles Virus Proteins

Insulin Action

Model of a Mycoplasma Cell

Last Universal Common Ancestor

SARS-CoV-2 and Neutralizing Antibodies

Phage-based COVID-19 Vaccine

Biosites: Cytoplasm

Caulobacter Polar Microdomain

Myoglobin in a Whale Muscle Cell

JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell

Respiratory Droplet

HIV-Infected Cell

Influenza Vaccine

Coronavirus

Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses

CytoSkeleton

Blood

Casein Micelle and Fat Globule in Milk

Collagen and Extracellular Matrix

SARS-CoV-2 Fusion

Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VegF) Signaling

Chloroplast

Insulin Release

HIV in Blood Plasma

SARS-CoV-2 mRNA Vaccine

Biosites: Red Blood Cell

Immunological Synapse

Zika Virus

Transfer RNA and Gag Protein

Lipid Droplets

Biosites: Nucleus

Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton

Biosites: Basement Membrane

HIV Vaccine

Biosites: Blood Plasma

Escherichia coli Bacterium

Abiogenesis

Myelin

Cellulose Synthase

Bacteriophage T4 Infection

Coronavirus Life Cycle

Biosites: Muscle

Ebola Virus

RecA and DNA

Mycoplasma mycoides

Poliovirus Neutralization

Escherichia coli