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https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/316 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Insect Odorant Receptors Protein complexes that allow insects to detect a wide variety of volatile compounds pdb 101 moleculemonthinsectodorantreceptors https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/272 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Secretory Antibodies Secretory immunoglobulins are our most abundant antibodies, providing a first line of defense against pathogens. pdb 101 moleculemonthsecretoryantibodies https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/302 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: H5 Hemagglutinin Sugar-binding protein on the surface of the H5N1 avian influenza virus pdb 101 moleculemonthh5 https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/120 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Antifreeze Proteins Small antifreeze proteins protect cells from damage by ice pdb 101 moleculemonthantifreezeproteins https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/254 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Cellulose Synthase Plants build tough cellulose strands one sugar at a time. pdb 101 moleculemonthcellulosesynthase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/155 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Vitamin D Receptor Vitamin D helps regulate the use of calcium throughout the body pdb 101 moleculemonthvitaminreceptor https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/83 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Fibrin Rod-shaped fibrin molecules link together to form blood clots pdb 101 moleculemonthfibrin https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/214 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Chimeric Antigen Receptors T cells may be engineered with chimeric antigen receptors to attack cancer cells. pdb 101 moleculechimeric antigenmonthreceptors https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/motm-by-date PDB-101: Molecule of the Month By Date PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB pdb 101 moleculemonthdate https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/174 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: GFP-like Proteins GFP-like proteins found in nature or engineered in the laboratory now span every color of the rainbow pdb 101 moleculemonthgfplikeproteins https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/17 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Cyclooxygenase Aspirin attacks an important enzyme in pain signaling and blood clotting pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/185 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Titin The giant protein titin organizes the structure of muscle and gives them elasticity pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/77 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Glucose Oxidase Glucose oxidase measures blood glucose level in biosensors pdb 101 moleculemonthglucoseoxidase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/287 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: ZAR1 Resistosome Plants protect themselves from infection with immune system machines such as the resistosome pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/40 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: RNA Polymerase RNA polymerase transcribes genetic information from DNA into RNA pdb 101 moleculerna polymerasemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/27 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Bacteriorhodopsin Bacteriorhodopsin pumps protons powered by green sunlight pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/100 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Adrenergic Receptors Adrenaline stimulates a G-protein-coupled receptor, priming us for action pdb 101 moleculemonthadrenergicreceptors https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/68 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Neurotrophins Neurotrophins guide the development of the nervous system pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/39 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: lac Repressor A genetic circuit controls the production of lactose-utilizing enzymes in bacteria pdb 101 moleculemonthlac https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/123 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: P-glycoprotein P-glycoprotein pumps toxic molecules out of our cells pdb 101 moleculemonthglycoprotein https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/204 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: PD-1 (Programmed Cell Death Protein 1) PD-1 and its ligands are a new target for cancer therapy pdb 101 moleculecell deathmonthprogrammedprotein https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/240 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Hypoxia-Inducible Factors HIF-α is a molecular switch that responds to changing oxygen levels. pdb 101 moleculemonthhypoxiainduciblefactors https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/253 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Expressome In bacteria, ribosomes start building proteins as messenger RNA is being transcribed pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/243 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Voltage-gated Sodium Channels Voltage-gated sodium channels transmit signals in a wave through the nervous system. pdb 101 moleculemonthvoltagegatedsodium https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/52 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Growth Hormone Growth hormone brings together two copies of its cellular receptor pdb 101 moleculemonth growthhormone https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/46 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Trypsin An activated serine amino acid in trypsin cleaves protein chains pdb 101 moleculemonthtrypsin https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/221 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Human Papillomavirus and Vaccines The capsid protein of papillomavirus is used in vaccines that prevent cervical cancer. pdb 101 moleculehuman papillomavirusmonthvaccines https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/88 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Clathrin Three-armed clathrin triskelions are used to build molecular cages involved in transport pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/252 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Hepatitis C Virus Protease/Helicase Structures of hepatitis C viral proteins have led to the discovery of direct-acting antivirals. pdb 101 moleculemonthhepatitisvirusprotease https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/306 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus Infection by EEEV can cause severe neurological disease pdb 101 moleculeequine encephalitismontheasternvirus https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/134 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Integrin Integrins forge flexible linkages between the infrastructure inside and outside of cells pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/motm-by-title PDB-101: Molecule of the Month By Title PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB pdb 101 moleculemonthtitle https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/198 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Beta-galactosidase Beta-galactosidase is a powerful tool for genetic engineering of bacteria pdb 101 moleculemonthbetagalactosidase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/139 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: DNA Methyltransferases Cells add methyl groups to their DNA to encode additional epigenetic information pdb 101 moleculemonth dna https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/127 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Crystallins A concentrated solution of crystallins refracts light in our eye lens pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/106 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Poly(A) Polymerase Poly(A) polymerase adds a long tail of adenine nucleotides at the end of messenger RNA pdb 101 moleculemonthpoly https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/motm-image-download PDB-101: Molecule of the Month Image Download PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB pdb 101 moleculeimage downloadmonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/315 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Lenacapavir A potent and long-acting drug that targets the HIV capsid pdb 101 moleculemonthlenacapavir https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/55 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: DNA Ligase DNA ligase reconnects broken DNA strands, and is used to engineer recombinant DNA pdb 101 moleculemonth dnaligase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/189 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Amyloids Alzheimer's disease and prion diseases are linked to unnatural aggregation of proteins into amyloid fibrils. pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/223 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Piezo1 Mechanosensitive Channel Mechanosensitive ion channels give our cells a sense of touch. pdb 101 moleculemonthchannel https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/137 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Cytochrome bc1 A flow of electrons powers proton pumps in cellular respiration and photosynthesis pdb 101 moleculemonthcytochromebc1 https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/265 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Golgi Casein Kinase Casein and many other secreted proteins are phosphorylated by Golgi casein kinase pdb 101 moleculemonthgolgicaseinkinase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/235 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: AMPA Receptor Receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate in our brain come in several shapes and sizes. pdb 101 moleculemonthampareceptor https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/178 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Ebola Virus Proteins Structures of ebola virus proteins are giving new hope for fighting this deadly virus pdb 101 moleculeebola virusmonthproteins https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/135 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Integrase HIV integrase allows HIV to insert itself into the genome of an infected cell pdb 101 moleculemonthintegrase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/248 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Phytosulfokine Receptor Phytosulfokine and other small peptides deliver signals about growth and development in plants. pdb 101 moleculemonthreceptor https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/161 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Ricin The structure of ricin reveals how it kills cells and how vaccines can produce immunity against ricin poisoning pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/290 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Nanowires Nanowires conduct electrons one at a time inside biological molecules. pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/199 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Monellin Monellin and other supersweet proteins trick our taste receptors. pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/226 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Aminoglycoside Antibiotics and Resistance Bacteria become resistant to aminoglycosides by destroying them or changing their target. pdb 101 moleculemonthaminoglycosideantibioticsresistance https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/113 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Influenza Neuraminidase Neuraminidase is an important target for influenza drugs pdb 101 moleculemonthinfluenzaneuraminidase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/222 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Proteins and Nanoparticles Nanotech scientists are designing new ways to combine proteins and nanoparticles pdb 101 moleculemonthproteinsnanoparticles https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/299 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Malaria Parasite PTEX The parasite that causes malaria exports hundreds of proteins to remodel the cells that it infects. pdb 101 moleculemonthmalariaparasite https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/34 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Dihydrofolate Reductase DHFR is a target for cancer chemotherapy and bacterial infection pdb 101 moleculemonthreductase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/229 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Fluorescent RNA Aptamers RNA aptamers are being engineered to track molecules inside living cells pdb 101 moleculemonthfluorescentrna https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/138 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Glucansucrase Bacteria adhere to our teeth by building sticky sugar chains pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/57 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Catalase Catalase protects us from dangerous reactive oxidizing molecules pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/305 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: TOC-TIC Translocon The large TOC-TIC supercomplex transports proteins into the chloroplast pdb 101 moleculemonthtoctic https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/295 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Ribosome Diversity By comparing the structures of ribosomes from different organisms, we can explore the evolution of life. pdb 101 moleculemonthribosomediversity https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/95 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Multidrug Resistance Transporters Many bacteria use multidrug resistance transporters to pump drugs and poisons out of the cell pdb 101 moleculemonthmultidrugresistancetransporters https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/motm-by-category PDB-101: Molecule of the Month By Category PDB-101: Training, Outreach, and Education portal of RCSB PDB pdb 101 moleculemonthcategory https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/201 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Isoprene Synthase Plants release a billion metric tons of isoprene and other organic gases every year. pdb 101 moleculemonthsynthase https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/205 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Nuclear Pore Complex The nuclear pore complex is the gateway between the nucleus and cytoplasm. pdb 101 moleculemonthnuclearporecomplex https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/289 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Mediator Mediator integrates regulatory information to decide when genes need to be transcribed. pdb 101 moleculemonthmediator https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/23 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: DNA Atomic structures reveal how the iconic double helix encodes genomic information pdb 101 moleculemonth dna https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/162 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Dermcidin Small toxic peptides help protect us from bacterial infection pdb 101 moleculemonth https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/249 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: SARS-CoV-2 RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase Coronaviruses duplicate their RNA genome using a specialized polymerase pdb 101 moleculesars cov 2monthrnadependent https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/246 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: SARS-CoV-2 Spike Coronavirus spike protein binds to receptors on cell surfaces, and is a target for vaccine development. pdb 101 moleculesars cov 2monthspike https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/146 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Aminoglycoside Antibiotics Antibiotic-resistant bacteria build enzymes that destroy drugs like streptomycin pdb 101 moleculemonthaminoglycosideantibiotics https://pdb101.rcsb.org/motm/260 PDB-101: Molecule of the Month: Ribonuclease P The ribozyme ribonuclease P cleaves pre-tRNA to form functional tRNA. pdb 101 moleculemonthribonuclease