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Improved EM validation with Q-score
wwPDB validation of EM structures for which there is both a model and an EM volume will include the Q-score metric
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Learn how to search, visualize, and analyze CSMs alongside PDB structures using RCSB.org tools on Thursday September 22, 2022
Future Planning: PDB entries with extended CCD or PDB IDs will be distributed in the PDBx/mmCIF format only
PDB users and related software developers should review code and begin to prepare for this change. Entries containing extended CCD or PDB IDs will not be distributed in legacy PDB file format.
DNS name changes for PDB archive downloads from RCSB PDB
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Improved EM validation with Q-score
Starting September 23rd, wwPDB validation of EM structures for which there is both a model and an EM volume will include the Q-score metric
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See new feature archive
Molecular Origami: Build a 3D paper model of DNA
A DNA folding template and folding tutorial are available in English and Spanish at PDB-101» 09/27/2022View Crystal Structure Quality in 3D
Use Mol* to display experimental crystal structures in a color scheme comparable to the Computed Structure Model confidence measure» 09/20/2022Simple Sequence Searching
Enter a sequence in the top search bar to search for matching PDB entities. Use the slider to include Computed Structure Models (CSMs) in your results.» 09/13/2022Explore Computed Structure Models Alongside PDB Data
~1 million AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAFold models now can be accessed using RCSB PDB tools» 08/31/2022Education Corner: Bound! Protein-Drug Card Game
Players match protein targets with drugs in this new game developed by RCSB PDB and CCDC» 08/29/2022Molecular Landscapes: E. coli
A detailed key is now available to help understand this cross-section through an Escherichia coli cell.» 08/23/2022Poster Prize Awarded at ACA
Congratulations to Akua Donkor for Understanding the role of pyridoxal reductase in pyridoxal 5’-phosphate homeostasis» 08/09/2022Congratulations to David S. Goodsell
The Molecule of the Month creator will receive the I. Fankuchen Award at the American Crystallographic Association's annual meeting.» 08/01/2022New Coloring Page
National Coloring Book Day is August 2. Celebrate by coloring Polysome, part of The Biologist Magazine's Big Biochemical Colouring-in Series at PDB-101» 07/31/2022
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Molecule of the Month
Respiratory Supercomplex
In our mitochondria, three electron-transport complexes assemble into a supercomplex.
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Issue 93 - April 2022
Announcements for Developers; New Structure Annotations; Award-winning PDB-101 images; and more; Education Corner on Python Scripting for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Spring 2022 Issue
Annual Reports
2021 Annual Report
Download the 2021 Annual Report (PDF) for an overview of recent RCSB PDB activities, publications, and a look back at celebrating 50 years of the PDB archive.
