Summary

This is an extensive resource hub for the Protein Data Bank (PDB), enabling researchers to explore, analyze, and visualize protein structures from experimental archives and computational models. The site features diverse tools such as the RCSB PDB Viewer for 3D visualization, the Mol MolStar sequence annotation viewer, and EPPIC for evolutionary protein-protein interface searches. Users can download sequences, ligands, and coordinates across various formats, or utilize specialized APIs to access data via the Data API and Search API. The interface includes detailed guides to deposition procedures, validation tools, and statistical reports on the global size of the PDB archive, ranging from 250k+ structures. Educational curricula and training courses are available to support both students and professionals. Access to molecular art is offered through SciArt Galleries, while curated "Molecule of the Month" entries highlight specific research findings such as the 9P4P Cryo-EM model of AAV9-X1 or the 22EY Crystal structure of E. coli aspartate transcarbamoylase. The system also provides connectivity to MeSH terms for scientific literature and community resources, allowing scientists to find connections between diverse studies. Users can organize structures by conservation trends and explore global symmetry resources, making the interface highly functional for comprehensive scientific workflow. The website emphasizes its role in fostering research by integrating biological interpretations with computational tools, ensuring that discoveries from AlphaFold and ModelArchive can be accurately visualized and compared within the PDB context.

Title

RCSB PDB: Homepage

Description

As a member of the wwPDB, the RCSB PDB curates and annotates PDB data according to agreed upon standards. The RCSB PDB also provides a variety of tools and resources. Users can perform simple and advanced searches based on annotations relating to sequence

Keywords

structure, data, search, resources, structures, validation, similarity, archive, entries, protein, using, deposit, chemical, more, dictionary, molecule, statistics

NS Lookup

A 128.6.158.51, A 128.6.158.50

Dates

Created 2026-03-09

Updated 2026-04-15

Summarized 2026-04-20