The Protein Data Bank

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Helen M. Berman · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Tammy Battistuz · University of California, San Diego

Talapady N. Bhat · National Institute of Standards and Technology

Wolfgang F. Bluhm · San Diego Supercomputer Center

Philip E. Bourne · Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Kyle Burkhardt · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Zukang Feng

Abstract

The Protein Data Bank [PDB; Berman, Westbrook et al. (2000), Nucleic Acids Res. 28, 235-242; http://www.pdb.org/] is the single worldwide archive of primary structural data of biological macromolecules. Many secondary sources of information are derived from PDB data. It is the starting point for studies in structural bioinformatics. This article describes the goals of the PDB, the systems in place for data deposition and access, how to obtain further information and plans for the future development of the resource. The reader should come away with an understanding of the scope of the PDB and what is provided by the resource.

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Protein Structure and Dynamics Enzyme Structure and Function RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms

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Published in: Acta Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography

Volume 58, Issue 6, pp. 899-907

DOI: 10.1107/s0907444902003451

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