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The RCSB Protein Data Bank: a redesigned query system and relational database based on the mmCIF schema.

ABSTRACT: The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is the central worldwide repository for three-dimensional (3D) structure data of biological macromolecules. The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) has completely redesigned its resource for the distribution and query of 3D structure data. The re-engineered site is currently in public beta test at http://pdbbeta.rcsb.org. The new site expands the functionality of the existing site by providing structure data in greater detail and uniformity, improved query and enhanced analysis tools. A new key feature is the integration and searchability of data from over 20 other sources covering genomic, proteomic and disease relationships. The current capabilities of the re-engineered site, which will become the RCSB production site at http://www.pdb.org in late 2005, are described.

SUBMITTER: Deshpande N

PROVIDER: S-EPMC540011 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The RCSB Protein Data Bank: a redesigned query system and relational database based on the mmCIF schema.

Deshpande Nita N Addess Kenneth J KJ Bluhm Wolfgang F WF Merino-Ott Jeffrey C JC Townsend-Merino Wayne W Zhang Qing Q Knezevich Charlie C Xie Lie L Chen Li L Feng Zukang Z Green Rachel Kramer RK Flippen-Anderson Judith L JL Westbrook John J Berman Helen M HM Bourne Philip E PE

Nucleic acids research 20050101 Database issue

The Protein Data Bank (PDB) is the central worldwide repository for three-dimensional (3D) structure data of biological macromolecules. The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) has completely redesigned its resource for the distribution and query of 3D structure data. The re-engineered site is currently in public beta test at http://pdbbeta.rcsb.org. The new site expands the functionality of the existing site by providing structure data in greater detail and uniformity, im ...[more]

PMID: 15608185

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Project description:BACKGROUND: Biological data have traditionally been stored and made publicly available through a variety of on-line databases, whereas biological knowledge has traditionally been found in the printed literature. With journals now on-line and providing an increasing amount of open access content, often free of copyright restriction, this distinction between database and literature is blurring. To exploit this opportunity we present the integration of open access literature with the RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB). RESULTS: BioLit provides an enhanced view of articles with markup of semantic data and links to biological databases, based on the content of the article. For example, words matching to existing biological ontologies are highlighted and database identifiers are linked to their database of origin. Among other functions, it identifies PDB IDs that are mentioned in the open access literature, by parsing the full text for all research articles in PubMed Central (PMC) and exposing the results as simple XML Web Services. Here, we integrate BioLit results with the RCSB PDB website by using these services to find PDB IDs that are mentioned in research articles and subsequently retrieving abstract, figures, and text excerpts for those articles. A new RCSB PDB literature view permits browsing through the figures and abstracts of the articles that mention a given structure. The BioLit Web Services that are providing the underlying data are publicly accessible. A client library is provided that supports querying these services (Java). CONCLUSIONS: The integration between literature and websites, as demonstrated here with the RCSB PDB, provides a broader view for how a given structure has been analyzed and used. This approach detects the mention of a PDB structure even if it is not formally cited in the paper. Other structures related through the same literature references can also be identified, possibly providing new scientific insight. To our knowledge this is the first time that database and literature have been integrated in this way and it speaks to the opportunities afforded by open and free access to both database and literature content.

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The RCSB Protein Data Bank: a redesigned query system and relational database based on the mmCIF schema.

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The RCSB Protein Data Bank: a redesigned query system and relational database based on the mmCIF schema.

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