title: The Protein Data Bank: a historical perspective.
abstract: The Protein Data Bank began as a grassroots effort in 1971. It has grown from a small archive containing a dozen structures to a major international resource for structural biology containing more than 40000 entries. The interplay of science, technology and attitudes about data sharing have all played a role in the growth of this resource.
authors.affiliation: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA. berman@rcsb.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Helen M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Berman
mesh_terms: D019295:Computational Biology; D003461:Crystallography / Q000266:history; D030562:Databases, Protein / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008958:Models, Molecular; D014481:United States