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wwPDB Remediation Description

About the wwPDB Remediation Project

The evolution of experimental methods, functional knowledge of proteins, and methods used to process PDB data has introduced inconsistencies into the archive. The wwPDB has remediated these data to create a more uniform archive.

The results of these efforts can be found in the remediated coordinate files. Highlights include:

Sequence Updated references to databases and taxonomies

Resolved differences between chemical and macromolecular sequences
Citation Verified and updated primary citation assignments
Assembly and virus Information Improved representation of deposited and experimental coordinate frames, symmetry, and frame transformations
Nucleic acid labeling Deoxy and ribose nucleotides assigned separate chemical definitions. The DNA forms are relabeled as DA, DC, DG, DT, and DI. RNA forms remain labeled as A, G, C, U, I.
Beamline data Beamline and synchrotron facility names have been made consistent with BioSync
Chemical components Standardization of chemistry and nomenclature in monomers and ligands

The full scope of the remediation project is available in the overview (PDF).

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