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BDNF binding to TRKB receptors.
BDNF, or brain-derived neurotrophic factor, is a molecule.
"Exercise has been shown to increase the secretion of BDNF at the mRNA and protein levels in the rodent hippocampus, suggesting the potential increase of this neurotrophin after exercise in humans."
So this is an animation of BDNF binding to TRKB receptors... with, subsequently, *more* BDNF binding to TRKB receptors after exercise.
I was responsible for animation/rigging, rendering, and compositing.
I modeled the TRKB receptor based on fragments around the web, and constructed a homodimer of BDNF from a heterodimer available in the PDB.
The look and feel was developed by a colleague; I just implemented it.