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. 2000 Jan 1;28(1):235-42.
doi: 10.1093/nar/28.1.235.

The Protein Data Bank

H M Berman  1 , J Westbrook, Z Feng, G Gilliland, T N Bhat, H Weissig, I N Shindyalov, P E Bourne
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The Protein Data Bank

H M Berman et al. Nucleic Acids Res. .

Abstract

The Protein Data Bank (PDB; http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/ ) is the single worldwide archive of structural data of biological macromolecules. This paper describes the goals of the PDB, the systems in place for data deposition and access, how to obtain further information, and near-term plans for the future development of the resource.

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Figure 1
The steps in PDB data processing. Ellipses represent actions and rectangles define content.
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Figure 2
The integrated tools of the PDB data processing system.
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Figure 3
The integrated query interface to the PDB.
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Figure 4
The various query options that are available for the PDB.
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