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Promoting a structural view of biology for varied audiences: an overview of RCSB PDB resources and experiences
Author(s) -
Dutta Shuchismita,
Zardecki Christine,
Goodsell David S.,
Berman Helen M.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of applied crystallography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.429
H-Index - 162
ISSN - 1600-5767
DOI - 10.1107/s002188981002371x
Subject(s) - collaboratory , protein data bank (rcsb pdb) , protein data bank , theme (computing) , context (archaeology) , resource (disambiguation) , computer science , structural bioinformatics , world wide web , presentation (obstetrics) , data science , chemistry , biology , medicine , protein structure , paleontology , computer network , biochemistry , radiology , stereochemistry
The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB) supports scientific research and education worldwide by providing an essential resource of information on biomolecular structures. In addition to serving as a deposition, data‐processing and distribution center for PDB data, the RCSB PDB offers resources and online materials that different audiences can use to customize their structural biology instruction. These include resources for general audiences that present macromolecular structure in the context of a biological theme, method‐based materials for researchers who take a more traditional approach to the presentation of structural science, and materials that mix theme‐based and method‐based approaches for educators and students. Through these efforts the RCSB PDB aims to enable optimal use of structural data by researchers, educators and students designing and understanding experiments in biology, chemistry and medicine, and by general users making informed decisions about their life and health.