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The Protein Data Bank

Published

Author(s)

H M. Berman, J Westbrook, Z. Feng, G L. Gilliland, Talapady N. Bhat, H Weissig, N Shindyalov, P E. Bourne

Abstract

The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is the single worldwide repository 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.
Citation
Nucleic Acids Research
Volume
28
Issue
1
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

NMR, Protein Data Bank, three-dimensional structures, x-ray crystallography

Citation

Berman, H. , Westbrook, J. , Feng, Z. , Gilliland, G. , Bhat, T. , Weissig, H. , Shindyalov, N. and Bourne, P. (2000), The Protein Data Bank, Nucleic Acids Research (Accessed October 10, 2025)

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Created January 1, 2000, Updated February 17, 2017
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