Announcement: PDB Archive Version 3.15 to be Released

A new standardized version of the PDB archive will be available from ftp://ftp.protein.osaka-u.ac.jp/ and ftp://ftp.wwpdb.org in early 2009. All entries released prior to December 2, 2008 will be re-released as PDB Format Version 3.15 files. This release will overwrite all existing files. A snapshot of the archive before this release will be available from ftp://snapshots.pdbj.org/ and ftp://snapshots.wwpdb.org/.

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Announcement: New Releases to Follow Format Guide Version 3.20

Beginning December 2, 2008, all newly-released PDB entries will follow PDB File Format Contents Guide Version 3.20 ( PDF | HTML ). This format includes site and assembly annotation, and supports the nomenclature introduced in 2007 in the Chemical Component Dictionary. The Version 3.20 Changes Guide (PDF) highlights the changes in format from 3.1.

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Comprehensive Format Guide Version 3.2

During the past year, the wwPDB annotators have collaborated on a project to clarify the details and procedures related to data processing and annotation. The result is a PDB Contents Guide Version 3.2 that more fully describes the PDB file format. This document is available as a PDF and in HTML, and is accompanied by a document highlighting these clarifications.

In the coming months, all files released by the wwPDB will follow the format as described in this document. Details will be made available on this website and at www.wwpdb.org.

The articles of "Molecule of the Month: MOM", which are produced by Dr. David S. Goodsell and appear at the RCSB-PDB Web pages, are translated into Japanese by the PDBj staff and are open here.