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Features & Highlights
Deprecation of FTP File Download Protocol on November 1, 2024
wwPDB to deprecate FTP download protocol in the PDB archive
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
wwPDB Data Release Policy on Public Preprint Archives
Contributions to public preprint archives that mention PDB/EMDB/BMRB entry IDs are deemed by the wwPDB to be publications
Register for the November 7 Virtual Office Hour on Supporting Extended PDB IDs
Interested in learning more about plans to extend PDB IDs to 12 characters? Bring you questions to a virtual Office Hour.
Annotation of Protein Modifications in the PDB
Protein chemical modifications (PCMs) and post translational modifications (PTMs) annotation is now included in CCD files, and updated atomic coordinate files are being rolled out.
Register Now for Webinar: Unlock Rapid Analyses Across the Whole PDB Using BinaryCIF
Join us on November 4 to future-proof your data analysis with BinaryCIF, a fully interchangeable yet drastically more efficient flavor of the PDBx/mmCIF format
Register for the October 8 Advanced Search Office Hour
Have questions about how to use RCSB.org? Join us for a virtual Office Hour.
Announcement: EDMAPS.rcsb.org Shutdown on October 16
Electron density map coefficients will instead be provided for all X-ray structures in the PDB archive.
Applications Open for Director
Distinguished scientists focused on 3D structures of biological macromolecules are invited to apply for this position with the RCSB PDB at Rutgers University.
Watch the Webinar: Teaching Enzymology
Learn about Teaching Enzymology with the Protein Data Bank: From Pandemic to Paxlovid.
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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
Meet RCSB PDB at ABRCMS UPDATE!!!!!!!
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: ZMPY3D
Read about Accelerating protein structure volume analysis through vectorized 3D Zernike moments and Python-based GPU integration» 10/29/2024
Meet RCSB PDB at SACNAS
Learn about summer internship opportunities and more at the Rutgers booth #648» 10/27/2024
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» 10/22/2024
Happy Birthday, Irving Geis
Celebrate Geis' birthday (October 18, 1908) with a tour of the Geis Digital Archive of his pioneering works of biomolecular art at PDB-101» 10/17/2024
PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of athletics and well-being. Learn how the ten enzymes of glycolysis break down sugar in our diet in Glycolytic Enzymes» 10/15/2024
Paper Published: MolViewSpec Toolkit
Learn about Describing and Sharing Molecular Visualizations Using the MolViewSpec Toolkit» 10/10/2024
Explore Structural Biology with CSMs
Visit PDB-101 for more about Nobel Prize-winning Computed Structure Models and their measures of reliability; limitations; and how they can help determine experimental structures» 10/09/2024
Molecule of the Month
Angiotensin and Blood Pressure
Many medications for controlling high blood pressure inhibit the action of the peptide hormone angiotensin.
Read MoreQuarterly News (see archive)
Issue 102 - June 2024
New Training Opportunities; A Biocurator Milestone; Building 3D Paper Models of Protein Domains; and more.
Cell signaling through Rube Goldberg Machines by Dr. Fatahiya Kashif, Federal Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan
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.
