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Using ftp protocol:

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rsync -a pdb.protein.osaka-u.ac.jp::ftp_data/strucrures/divided/pdb/ ./pdb

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ftp pdb.protein.osaka-u.ac.jp/

will connect to an anonymous ftp server at PDBj containing the remediated wwPDB repository.

Downloading coordinate files in PDB Exchange Format (mmCIF): To download the entry files in PDB exchange format, use the following entry point:

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