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RCSB Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB) enables breakthroughs in science and education by providing access and tools for exploration, visualization, and analysis of:
Experimentally-determined 3D structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) archive | |
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These data can be explored in context of external annotations providing a structural view of biology.
Features & Highlights
Access SDF/MOL formatted CCD files from the PDB archive
Chemical Component Dictionary files with ideal geometries in SDF/MOL format are now available
Paper Published: Using Augmented Reality
Read about Using augmented reality in molecular case studies to enhance biomolecular structure-function explorations in undergraduate classrooms
Developers: Switch to Sequence Coordinates Service by May 31, 2025
The new Sequence Coordinates Service supports better access to RCSB PDB features
Take the Visualization User Survey and Win
Please take this brief survey and be entered into a drawing for a mug featuring the artwork of David S. Goodsell.
Deprecation of FTP File Download Protocol on November 1, 2024
wwPDB to deprecate FTP download protocol in the PDB archive
Poster Prize Awarded at The Protein Society
The wwPDB Foundation made an award to Aubrey Putansu at The Protein Society meeting for An Expanded Integrator Sensor Motif for GPCR Ligand Detection
Register for Upcoming Training Events
Join us for free upcoming virtual events: Mol* Office Hour (Nov 4), BCIF Webinar (Nov 4), and Extended PDB ID Office Hour (Nov 9)
Poster Prize Awarded at LACA
The wwPDB Foundation awarded Zaighum Abbas at the Latin American Crystallographic Association Meeting for The Role of SEPT7 in Magnaporthe oryzae: Structural Insights and Functional Implications
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024
Congratulations to David Baker, who was recognized for computational protein design, and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, who were recognized for protein structure prediction. These achievements also celebrate the work of the PDB depositor community and the PDB archive that underpinned development of their prediction methods.
Register for the November 4 Mol* Virtual Office Hour
Join RCSB PDB for quick tips on how to use Mol* to view Sequence Annotations in 3D
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December 1: World AIDS Day
Watch the documentary Target Zero to learn about the challenge and emotional complexity of the fight to control HIV infection» 11/27/2024
Education Corner: Paper Nucleic Acid Models for Hands-on Education
Cassandra Hayne and Phoebe Rice (The University of Chicago) describe downloadable Paper Nucleic Acid Models for Hands-on Education» 11/25/2024
PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of athletics and well-being. Learn about the molecular switch that responds to changing oxygen levels in Hypoxia-Inducible Factors» 11/21/2024
Nov 18-24: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
PDB structures help us understand resistance to antibiotics and develop new ways to fight infection» 11/17/2024
Nov 17: WHO's Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action
Visit PDB-101 to learn how the capsid protein of papillomavirus is used in vaccines that prevent cervical cancer» 11/14/2024
November 14 is World Diabetes Day
PDB structures reveal how glucose levels are regulated in the body and provide new hope for combating the disease.» 11/13/2024
Meet RCSB PDB at ABRCMS
Visit the poster Streamlining Programmatic Access to Structural Biology Data with Python to learn about recent software development; meet Rutgers members in booth #1740 to learn about the summer internships and gap year opportunities» 11/10/2024
Paper Published: IHMCIF
Read about An Extension of the PDBx/mmCIF Data Standard for Integrative Structure Determination Methods» 11/05/2024
Meet RCSB PDB at SACNAS
Learn about summer internship opportunities and more at the Rutgers booth #648» 10/27/2024
Interview with Director Emerita Helen Berman
Read about The huge protein database that spawned AlphaFold and biology's AI revolution in Nature» 10/20/2024
Molecule of the Month
Malaria Parasite PTEX
The parasite that causes malaria exports hundreds of proteins to remodel the cells that it infects.
Read MoreQuarterly News (see archive)
Issue 103 - October 2024
In this Issue: Fall Training Opportunities; A Biocurator Milestone of >10,000 Depositions Processed; Influenza Virus painting; and more.
Education Corner: Paper Nucleic Acid Models for Hands-on Education by Cassandra K. Hayne and Phoebe A. Rice, The University of Chicago
Annual Reports
2023 Annual Report
Download the 2023 Annual Report (PDF) for an overview of recent activities, including RCSB PDB APIs and pairwise alignment tools.
