title: Large macromolecular complexes in the Protein Data Bank: a status report.
abstract: The growing number of large macromolecular complexes in the Protein Data Bank (PDB) has warranted a closer look at these structures. An overview of the types of molecules that form these large complexes is presented here. Some of the challenges at the PDB in representing, archiving, visualizing, and analyzing these structures are discussed along with possible means to overcome them.
authors.affiliation: The Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics Protein Data Bank, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, USA.
authors.forename: Shuchismita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D030562:Databases, Protein; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D008958:Models, Molecular; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes