Protein Data Bank depositions from synchrotron sources

J Synchrotron Radiat. 2004 Jul 1;11(Pt 4):319-27. doi: 10.1107/S0909049504013792. Epub 2004 Jun 23.

Abstract

A survey and analysis of Protein Data Bank (PDB) depositions from international synchrotron radiation facilities, based on the latest released PDB entries, are reported. The results (http://asdp.bnl.gov/asda/Libraries/) show that worldwide, every year since 1999, more than 50% of the deposited X-ray structures have used synchrotron facilities, reaching 75% by 2003. In this web-based database, all PDB entries among individual synchrotron beamlines are archived, synchronized with the weekly PDB release. Statistics regarding the quality of experimental data and the refined model for all structures are presented, and these are analysed to reflect the impact of synchrotron sources. The results confirm the common impression that synchrotron sources extend the size of structures that can be solved with equivalent or better quality than home sources.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray / methods*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / statistics & numerical data*
  • Crystallography, X-Ray / trends
  • Databases, Protein / statistics & numerical data*
  • Databases, Protein / trends
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / statistics & numerical data*
  • Information Storage and Retrieval / trends
  • Internationality
  • Protein Conformation
  • Proteins / analysis
  • Proteins / chemistry*
  • Proteins / classification
  • Synchrotrons / statistics & numerical data*

Substances

  • Proteins