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Fifty Years of Open Access to PDB Structures

The Protein Data Bank is celebrating its golden anniversary!

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2021 Calendar Celebrating 50 Years of Protein Data Bank

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2020 Calendar: 20 Years of Molecule of the Month

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X-ray Crystallography

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Celebrating 50 Years of the Protein Data Bank Archive

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Methods for Determining Atomic Structures

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Beginner’s Guide to PDBx/mmCIF

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Dealing with Coordinates

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Missing Coordinates

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Primary Sequences

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Exploring Carbohydrates

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Introduction to RCSB PDB APIs

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Exploring Structural Biology with Computed Structure Models (CSMs)

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	2021 Calendar Celebrating 50 Years of Protein Data Bank Calendar 2021 Calendar
	2020 Calendar: 20 Years of Molecule of the Month Calendar This calendar celebrates the RCSB PDB Molecule of the Month series that has introduced millions of visitors to the shape and function of the 3D structures archived in the PDB since its launch in January 2000.
	X-ray Crystallography Video
	Celebrating 50 Years of the Protein Data Bank Archive Video In 1971, the structural biology community established the single worldwide archive for macromolecular structure data–the Protein Data Bank (PDB). From its inception, the PDB has embraced a culture of open access, leading to its widespread use by the research community. PDB data are used by hundreds of data resources and millions of users exploring fundamental biology, energy, and biomedicine. This video looks at the history and the milestones that shaped the PDB into the leading resource for research and education it is today.
	Methods for Determining Atomic Structures Video These videos below give a brief overview of the three main methods for determining the atomic structures: X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, and electron microscopy.
	Beginner’s Guide to PDBx/mmCIF Guide PDBx/mmCIF forms the basis of wwPDB data deposition, annotation, and archiving of PDB structure data. This PDB-101 resource is an introductory guide.
	Dealing with Coordinates Guide
	Missing Coordinates Guide
	Primary Sequences Guide
	Exploring Carbohydrates Guide The RCSB provides many tools to explore the functional roles of carbohydrates.
	Introduction to RCSB PDB APIs Guide RCSB.org is powered by APIs that query and deliver PDB data. These public APIs can be used in external applications.
	Exploring Structural Biology with Computed Structure Models (CSMs) Article Computational methods like AlphaFold2 and RoseTTAFold2 use structures in the PDB archive to predict the folding of proteins.

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Chemical Interactions in the Stability and Function of Biological Molecules

"Introduction to RCSB PDB Data, Tools, and Resources"

Bioinformatics of Insulin

	Chemical Interactions in the Stability and Function of Biological Molecules
	"Introduction to RCSB PDB Data, Tools, and Resources"
	Bioinformatics of Insulin

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