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The blood protein

The blood protein

The images for September in our 2020 PDBe calendar are inspired by a protein that flows through our veins and arteries, transporting the t

The protein factory

The protein factory

The artwork for August in our 2020 PDBe calendar is inspired by the cell’s protein making machines called ribosomes.

Sex differentiation: more than XX or XY

Sex differentiation: more than XX or XY

The artwork for July in our PDBe 2020 calendar is inspired by a protein that’s vital for the determination of sex in mammals.

Shine On

Shine On

June’s artwork represents the structure of the key enzyme in bioluminescence and brings light into our 2020 calendar.  

Protein folding: Origami with Jellyfish

Protein folding: Origami with Jellyfish

 

Visual purple

Visual purple

The protein which inspired the image for April in our 2020 calendar is rhodopsin, the primary photoreceptor molecule in vision.

Small creatures with a big impact

Small creatures with a big impact

This month, our 2020 calendar is taking us on an exploration of the composition of bee venom and its promising application in medicine.  

Cellular recycling top 2015 PDB structure

Just as old plastic bottles are ground up at the recycling plant to be used to make new ones, so cells also recycle proteins. Proteins which are damaged or no longer required are sent to one of several different recycling plants in the cell.

Mighty little finger

Mighty little finger

The February image in our 2020 calendar presents an artwork exploring the link between DNA and its interaction with a Zinc finger protein.

From toxin to remedy

From toxin to remedy

The first artwork in our 2020 calendar is a stunning combination of venomous beasts and protein structures.

Marvel's Captain America

Marvel's Captain America

Deadly toxins from the sea

Deadly toxins from the sea

Have you ever wondered what the most dangerous animal living in the sea is?