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VistaPDB comes shipped with five structures available via the Model -> Examples menu.

Hemoglobin: Transports Oxygen in Red Blood Cells of Vertebrates
Insulin: Hormone that functions in metabolism.
Rubisco: Catalyzes the first step in carbon fixation.
Tubulin: The fundamental subunits of microtubules.
Ubiquitin: Involved in the catalysis Proteasome dependent proteolysis.

To search and download other files, go to Tools -> PDB Search (alternatively you may visit the RCSB Protein Data Bank website directly)

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