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Recommendations
We recommend downloading the PDBe updated mmCIF file, which is the archive coordinate file with added:
- SIFTS residue-level mapping
- Connectivity information for all chemical compounds present in the entry
In general, we recommend using the PDBx/mmCIF format files for downstream analysis and long-term compatibility.
If you only need sequences, you can download the FASTA sequences of the entry content..
If you analyse ligand or domain mapping, consider downloading the SIFTS xml with residue-level mapping between protein chains present in the entry and corresponding UniProt reference. This file is only available at PDBe.
Files from the PDB Archive
Coordinates
Coordinates are available in the PDBx/mmCIF format (recommended) and, where available, in the legacy PDB format.
Assembly files
Assembly files are available in PDBx/mmCIF, and the assembly composition is available in XML.
Experimental data
Structure factors, electron density (EDS) maps and difference maps for crystallographic entries:
NMR Shifts and Constraints in NEF and NMR-STAR formats for NMR entries:
To download experimental data for Electron Microscopy entries (3D volume), please follow the link to the EMDB entry page.
Validation data
The following validation data is available:
- validation reports (both full and summary report PDFs)
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