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PDBbrowse--a graphics interface to the Brookhaven Protein Data Bank
D R Stampf1, C E Felder, J L Sussman
1Department of Chemistry, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973, USA.
Nature
|April 6, 1995
Summary
The Protein Data Bank archive is now searchable and viewable on UNIX workstations. Users can easily access and display 3D protein structures with simple commands.
Area of Science:
- Structural Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
Background:
- The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is a critical repository for experimentally determined three-dimensional molecular structures.
- Accessing and visualizing complex protein structures has historically required specialized software and significant computational resources.
Purpose of the Study:
- To enhance accessibility and usability of the Protein Data Bank archive.
- To enable straightforward searching and visualization of 3D protein structures.
Main Methods:
- Implementation of a user-friendly interface on UNIX workstations.
- Development of intuitive keystroke and mouse-driven commands for data retrieval and display.
Main Results:
- The entire Protein Data Bank archive is now readily available for interactive exploration.
- Users can efficiently search and display specific three-dimensional protein structures.
Conclusions:
- Simplified access to the Protein Data Bank facilitates research in structural biology and related fields.
- This advancement lowers the barrier for researchers to study protein structures and their functions.