Welcome
RCSB Protein Data Bank (RCSB PDB) enables breakthroughs in science and education by providing access and tools for exploration, visualization, and analysis of:
Experimentally-determined 3D structures from the Protein Data Bank (PDB) archive | |
Computed Structure Models (CSM) from AlphaFold DB and ModelArchive |
These data can be explored in context of external annotations providing a structural view of biology.
Features & Highlights
Watch the Webinar: Streamlining Access to RCSB PDB APIs with Python
This virtual course introduces and demonstrates usage of the rcsb-api Python package for easy interactions with RCSB PDB Search and Data API services
wwPDB Validation Reports Accessible via API
Programmatically retrieve wwPDB validation reports data alongside structural model annotations
Download Snapshots of the PDB Core Archive via HTTPS, SYNC, RSYNC, or FTP
Snapshots from RCSB PDB and PDBj provide readily identifiable data sets for research on the PDB archive. At RCSB PDB, AWS SYNC has replaced RSYNC.
Introducing Extended PDB IDs at RCSB.org
Search, view, and download all PDB structures using their extended PDB ID.
wwPDB anticipates that all four-character PDB IDs will be exhausted by 2028, after which only 12-character PDB IDs will be issued.
Sequence Annotations Viewer: Geometry Validation
Map validation scores and geometry validation metrics onto sequence annotations and 3D structure
Register Now for Crash Course: Python For Cheminformatics-Driven Molecular Docking
This free virtual course will demonstrate the power and flexibility of python on May 1, 2025
Developers: Switch to Sequence Coordinates Service by May 31, 2025
The new Sequence Coordinates Service supports better access to RCSB PDB features
Register for the April 10 Virtual Office Hour on Sequence Annotations Viewer
Learn how to map 1D sequence annotations onto a 3D structure at RCSB.org.
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Statistics were recently redesigned. Share your feedback and enter into a drawing for a mug featuring the artwork of David S. Goodsell.
Register for March Training Events
Join us for free upcoming virtual events: Extended PDB ID Office Hour (Mar 13), Exploring Bird Flu with RCSB.org (Mar 17), and RCSB PDB APIs with Python (Mar 24)
See new feature archive
Education Corner: Paper Nucleic Acid Models for Hands-on Education
Cassandra Hayne and Phoebe Rice (The University of Chicago) describe downloadable Paper Nucleic Acid Models for Hands-on Education» 04/25/2025
Celebrate DNA Day on April 25
Commemorate the anniversaries of the Human Genome Project's completion and the discovery of the DNA double helix with PDB-101 resources» 04/22/2025
April 22 is Earth Day
Visit PDB-101 to learn how PDB structures can help us understand our environment.» 04/18/2025
Paper Published: Visualizing and analyzing 3D biomolecular structures using Mol*
Read how Mol* can be used to visualize and analyze the influenza A H5N1 virus proteome» 04/15/2025
Meet RCSB PDB at ASBMB
Visit RCSB PDB in the exhibit hall and enter our contest for a mini-Goodsell painting. See poster #401 on Tuesday April 15 to learn more about exploring CSMs at RCSB.org» 04/11/2025
Spring Newsletter Published
Highlights new training events, PDB-IHM news, articles describing PDB impact, and more. In the Education Corner, learn about BASIL, RCSB PDB, and the NSF» 04/07/2025
PDB-101 Focus: Peak Performance
PDB-101 materials explore the structural biology of nutrition.» 04/03/2025
Paper Published: PDB and a transformative impact on science and society
Read about the evolution and growth of the PDB, including its immense impact on basic and applied research in virtually all areas of biology and medicine» 04/01/2025
Guide to Understanding PDB Data: Computed Structure Models
PDB-101's Guide helps non-experts navigate through the PDB. A new chapter gives context to understanding Computed Structure Models generated from AI/ML and available from RCSB.org» 03/27/2025
Meet RCSB PDB at the American Chemical Society Meeting
Visit a poster on "Improving data representation of metalloproteins in the Protein Data Bank"» 03/20/2025
Molecule of the Month
Quarterly News (see archive)
Issue 105 - April 2025
In this issue: This issue highlights the new training events, PDB-IHM news, articles describing PDB impact, and more.
Education Corner: To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the NSF, Paul Craig (RIT) and Bonnie Hall (Grand View University) describe development of BASIL (Biochemistry Authentic Scientific Inquiry Lab)
Annual Reports
2023 Annual Report
Download the 2023 Annual Report (PDF) for an overview of recent activities, including RCSB PDB APIs and pairwise alignment tools.
