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ReviewProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2026

The evolving landscape of molecular visualization.

Rachel Torrez, Hui Liu, Dillon Lee, Janet H Iwasa

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Review in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. The evolving landscape of molecular visualization.Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Rachel TorrezDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8317-430X
Hui LiuDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-3700
Dillon LeeDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Janet H IwasaDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4949-7607

Funding

CHEETAH Center for the Structural Biology of HIV Infection, Restriction, and Viral DynamicsU54AI170856 · NIAID · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Pamela J Bjorkman · 2022 to 2026
$34.4M
New Tools for Visualizing Dynamic Molecular ComplexesR35GM153284 · NIGMS · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Janet Iwasa · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170856NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM153284NIH HHS R35GM153284NIH HHS U54 AI170856
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular visualization plays a central role in structural biology, transforming data into representations that reveal how molecular form relates to function. Since the construction of the first protein models in the 1950s, visualization practices have evolved in tandem with experimental and computational advances, shaping both research and communication. Today's scientists rely on an expanding suite of digital tools to interpret structural, biophysical, and imaging data, while public repositories facilitate dissemination and education. Yet, as experimental methods capture ever more complex and dynamic molecular systems, the limitations of static visualizations have become apparent. Recent progress in animation, integrative modeling, and artificial intelligence offers new possibilities for representing molecular complexity and motion. This review traces the evolution of molecular visualization from physical models to dynamic, data-integrated animations and explores how emerging technologies promise to make visualization not only a medium of communication but also a tool for scientific exploration.

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Models, MolecularProteinsArtificial IntelligenceProteinsanimationmodelingvisualization

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PMID41964435
PMCPMC13069490

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