title: The distribution and query systems of the RCSB Protein Data Bank.
abstract: The Protein Data Bank (PDB; http://www.pdb.org) is the primary source of information on the 3D structure of biological macromolecules. The PDB's mandate is to disseminate this information in the most usable form and as widely as possible. The current query and distribution system is described and an alpha version of the future re-engineered system introduced.
authors.affiliation: San Diego Supercomputer Center, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0505, USA. bourne@sdsc.edu
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bourne
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Addess
authors.forename: Wolfgang F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Bluhm
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Nita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Deshpande
authors.forename: Zukang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Ward
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fleri
authors.forename: Rachel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Jeffrey C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Merino-Ott
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Townsend-Merino
authors.forename: Helge
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weissig
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Westbrook
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D019295:Computational Biology; D030562:Databases, Protein; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D020407:Internet; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*; D014584:User-Computer Interface
chemical_list: D011506:Proteins