The Protein Data Bank

The Protein Data Bank (PDB; http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/ ) is the single worldwide archive 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.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2000
• Where: NAR
• Authors: Helen M. Berman, John D. Westbrook, Zukang Feng, Gary Gilliland, T. N. Bhat, Helge Weissig, Ilya N. Shindyalov, Philip E. Bourne
• Keywords: Biological Macromolecules, NAR 2000, Protein Data Bank, Single Worldwide Archive