Viruses

Viruses are tiny packages of genetic material wrapped in a protein shell, often with a membrane studded with glycoproteins. Many viral capsids are built from repeated copies of a few proteins arranged with beautiful icosahedral symmetry. This collection covers capsids and the surface proteins of influenza, HIV, Ebola, dengue, Zika, RSV and other viruses, many of which are vaccine and drug targets.

Open Tobacco mosaic virus in 3D

20 structures

Tobacco mosaic virus2TMV
The first virus ever discovered.
Satellite panicum mosaic virus1STM
Bacteriophage phiX1742BPA
Poliovirus type 12PLV
Human rhinovirus 14 (common cold virus)4RHV
Hepatitis B virus capsid protein1QGT
Human papillomavirus 16 L1 capsid protein1DZL
L1 is the protein used in HPV vaccines.
Influenza H3N2 hemagglutinin5HMG
1934 human H1 influenza hemagglutinin1RU7
1918 H1N1 hemagglutinin with antibody CR62613GBN
Influenza N1 neuraminidase with oseltamivir2HU4
HIV-1 capsid protein hexamer3H47
HIV-1 gp120 bound to CD4 and an antibody1GC1
HIV-1 envelope trimer (BG505 SOSIP)4TVP
Dengue virus envelope protein1OAN
Zika virus5IRE
Ebola virus glycoprotein with a survivor's antibody3CSY
Ebola virus glycoprotein5JQ3
RSV fusion protein, prefusion form4JHW
Stabilizing this prefusion shape led to the first RSV vaccines.
Human CD4, the HIV receptor (AlphaFold)P01730 (AlphaFold)

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