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<p><i>supporting cells, tissues and organisms</i></p> <p>Cells build huge molecular support structures. These include the large networks of filaments that form the cellular cytoskeleton and the even larger networks of filaments between cells that support tissues and organs. Atomic structures have revealed the shapes of these molecules and the keys to their strength.</p> </div> <h3>Molecule of the Month Articles (14)</h3> <div id="molecule-of-the-month-articles"> <div class="row grid-view"> <div style="display:block;" id="motm0" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/motm/19"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/19/19-Actin-actin18-tn.jpg" style="height:100%;" class="icon h-100 d-inline-block"></a> <div><a href="/motm/19">Actin</a></div> </div> <div style="display:block;" id="motm1" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/motm/275"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/275/7tpt_homepage-tn.png" style="height:100%;" class="icon h-100 d-inline-block"></a> <div><a href="/motm/275">Actin Branching by Arp2/3 Complex</a></div> </div> <div style="display:block;" id="motm2" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/motm/99"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/99/99_1l3w-1i7x-tn.jpg" style="height:100%;" 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src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/185/185-Titin_sarcomere_titin-tn.jpg" style="height:100%;" class="icon h-100 d-inline-block"></a> <div><a href="/motm/185">Titin</a></div> </div> <div style="display:none;" id="motm13" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/motm/114"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/114/vaults-tn.jpg" style="height:100%;" class="icon h-100 d-inline-block"></a> <div><a href="/motm/114">Vaults</a></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 more-or-less"><span id="motm-caret" onclick="showMoreOrLess("motm")" class="fa fa-caret-down link-color"></span><span id="motm-more-or-less" onclick="showMoreOrLess("motm")" class="link-color">More</span></div> </div> <div style="display:none;" class="list-view"> <table class="list-view"> <tr> <td class="tn"><a href="/motm/19"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/motm/19/19-Actin-actin18-tn.jpg" style="height:100%;" class="icon h-100 d-inline-block"></a></td> <td><a href="/motm/19" 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<table class="list-view"> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/alpha-catenin-connections"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/learn/images/tn/structural-biology-highlights/catenin_action.jpg" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/alpha-catenin-connections" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Alpha-Catenin Connections</span></a> <div></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/archaeal-lipids"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/learn/images/tn/structural-biology-highlights/3oz2_composite.jpg" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/archaeal-lipids" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Archaeal Lipids</span></a> <div></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/bacterial-armor"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/learn/images/tn/structural-biology-highlights/3pyw.jpg" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/bacterial-armor" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Bacterial Armor</span></a> <div></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/chronophin"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/learn/images/tn/structural-biology-highlights/2p69.jpg" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/chronophin" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Chronophin</span></a> <div></div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/making-lipopolysaccharide"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/learn/images/tn/structural-biology-highlights/1fcp.jpg" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/learn/structural-biology-highlights/making-lipopolysaccharide" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Making Lipopolysaccharide</span></a> <div></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <h3>Geis Digital Archive (1)</h3> <div id="geis-digital-archive"> <div class="row grid-view"> <div style="display:block;" id="geis0" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/geis-archive/gallery/geis-1025-collagen" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/tn/geis-1025-collagen.png"> <div>Collagen</div></a></div> </div> <div style="display:none;" class="list-view"> <table class="list-view"> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/geis-archive/gallery/geis-1025-collagen"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/geis/images/tn/geis-1025-collagen.png"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/geis-archive/gallery/geis-1025-collagen" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Collagen</span></a> <div><p>Geis paints a triple twist pattern in his depiction of collagen. He portrays the chains in a thick, rope-like manner, which reflects the function of the collagen protein in strengthening tendons and muscles in animals.</p></div> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </div> <h3>Goodsell Molecular Landscapes (13)</h3> <div id="goodsell-molecular-landscapes"> <div class="row grid-view"> <div style="display:block;" id="goodsell0" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/jcvi-syn3a-minimal-cell" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/jcvi-syn3a-minimal-cell.png" class="icon"> <div>JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell</div></a></div> <div style="display:block;" id="goodsell1" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/escherichia-coli-bacterium" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/escherichia-coli-bacterium.png" class="icon"> <div>Escherichia coli Bacterium</div></a></div> <div style="display:block;" id="goodsell2" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/cellulose-synthase" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/cellulose-synthase.png" class="icon"> <div>Cellulose Synthase</div></a></div> <div style="display:block;" id="goodsell3" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/collagen-and-extracellular-matrix" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/collagen-and-extracellular-matrix.png" class="icon"> <div>Collagen and Extracellular Matrix</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell4" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/cytoskeleton" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/cytoskeleton.png" class="icon"> <div>CytoSkeleton</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell5" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/model-of-a-mycoplasma-cell" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/model-of-a-mycoplasma-cell.png" class="icon"> <div>Model of a Mycoplasma Cell</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell6" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/red-blood-cell-cytoskeleton" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/red-blood-cell-cytoskeleton.png" class="icon"> <div>Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell7" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/lipid-droplets" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/lipid-droplets.png" class="icon"> <div>Lipid Droplets</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell8" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-cytoplasm" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-cytoplasm.png" class="icon"> <div>Biosites: Cytoplasm</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell9" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-basement-membrane" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-basement-membrane.png" class="icon"> <div>Biosites: Basement Membrane</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell10" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-red-blood-cell" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-red-blood-cell.png" class="icon"> <div>Biosites: Red Blood Cell</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell11" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-muscle" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-muscle.png" class="icon"> <div>Biosites: Muscle</div></a></div> <div style="display:none;" id="goodsell12" class="col-xs-6 col-sm-4 col-md-3 grid-cell"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/blood" class="no-underline"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/blood.png" class="icon"> <div>Blood</div></a></div> <div class="col-xs-12 more-or-less"><span id="goodsell-caret" onclick="showMoreOrLess("goodsell")" class="fa fa-caret-down link-color"></span><span id="goodsell-more-or-less" onclick="showMoreOrLess("goodsell")" class="link-color">More</span></div> </div> <div style="display:none;" class="list-view"> <table class="list-view"> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/jcvi-syn3a-minimal-cell"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/jcvi-syn3a-minimal-cell.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/jcvi-syn3a-minimal-cell" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">JCVI-syn3A Minimal Cell</span></a> <div>Cross-section through an entire JCVI-syn3A minimal cell showing an entire cellular proteome.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/escherichia-coli-bacterium"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/escherichia-coli-bacterium.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/escherichia-coli-bacterium" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Escherichia coli Bacterium</span></a> <div>A cross-section through an Escherichia coli cell reveals the crowded nature of the cell and diverse molecular processes.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/cellulose-synthase"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/cellulose-synthase.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/cellulose-synthase" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Cellulose Synthase</span></a> <div>Cellulose synthase plays a central role in the construction of plant cell walls</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/collagen-and-extracellular-matrix"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/collagen-and-extracellular-matrix.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/collagen-and-extracellular-matrix" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Collagen and Extracellular Matrix</span></a> <div>A dense network of fibrous molecules, including many collagens, connect cells in our bodies.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/cytoskeleton"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/cytoskeleton.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/cytoskeleton" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">CytoSkeleton</span></a> <div>Conceptual illustration of cytoplasm and cytoskeleton inside a human cell.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/model-of-a-mycoplasma-cell"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/model-of-a-mycoplasma-cell.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/model-of-a-mycoplasma-cell" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Model of a Mycoplasma Cell</span></a> <div>Image of a 3D model of an entire mycoplasma cell.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/red-blood-cell-cytoskeleton"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/red-blood-cell-cytoskeleton.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/red-blood-cell-cytoskeleton" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Red Blood Cell Cytoskeleton</span></a> <div>Cross section through a red blood cell membrane shows the distinctive cytoskeleton</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/lipid-droplets"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/lipid-droplets.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/lipid-droplets" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Lipid Droplets</span></a> <div>Lipids such as fats and cholesterol are stored in large droplets inside cells.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-cytoplasm"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-cytoplasm.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-cytoplasm" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Biosites: Cytoplasm</span></a> <div>Biosites: Cytoplasm (2005) by David S. Goodsell</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-basement-membrane"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-basement-membrane.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-basement-membrane" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Biosites: Basement Membrane</span></a> <div>Biosites: Basement Membrane (2005) by David S. Goodsell.</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-red-blood-cell"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-red-blood-cell.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-red-blood-cell" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Biosites: Red Blood Cell</span></a> <div>Biosites: Red Blood Cell (2005) by David S. Goodsell</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-muscle"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/biosites-muscle.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/biosites-muscle" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Biosites: Muscle</span></a> <div>Biosites: Muscle (2005) by David S. Goodsell</div> </td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td class="tn"><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/blood"><img src="https://cdn.rcsb.org/pdb101/goodsell/png-400/blood.png" class="icon"></a></td> <td><a href="/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/blood" class="no-underline"><span style="font-size:16px;">Blood</span></a> <div>Blood (2000) by David S. 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