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Deprecation of FTP File Download Protocol in the PDB Archive
wwPDB plans to deprecate FTP download protocol on November 1st 2024
Explore Antibiotic Resistance in 3D
Annotations from the Comprehensive Antibiotic Resistance Database (CARD) have been mapped to structures in the PDB archive
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Gene Ontology terms (for Molecular Function, Cellular Component, and Biological Process), InterPro protein family classifications, and Pharos disease associations are available for CSMs at RCSB.org
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Learn about Teaching enzymology with the Protein Data Bank: from pandemic to Paxlovid on October 19.
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Learn about Leveraging RCSB PDB APIs for Bioinformatics Analyses and Machine Learning. Part 1 will introduce the Data and Search APIs. Part 2 will offer hands-on exercises.
Coming Soon: PDB Entries with Novel Ligands Distributed Only in PDBx/mmCIF and PDBML File Formats
PDB will run out of 3-character CCD IDs before the end of 2023. Afterwards, PDB entries with novel ligands will not be distributed in the legacy PDB file format.
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Papers Published in Special Issue of Journal of Molecular Biology
Read how the ModelCIF data framework and RCSB PDB APIs each support exploration of Computed Structure Models (CSMs) in a special issue focused on Computation Resources for Molecular Biology» 11/24/2023Nov 18-24: World Antimicrobial Awareness Week
PDB structures help us understand resistance to antibiotics and develop new ways to fight infection» 11/18/2023Nov 17: WHO's Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action
Visit PDB-101 to learn how the capsid protein of papillomavirus is used in vaccines that prevent cervical cancer» 11/16/2023Meet RCSB PDB at ABRCMS
Visit the poster Enabling Computational Biology Research Using Python-Based Applications to learn about recent software development; meet Rutgers members in booth #511 to learn about the summer internships and gap year opportunities» 11/15/2023November 14 is World Diabetes Day
PDB structures reveal how glucose levels are regulated in the body and provide new hope for combating the disease.» 11/13/2023Explore the Structural Biology of Viruses
Visit PDB-101 to learn how insights provided by structural biology are used to develop new defenses against viral infection» 10/31/2023Meet RCSB PDB at SACNAS
Learn about summer internship opportunities and more at booth #1235» 10/23/2023Poster Prize Awarded at The Protein Society
The wwPDB Foundation made awards to Taylor M. Laflamme (Clark University) and Kevin Ramirez (University of California Merced) for their posters at The Protein Society Meeting in July 2023.» 10/18/2023
Molecule of the Month

ZAR1 Resistosome
Plants protect themselves from infection with immune system machines such as the resistosome
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Issue 99 - October 2023
In this issue: Explore Bioenergy; Upload Structure Files to Search; Preparing PDB Depositions; and more. In the Education Corner, learn about Empowering Educators with Research-Grade Computational Tools
Annual Reports

2022 Annual Report
Download the 2022 Annual Report (PDF) for an overview of recent RCSB PDB activities, including enabled access to ~1 million Computed Structure Models (CSMs) from AlphaFoldDB and RoseTTAFold.