We created this animation of the corona virus and have made it freely available to download, share and use. We ask that you credit Fusion Medical Animation if you do have a use for the visuals. High resolution images can be downloaded here: [ Ссылка ]
These images have been now downloaded over 5 millions times!
Since sharing these images we have been contacted by people who intend to use them in very different ways; from university lecturers wishing to use them as part of their (now) virtual teaching while the college is shut to a firms creating apps to help people to know how to act during this pandemic.
The making of the Covid-19 model:
This model was created by assembling together parts from related 3 coronavirus structures that are available in public databases, such as RCSB PDB.
The components that we used:
1) S protein (PDB code – 6CRV)
2) E protein (PDB code – 5X29)
3) M protein (PDB code – 3I6G)
The M protein shown is complexed with HLA-A*02 (human leukocyte antigen serotype A*02). The distribution of these proteins on the surface of the virus was aligned by a random algorithm. The overall representation surface protein density has been reduced to help show spike, envelope, and membrane proteins.
The lipid membrane itself was generated using a particle system to produce a random and organic result. The current Covid-19 visualisation represents the surface structure of the virus. At the time of writing the inner structures are being sourced and incorporated into a new visualisation. Models were imported and distributed in 3d Studio Max, rendered with Redshift and composited in Nuke.
We have cross-referenced these models with:
3d Form: Structures provided by Korkinlab: [ Ссылка ]
Visuals Refs: [ Ссылка ] [ Ссылка ]
