Gallery of Physical Molecular Models

Polymerases

30S (Small) Ribosomal Subunit - 0601

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = Peripheral Protein Chains

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. It is composed primarily of an A chain and a B chain, along with additional peripheral protein chains.

30S (Small) Ribosomal Subunit - 0602

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = Peripheral Protein Chains

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. It is composed primarily of an A chain and a B chain, along with additional peripheral protein chains.

30S (Small) Ribosomal Subunit - 0603

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = Peripheral Protein Chains

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. It is composed primarily of an A chain and a B chain, along with additional peripheral protein chains.

30S (Small) Ribosomal Subunit - 0604

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  • = Growing RNA Strand
  • = Incoming Double-Stranded DNA

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. The nucleic, which is found within the RNA polymerase, demonstrates how the growing RNA strand splits the incoming double-stranded DNA.

DNA Polymerase - 0605

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = Peripheral Protein Chains

Model Description

DNA Polymerase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from nucleotides. The model shows that DNA Polymerase is composed of an A chain, a B chain, and peripheral protein chains.

DNA Polymerase Subunits - 0606

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = Peripheral Protein Chains
  • = Growing RNA Strand
  • = Double-Stranded DNA

Model Description

DNA Polymerase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from nucleotides. The model shows that DNA Polymerase is composed of an A chain, a B chain, and peripheral protein chains.

DNA Polymerase Subunit - 0607

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  • = Growing RNA Strand
  • = Incoming Double-Stranded DNA
  • = Incoming RNA Nucleotide

Model Description

DNA Polymerase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from nucleotides. The model shows how an incoming RNA nucleotide and an incoming double-stranded DNA interact with a growing RNA strand to form a DNA/RNA hybrid strand.

RNA Polymerase - 0608

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = RNA Polymerase Complex

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. This model shows the A chain, the B chain, and the RNA polymerase complex.

RNA Polymerase - 0609

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  • = A Chain
  • = B Chain
  • = DNA/RNA Hybrid
  • = Birdge Helix
  • = Rudder Motif
  • = Incoming RNA Nucleotide
  • = Incoming Double-Stranded DNA

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. This model shows the A chain, the B chain, and the RNA polymerase complex.

RNA Polymerase - 0610

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  • = Incoming/Exiting Double-Stranded DNA

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. This model shows the transcription bubble formed by RNA polymerase to split the incoming double-stranded DNA.

DNA Polymerase - 0611

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  • = Growing RNA Strand
  • = Split DNA Strand
  • = Incoming Nucleotide Triphosphate

Model Description

DNA Polymerase is an enzyme that synthesizes DNA from nucleotides. This model depicts the active site of DNA polymerase and the roles of DNA and RNA in the enzyme's function.

RNA Polymerase - 0612

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  • = Double-Stranded DNA

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. This spacefill model depicts how double-stranded DNA enters the enzyme and is surrounded by plethora of necessary molecules.

Yeast RNA Polymerase - 0613

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  • = Incoming/Exiting Double-Stranded DNA
  • = Growing RNA Strand

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. Studying yeast RNA polymerase and its many subunits sheds light on the composition of human RNA polymerase since so much is still unknown.

Thermus aquaticus RNA Polymerase - 0614

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  • = Incoming/Exiting Double-Stranded DNA
  • = Growing RNA Strand

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. Thermus aquaticus is a species of bacteria found in high-temperature environments. One of the first enzymes isolated from Thermus aquaticus was RNA polymerase and is used to study transcription.

Yeast and Thermus aquaticus RNA Polymerase - 0615

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  • = Incoming/Exiting Double-Stranded DNA
  • = Growing RNA Strand

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. These models shown side-by-side demonstrate the similarities between the enzymes despite being from different organisms.

RNA Polymerase - 0616

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  • = Incoming/Exiting Double-Stranded DNA
  • = Growing RNA Strand

Model Description

RNA Polymerase transcribes double-stranded DNA into mRNA for later use by ribosomes during protein synthesis. This model depicts the splitting of the incoming double-stranded DNA, forming a transcription bubble for the growing RNA strand to begin transcription.

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