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Structure of Mycobacterium abscessus Phosphopantetheine adenylyltransferase in complex with inhibitor
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Join us for Teaching enzymology with the Protein Data Bank: from pandemic to Paxlovid on July 30.
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This free virtual course will introduce life scientists to the power and flexibility of Python Scripting for Molecular Docking on July 18, 2024
Register for the July 9 Virtual Office Hour on APIs
Interested in learning how to search for certain structures programmatically? Join us for a virtual Office Hour. Bring you questions about RCSB PDB APIs.
Register for June 13 Virtual Office Hour: Generating DSN6 and MTZ Files
DSN6 formatted map files will not be offered after June 28, 2024. MTZ files available from EDMAPS.rcsb.org will be discontinued in the Fall. Join us for a Virtual Office Hour to learn more about this transition, and how you can generate the data you need.
Notice: NGL Viewer Deprecation
As of June 28, 2024, the NGL molecular viewer will be removed from RCSB.org. Users are encouraged to use Mol* for 3D visualization.
Switch from MMTF to BCIF
As of July 2, 2024, RCSB PDB will no longer serve PDB data in the MMTF compression format. Users should switch to BCIF.
Announcement: EDMAPS.rcsb.org Shutdown
DSN6 formatted map files will not be offered after June 28, 2024. MTZ files available from EDMAPS.rcsb.org will be discontinued in the Fall. Join us for a Virtual Office Hour to learn more about this transition.
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Education Corner: Inktober SciArt - Copy - Copy
Irina Bezsonova (UCONN Health) describes how she created Inktober SciArt Celebrating PDB50 in 2021. Images of her amazing PDB-inspired drawings are available for download.» 07/03/2024Education Corner: Inktober SciArt - Copy
Irina Bezsonova (UCONN Health) describes how she created Inktober SciArt Celebrating PDB50 in 2021. Images of her amazing PDB-inspired drawings are available for download.» 06/27/2024
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.» 09/03/2024
Paper Published: MolViewSpec Toolkit
Learn how about Describing and Sharing Molecular Visualizations Using the MolViewSpec Toolkit» 08/27/2024
Paper Published: Exploring protein 3D similarities via comprehensive structural alignments
The RCSB.org alignment tool facilitates 3D superposition of multiple protein structures to one reference structure and integrates with other RCSB.org web portal APIs» 08/20/2024
PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of athletics and well-being, including a cross section through a red blood cell membrane shows the distinctive cytoskeleton» 08/13/2024
August 2 is National Coloring Book Day
Color the diverse 3D shapes of structural science with PDB-101's coloring book collection.» 07/30/2024
July 28 is World Hepatitis Day
WHO's World Hepatitis Day raises awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and cancer.» 07/25/2024
PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of athletics and well-being. Learn more about Insulin and Diabetes» 07/23/2024
Paper Published: RCSB PDB supporting research and education worldwide
This article in IUCrJ is part of a collection of articles from the IUCr 2023 Congress in Melbourne, Australia, and commemorates the 75th anniversary of the IUCr. It describes presentations made at the meeting in August 2023.» 07/16/2024
Molecule of the Month
Ribosome Diversity
By comparing the structures of ribosomes from different organisms, we can explore the evolution of life.
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.
