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Annotation and Curation of the Protein Data Bank

Jasmine Young¹ and RCSB PDBj PDBe Protein Data Bank¹

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1. Protein Data Bank

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Received 27 June 2009 21:41 UTC; Posted 30 June 2009

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Bioinformatics

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• protein data bank
• macromolecular structure
• bioinformatics

Abstract:

The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is the worldwide repository for experimentally determined 3D structures of biological macromolecules. Established in 1971 with just seven structures, it presently includes more than 56,000 entries. To maintain the highest standards in curation and processing, the members of the worldwide Protein Data Bank (wwPDB) collaborate in data annotation and the development of procedures, tools, and resources. Annotation-related issues, particularly those impacted by new developments
in structural biology, are critically reviewed at in-person and virtual meetings regularly and frequently. Comprehensive documentation of the procedures, formats, and related data dictionaries used in data annotation are available at the wwPDB website(www.wwpdb.org).

Mindful of the impact that changes in annotation procedures or data format may have on users, changes are carefully managed and communicated in a timely fashion. In cases involving complex scientific or policy issues, input is sought from advisory committees, standing task forces, experimental method developers, and community experts. This is exemplified by creation of the recently-released version of the PDB archive which updates and further standardizes database references, small molecule chemistry, biological assemblies, and active sites.

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3rd International Biocuration Conference

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Third International Biocurator Conference, 16 April 2009

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Young, Jasmine and Protein Data Bank, RCSB PDBj PDBe . Annotation and Curation of the Protein Data Bank. Available from Nature Precedings <http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/npre.2009.3379.1> (2009)

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