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The RCSB Protein Data Bank: redesigned web site and web services
Peter W Rose1, Bojan Beran, Chunxiao Bi
1San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, Mailcode 0743, La Jolla, CA 92093-0743, USA. pwrose@ucsd.edu
Nucleic Acids Research
|November 2, 2010
Summary
The redesigned RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) website offers enhanced usability and new features for chemical structure searching, data analysis, and integration. This upgrade provides researchers and educators with a richer resource for understanding structural biology data.
Area of Science:
- Structural Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Chemistry
Background:
- The RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB) is a crucial repository for macromolecular structural data.
- Previous versions of the PDB website required enhancements to improve user experience and accommodate a broader audience.
Purpose of the Study:
- To detail the significant redesign of the RCSB PDB website.
- To highlight new features aimed at increasing usability and expanding the user base.
- To showcase advancements in data analysis and integration capabilities.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of advanced query and analysis tools for chemical structure searching.
- Development of website customization options and structure alert systems.
- Integration of structural data with scientific literature and binding affinity databases.
- Introduction of web services and widgets for data integration.
Main Results:
- Enhanced tools for query refinement, result tabulation, and data export.
- Improved visualization capabilities for large molecular assemblies.
- Streamlined access to integrated structural and literature data.
- Facilitation of PDB data integration with external resources through web services.
Conclusions:
- The redesigned RCSB PDB website offers a significantly improved user experience.
- New features provide powerful tools for analyzing and understanding protein structure data.
- The enhanced platform serves as a comprehensive resource for both research and education in structural biology.
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