Dear CCP4BB Colleagues,
Please see the forwarded announcement below regarding the remediation
of the wwPDB archive.
A summary of the project scope can be found at http://
remediation.wwpdb.org
best wishes,
Cathy Lawson
Begin forwarded message:
From: Cathy Lawson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: May 3, 2007 12:21:01 PM EDT
To: [email protected]
Subject: wwPDB Announcement: Release of Remediated PDB Data
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
***wwPDB Announcement: Release of Remediated PDB Data***
The wwPDB has collaborated on a project to remediate the PDB
archive and create a new set of corrected files.
The entire archive has been reviewed and remediated with the
objectives of improving the detailed chemical description of non-
polymer and monomer chemical components; standardizing atom
nomenclature; updating sequence database references and taxonomies;
resolving any remaining differences between chemical and
macromolecular sequences; improving the representation of viruses;
and verifying primary citation assignments. In addition, the atom
nomenclature for amino acids and nucleotides now conforms with
IUPAC standards.
A new FTP server containing the remediated data has been set up for
testing. The access details for this site are provided at http://
www.wwpdb.org/remediation-downloads.html. The new ftp site will be
updated weekly in concert with the current production site at ftp://
ftp.rcsb.org. Both sites share the same directory structure.
Starting May 1, the remediated data will be served using gzip
compression.
Your input is very important to us. PDB users are encouraged to
test the remediated data files between now and July 2007. The
details of the final transition will be announced on the wwPDB
website (http://www.wwpdb.org).
Detailed information about the wwPDB remediation project can be
found at http://remediation.wwpdb.org.
Comments about the files should be sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Major
announcements will be made at the wwPDB website (http://
www.wwpdb.org) as well as on the individual member websites.
