The RCSB Protein Data Bank: Redesigned Web Site and Web Services

Overview

Journal Nucleic Acids Res

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2010 Nov 2

PMID 21036868

Citations 311

Authors

Peter W Rose

Bojan Beran

Chunxiao Bi

Wolfgang F Bluhm

Dimitris Dimitropoulos

David S Goodsell

Andreas Prlic

Martha Quesada

Gregory B Quinn

John D Westbrook

Jasmine Young

Benjamin Yukich

Christine Zardecki

Helen M Berman

Philip E Bourne

Affiliations

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Abstract

The RCSB Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB) web site (http://www.pdb.org) has been redesigned to increase usability and to cater to a larger and more diverse user base. This article describes key enhancements and new features that fall into the following categories: (i) query and analysis tools for chemical structure searching, query refinement, tabulation and export of query results; (ii) web site customization and new structure alerts; (iii) pair-wise and representative protein structure alignments; (iv) visualization of large assemblies; (v) integration of structural data with the open access literature and binding affinity data; and (vi) web services and web widgets to facilitate integration of PDB data and tools with other resources. These improvements enable a range of new possibilities to analyze and understand structure data. The next generation of the RCSB PDB web site, as described here, provides a rich resource for research and education.

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