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04/06 PDB101 News

Acknowledgement: David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank doi: <a href="http://pdb101.rcsb.org/sci-art/goodsell-gallery/respiratory-droplet">10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-024</a>Acknowledgement: David S. Goodsell, RCSB Protein Data Bank doi: 10.2210/rcsb_pdb/goodsell-gallery-024

This painting by David S. Goodsell shows a cross section through a small respiratory droplet, like the ones that are thought to transmit SARS-CoV-2. The virus is shown in magenta, and the droplet is also filled with molecules that are present in the respiratory tract, including mucins (green), pulmonary surfactant proteins and lipids (blue), and antibodies (tan). The painting was created as part of the show New Ways of Living with SciCommMake.

Goodsell's molecular landscapes are available from PDB-101 in a special SciArt Digital Archive. These watercolor paintings integrate information from structural biology, microscopy and biophysics to simulate detailed views of the molecular structure of living cells. These illustrations are free for use under CC-BY-4.0 license. Acknowledgement should be given as indicated for each illustration.

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