Macromolecule Collection (#8)

Follicle-stimulating hormone complex C015 / 0944
Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) complex with receptor, molecular model. FSH helps to regulate human sexual development and reproductive processes. In females, it acts on follicles in the ovaries

Glutamate transporter protein, molecular model. This is a membrane protein that facilitates the uptake of glutamate by a cell, thus playing an important role in neurology in higher organisms

Purple bacterium photosynthesis centre, molecular model. Purple bacteria are phototrophic bacteria that produce energy through photosynthesis

Oestrogen related receptor-DNA complex. Molecular model of human estrogen related receptor-2 (heRR-2, purple) binding to a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, red and yellow-green)

Lambda repressor-operator complex. Molecular model of the lambda repressor protein (red and green) binding to a region of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, orange and blue) known as the lambda operator

H-NS chromatin-structuring protein. Molecular model of the oligomerization domain of the H-NS protein from the Escherichia coli bacterium. This dimeric molecule folds in on itself, as shown here

Chloride ion channel, molecular model. This is a ClC ion channel. Its role is to mediate the flow of chloride ions across cell membranes

Repair protein and DNA, molecular model
Repair protein and DNA. Molecular model of the Ku heterodimer (grey, blue and purple) bound to a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, orange and green) as part of the repair process

Max transcription factor-DNA complex. Molecular model of the Max transcription factor (purple and red) bound to a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, light blue and orange)

Antibody fragment-lysozyme complex
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Bacterial regulator-DNA complex. Molecular model of a complex formed between a bacterial regulator called SarA (orange and brown) and a fragment of DNA (pink and yellow-green strands)

Bacterial protein-chaperone complex. Molecular model of a bacterial effector protein binding to a chaperone protein that helps prevent keep the bacterial protein in an unfolded or partially folded

Hin recombinase-DNA complex. Molecular model of the Hin recombinase protein (pink) bound to a double helix (green and orange) strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid)

Aedes mosquito and Chikungunya virus. Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) mosquito next to a Chikungunya virus particle (virion). The Chikungunya virus is transmitted by Aedes sp

Potassium ion channel. Computer artwork of a KcsA potassium ion (K+) channel (ribbons) embedded in a phospholipid (spheres) cell membrane (horizontal, centre)

Voltage-gated potassium channel. Computer model showing the molecular structure of a voltage-gated potassium (Kv) ion channel

Thrombin protein, molecular model C015 / 7074
Thrombin protein, molecular model. Thrombin is an enzyme involved in the blood coagulation (clotting) process. It converts fibrinogen (a soluble plasma glycoprotein synthesised in the liver)

Simian virus (SV40) large T antigen C015 / 7070
Simian virus (SV40) large T antigen, molecular model. This antigen is from the simian vacuolating virus 40 (SV40). Large T antigens play a role in regulating the viral life cycle of

Bacterial alpha-hemolysin toxin C015 / 7067
Bacterial alpha-hemolysin toxin, molecular model. This toxin is secreted by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus. It is an example of a pore-forming toxin

Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA C015 / 7062
Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA, molecular model. Sir3 (purple and grey) is acting on a circular strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, red)

Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA C015 / 7061
Sir3 gene silencer acting on DNA

TFAM transcription factor bound to DNA C015 / 7060
TFAM transcription factor bound to DNA, molecular model. Human mitochondrial transcription factor A (TFAM, pink) bound to a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, orange and green)

Peroxiredoxin 4 antioxidant enzyme C015 / 7022
Peroxiredoxin 4 antioxidant enzyme, molecular model. This enzyme, also called peroxiredoxin IV (PrxIV), plays a catalytic role in cell metabolism on the endoplasmic reticulum

Mandelate racemase enzyme C015 / 7021
Mandelate racemase enzyme, molecular model. This bacterial enzyme is an example of a muconate lactonizing enzyme, and plays a key role in the metabolism of soil and aquatic bacteria

Mandelate racemase enzyme C015 / 7020
Mandelate racemase enzyme, molecular model. This bacterial enzyme is an example of a muconate lactonizing enzyme, and plays a key role in the metabolism of soil and aquatic bacteria

Nucleoplasmin histone-chaperone protein C015 / 6915
Nucleoplasmin histone-chaperone protein, molecular model. This is nucleoplasmin 2 (Npm2), a chaperone that acts on human nucleoplasmin. Chaparone proteins play a key role in aiding protein folding

Methyltransferase complexed with DNA C016 / 2033
Methyltransferase complexed with DNA, molecular model. The strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, green and blue) is enclosed by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT-1, green and pink)

Newcastle disease virus protein C015 / 6912
Newcastle disease virus protein, molecular model. This is a hemagglutinin-neuromidase (HN) protein that enables the virus to bind to and infect host cells

Methyltransferase complexed with DNA C016 / 2032
Methyltransferase complexed with DNA, molecular model. The strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid, green and yellow) is enclosed by DNA methyltransferase 1 (DNMT-1, purple and pink)

NpmA methyltransferase C016 / 2031
NpmA methyltransferase, molecular model. Methyltransferase enzymes act to add methyl groups to nucleic acids such as DNA, a process called DNA methylation

NpmA methyltransferase C016 / 2030
NpmA methyltransferase, molecular model. Methyltransferase enzymes act to add methyl groups to nucleic acids such as DNA, a process called DNA methylation

Notch transcription, molecular model
Notch transcription. Molecular model showing a strand of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) being acted upon by various proteins and other molecules

Penicillium partitivirus capsid, molecular model. This is the capsid of the partivirus called Penicillium stoloniferum virus F (PsV-F). This virus infects the fungi that make the drug penicillin

Plant agglutinin protein C015 / 6107
Plant agglutinin protein, molecular model. This example, from the hedge-apple (Maclura pomifera), is known as Maclura pomifera agglutinin (MPA). It is a tetrameric plant seed lectin

Apoptosome cell death protein C015 / 6108
Apoptosome cell death protein, molecular model. Apoptosomes are large protein structures formed during programmed cell death (PCD, also called apoptosis)

Plant agglutinin protein C015 / 6106
Plant agglutinin protein, molecular model. This example, from the hedge-apple (Maclura pomifera), is known as Maclura pomifera agglutinin (MPA). It is a tetrameric plant seed lectin

Echovirus 7 capsid, molecular model. Echoviruses are related to the polioviruses. They are usually harmless but can cause serious illness such as encephalitis, meningitis, heart and liver disease

Foot-and-mouth disease virus capsid, molecular model. This virus, which can be fatal, causes foot-and-mouth disease in cloven-hooved animals

C3-degrading proteinase enzyme C016 / 1363
C3-degrading proteinase enzyme. Molecular model of a proteinase enzyme from the TIGR4 strain of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae

Human interleukin-28B C016 / 1364
Human interleukin-28B (IL-28B), molecular model. Interleukins a group of secreted proteins and signalling molecules that play a range of roles in cellular communication

Poliovirus type 1 capsid, molecular model. This enterovirus causes poliomyelitis (polio) in humans, which affects the nervous system, sometimes leading to paralysis

Human interleukin-28B C016 / 1365
Human interleukin-28B (IL-28B), molecular model. Interleukins a group of secreted proteins and signalling molecules that play a range of roles in cellular communication

Beta secretase inhibitor, molecular model. The inhibitor molecule (centre, also shown in C015/1977) is bound to the beta secretase enzyme (partially seen)

IBDV subviral particle, molecular model. IBDV (infectious bursal disease virus) is an avian virus that infects the bursa of Fabricius (specialised bird immune organ) in young chickens

C3-degrading proteinase enzyme C016 / 1362
C3-degrading proteinase enzyme. Molecular model of a proteinase enzyme from the TIGR4 strain of the bacterium Streptococcus pneumoniae

Cholera virulence regulator protein C015 / 6727
Cholera virulence regulator protein, molecular model. This protein is AphB, a virulence gene activator from the Vibrio cholerae bacterium

Bluetongue virus capsid
Bluetongue virus (BTV) capsid, molecular model. BTV is an orbivirus, and is of major economic importance as an insect-borne pathogen of cattle and other ruminants

Acyl-CoA hydrolase enzyme C015 / 6724
Acyl-CoA hydrolase enzyme, molecular model. This is an acyl-CoA thioesterase enzyme. Thioesterases hydrolyze coenzyme A (CoA) esters, producing the free acid and CoA

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