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November Molecule of the Month

RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month
Malaria Parasite PTEX

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Paper Published: ZMPY3D

Paper Published: ZMPY3D

Read about Accelerating protein structure volume analysis through vectorized 3D Zernike moments and Python-based GPU integration

Paper Published: Using Augmented Reality

Paper Published: Using Augmented Reality

Read about Using augmented reality in molecular case studies to enhance biomolecular structure-function explorations in undergraduate classrooms

Watch the Webinar: Python Scripting for Molecular Docking

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This virtual course introduces life scientists to the power and flexibility of Python Scripting for Molecular Docking

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Deprecation of FTP File Download Protocol on November 1, 2024

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

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

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Poster Prize Awarded at LACA

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

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

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  • PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance

    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

  • Award-Winning Image

    Award-Winning Image

    This image of Bacteriophage T4 Infection was selected as a National Jury's Choice Award: United States in the 2023 Wiki Science Competition in the United States.
    » 12/10/2024

  • Education Corner: Paper Nucleic Acid Models for Hands-on Education

    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

  • Paper Published: Impact of the PDB on drug approvals

    Paper Published: Impact of the PDB on drug approvals

    Open access to the PDB facilitated discovery/development of 100% of the 34 new low molecular weight, protein-targeted, antineoplastic agents approved by the US FDA 2019–2023.
    » 11/21/2024

  • PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance

    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
    » 11/18/2024

  • Meet RCSB PDB at ABRCMS

    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

    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

    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

    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

  • Happy Birthday, PDB!

    Happy Birthday, PDB!

    October 20 is the anniversary of the 1971 announcement of the PDB.
    » 10/18/2024

Molecule of the Month

Malaria Parasite PTEX

Malaria Parasite PTEX

The parasite that causes malaria exports hundreds of proteins to remodel the cells that it infects.

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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

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2023 Annual Report

Download the 2023 Annual Report (PDF) for an overview of recent activities, including RCSB PDB APIs and pairwise alignment tools.

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