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Please take this brief survey about the PDBx/mmCIF User Guide to help us gain insights into the Guide’s usage and identify areas for future improvement. |
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PDB-Dev now PDB-IHM
Structures of many large macromolecular assemblies are now being determined using integrative approaches, wherein information derived from multiple experimental and computational methods is combined to compute their three-dimensional structures. |
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Time-stamped Copies of PDB and EMDB Archives
A snapshot of the PDB Core archive (https://files.wwpdb.org/, https://s3.rcsb.org) as of January 1, 2025 has been added to https://s3snapshots.rcsb.org/, snapshots.rcsb.org (rsync |
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Access SDF/MOL formatted CCD files from the PDB archive
PDB Chemical Component Dictionary (CCD) files with ideal geometries are now provided in SDF/MOL format at the PDB archive. |
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PDBe team Introduces Novel Ligand Pages: A revamped PDBeChem service
The Protein Data Bank in Europe team is excited to announce the release of its enhanced PDBe-KB Ligand Pages |
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wwPDB News: Deprecation of FTP File Download Protocol on November 1, 2024
The FTP protocol for file downloads has been losing popularity over the years in favor of HTTP/S. There are many advantages of HTTP/S including speed, statelessness, security (HTTPS), and better support. |
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The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced that they will award David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 for computational protein design and protein structure prediction. |
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wwPDB Data Release Policy on Public Preprint Archives
The wwPDB releases entries under the following circumstances: |
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Annotation of protein modifications in the PDB
Protein chemical modifications (PCMs) and post translational modifications (PTMs) annotation is now included in CCD files, and updated atomic coordinate files are being rolled out. |
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Access IHM structures at wwPDB DOI Landing Pages
Structures determined by integrative and hybrid structure determination methods (IHM) are now available at wwPDB DOI landing pages for both released and on-hold entries, along with >225,000 experimental structures in the PDB archive. |
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PDBe launches Foldseek-compatible PDB collection for fast protein structure searches
Key highlights of the database The Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe) is excited to announce the availability of a new resource that will significantly enhance researchers' |
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Biocurator Milestone: >10,000 Depositions Processed
Congratulations to biocurator Dr. Irina Persikova on processing over 10,000 PDB depositions. She is the seventh biocurator in the wwPDB reached this milestone. |