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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 | |
Computed Structure Models (CSM) from AlphaFold DB and ModelArchive |
These data can be explored in context of external annotations providing a structural view of biology.
Features & Highlights
PDB-Dev now PDB-IHM
The PDB-IHM (formerly PDB-Dev) ecosystem provides a robust infrastructure for depositing, curating, validating, visualizing, archiving, and disseminating integrative structures of biomolecules and their complexes.
Paper Published: Updated resources for exploring PDB structures and Computed Structure Models
Read about the RCSB PDB and other molecular biology databases in the annual Database Issue of Nucleic Acids Research
Time-stamped Copies of PDB and EMDB Archives
A snapshot of the PDB Core Archive as of January 01, 2025 is available
Prizes Awarded at the Asian Crystallographic Association Meeting
The wwPDB Foundation made awards to students Salma Dienta Salsabila, Se-Young Son, and Yeon-Ju Jung for their presentations at the December 2024 AsCA meeting.
Paper Published: ZMPY3D
Read about Accelerating protein structure volume analysis through vectorized 3D Zernike moments and Python-based GPU integration
Watch the Webinar: Python Scripting for Molecular Docking
This virtual course introduces life scientists to the power and flexibility of Python Scripting for Molecular Docking
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
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Please take this brief survey and be entered into a drawing for a mug featuring the artwork of David S. Goodsell.
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Undergrads: Spend your summer with RCSB PDB
RISE at Rutgers is a nationally acclaimed summer research program for outstanding undergraduates from diverse backgrounds. Applications are now open.» 01/17/2025
Winter Newsletter Published
Highlights the Target Zero documentary series, 2024 statistics, wwPDB news, and more. In the Education Corner, learn about Molecule of the Month: Celebrating 25 Years of Storytelling and Announcing New Beginnings» 01/14/2025
Celebrate #NationalMilkDay
January 11 is National Milk Day. Learn about this complex mixture of proteins, fats, and nutrients at PDB-101.» 01/09/2025
Molecule of the Month: Celebrating 25 Years of Storytelling and Announcing New Beginnings
After a remarkable 300 columns, David Goodsell has retired from the Molecule of the Month. Janet Iwasa will continue the series, beginning with the January feature» 01/05/2025
Peak Performance for 2025
Download our new calendar that highlights the structural biology of nutrition» 12/29/2024
PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of athletics and well-being. Explore how supersweet proteins trick our taste receptors in Monellin» 12/17/2024
Model Proteins at the Science Olympiad
Attention High School Teachers and Students: Protein Modeling Event is back as a Trial Event» 12/10/2024
Structural Biology and Nobel Prizes
On December 10, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be awarded to David Baker for computational protein design and to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper for protein structure prediction. Learn more about the PDB and protein prediction/design at PDB-101» 12/06/2024
Molecule of the Month
Assembly Line Polyketide Synthases
Large multienzyme complexes that synthesize diverse small molecules in a stepwise manner.
Read MoreQuarterly News (see archive)
Issue 104 - January 2025
In this issue: Target Zero documentary series, 2024 statistics, wwPDB news, a major Molecule of the Month announcement and more.
Education Corner: Molecule of the Month: Celebrating 25 Years of Storytelling and Announcing New Beginnings by Drs. David Goodsell and Janet Iwasa
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.
