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The Protein Data Bank (#PDB) has reached a new milestone: 250,441 entries in the archive, a record since its founding in 1971, all thanks to the efforts and contributions of the structural biology community.
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The AlphaFold Database, jointly developed with Google DeepMind, now contains datasets from specialist communities.
This includes rich datasets for microbes, viruses & parasites associated with tropical diseases.
Explore the new datasets in the AlphaFold Database.
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By 2028, all 4-character PDB IDs will be exhausted.
After that, all new entries will receive extended IDs: 12 characters total, formatted as pdb_ + 8 alphanumeric characters (pdb_1000axyz)
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The wwPDB just hit a major milestone: 𝟏𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎 𝐄𝐌𝐃𝐁 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫. To put this in context, the entire EMDB reached 10,000 entries total in 2019 — now the archive 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝟓𝟎,𝟎𝟎𝟎. Huge credit to the community driving 3DEM forward!
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Latest time-stamped copies of the PDB and EMDB archives are now available.
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This is just the beginning. Planned developments include clustering of conformational states and a new interface tab to support deeper analysis of macromolecular interactions.
🔗 Explore the SARS CoV 2 spike complex via PDB entry 9CXE
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PDBe-KB Complexes aggregates equivalent assemblies from across the PDB into unified complex level records. This enables systematic comparison of composition, stoichiometry, symmetry, ligands, and assembly properties across experiments and conditions.
PDBe-KB Complexes has been published in
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The wreath was created using PDB entry 8PDN, with the red bow from EMD-35864. Snowflakes were created using PDB entries 6MQA, 7NI2, 8KG2 and EMDB maps EMD-9861, EMD-15602, EMD-23388, EMD-30158, EMD-32016, EMD-35178, EMD-44639, EMD-50640. Yellow stars were created using PDB entries 6HIF and 8OZL.
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The PDBe wishes you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are delighted to share our jointly designed EMDB/PDBe Christmas card with you. It has been a busy year, and we look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
Milestone reached: Over 20,000 new structures deposited to the PDB in 2025!
This reflects advances in cryo-EM, high-throughput crystallography, and AI-driven modelling, supported by expert wwPDB biocuration and open data sharing.
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The latest update to the AlphaFold Database (AFDB) is now published in NAR.
The release aligns AFDB with UniProt 2025_03 and introduces a redesigned entry page with integrated annotations, domains, summaries, and a 3D viewer.
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Our latest PDBe entry page update adds smoother browsing, better 3D selections, and direct links to page sections.
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🌍 Coming soon: wwPDB deposition workflow update
Starting Jan 2026, data depositions will be redistributed:
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🚀 Introducing PDBe-KB Complexes — a new PDBe-KB resource for exploring macromolecular complexes across the PDB.
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The new DSSP version 4 uses mmCIF as its primary format and extends secondary structure detection to include left-handed polyproline II (κ) helices, common motifs that contribute to protein folding and stability.
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PDBe has adopted the latest DSSP (Define Secondary Structure of Proteins), developed by the PDB-REDO team at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, as its standard tool for annotating protein secondary structure across all PDB entries.
The effort adopts community tools like FindGeo (MetalPDB) and MetalCoord (CCP4).
Details and example files are available at wwPDB.org
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This update will affect ~900 metal-containing CCDs and ~13,000 PDB entries, with public release planned for Q3 2026.
It includes improved charge standardisation, metal coordination and π-bond annotation, and geometry information.
Metalloproteins make up ~30% of the PDB archive.
To ensure FAIR data practices, wwPDB is remediating existing polyatomic metal-containing entries and CCDs — improving their chemical and coordination descriptions for better findability and reuse.
Your direct links to structures have a new format.
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Simply add 'AF-' and '-F1' to the UniProt ID. Update your bookmarks and code!