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<P class="indent20bottomspace">This help document provides detailed descriptions of the <A HREF="/structure/"><B>Entrez Structure</B></A> database content, search system,<BR>and display formats. The "<a href="mmdb_how_to.html"><B>How To</B></a>" page provides <a href="mmdb_how_to.html"><B>quick start guides</B></a> for some common types of searches.<BR>Once records of interest are retrieved, follow Entrez's "Links" to <a href="../../structure_discover.html"><B>discover associations among previously disparate data</B></A>. The <A HREF="/books/NBK3837/"><B>Entrez Help</B> document</A> provides additional information about the search system and the databases it can be used to search.</P></TD>
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<A NAME="TOCWhatIs"></A>
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<LI><A HREF="#WhatIs">What are <B>macromolecular structures</B>?</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#FourLevelsOfStructure">Four levels of protein structure (primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#ExperimentalMethods">Experimental methods (X-ray crystallography, NMR)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#ExperimentalMethodsXray">X-ray crystallography</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#ExperimentalMethodsNMR">Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseApplications"><B>How can 3D structures be used to learn more about proteins and other biomolecules?</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsRepresentativeStructures">identify representative 3D structures for protein families</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsSequenceStructureFunction">examine sequence-structure-function relationships</A> <I>(<!-- A HREF="#DatabaseApplications" --><A HREF="#SequenceStructureFunctionIllustration"><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></A>)</I></LI>
<!-- LI><A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsStructureFunctionRelationships">reveal structure-function relationships</A></LI -->
<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsConservedCoreMotifs">view 3D structures of conserved core motifs</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsActiveSites">identify putative active site residues</A></LI>
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<A NAME="TOCDatabaseFeatures"></A>
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<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseFeatures"><B>Useful Features</B> of the Molecular Modeling Database</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#FacilitateComputation"><B>Facilitate computation</B> on 3D structure data</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#ComputationalAnalyses"><B>Analysis</B> of individual structures and relationships among them</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#GeometricalFeatures"><B>biological and geometrical features</B> within 3D structures</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#ConservedDomainAnnotations"><B>conserved protein domain annotations</B></A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#EvolutionaryRelationships"><B>evolutionary relationships</B> among 3D structures</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#FunctionalRelationships"><B>functional relationships</B> among 3D structures</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SequenceStructureRelationship">Interactive views of <B>sequence-structure relationships</B></A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataConnections"><B>Connections</B> between 3D structure records and associated literature, molecular, and chemical data</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DatabaseContent"><B>Content</B> of the Molecular Modeling Database</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SourceDatabases"><B>Source database</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SourceDatabases"><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/" -->RSCB Protein Data Bank (PDB)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessing">How are the <B>data processed</B> at NCBI?</A></LI>
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<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingASN1Format">conversion to ASN.1 format</A></LI -->
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingValidation">content <B>validation</B></A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">deposit <B>sequence and chemical data</B> into Entrez Protein, Nucleotide, and PubChem databases</A></LI>
<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingDataAnalysis">data analysis</A></LI -->
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">identify <B>biological units</B> (oligomeric states)</A> <I>(<A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples"><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></A>)</I></LI>
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<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsOverview">What is a biological unit?</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsExamples">examples</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">human hemoglobin</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample1">human hemoglobin example 1 (complete biological unit)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample2">human hemoglobin example 2 (half of the biological unit)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample3">human hemoglobin example 3 (two copies of the biological unit)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault">rat liver vault</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault_split1">rat liver vault split file 1 (2ZUO, MMDB ID 68966)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault_split2">rat liver vault split file 2 (2ZV4, MMDB ID 68967)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault_split3">rat liver vault split file 3 (2ZV5, MMDB ID 68968)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault_merged">rat liver vault merged file (MMDB ID 99596)</A></LI>
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<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures">procedures</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsRemark350">author/software determination</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">apply transformations derived from crytallographic symmetry</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsTypeClassification">compare biological units within a record to each other to identify distinct forms</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsMergeSplitFiles">note about biological units in merged PDB split files</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">technical note about asymmetric unit</A></LI>
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<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">additional notes</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit (technical note)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles"><B>merge PDB split files</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6"><span style="color:#d70000"><I>illustrated example</I></span>: viral capsid <!-- (adeno-associated virus serotype 6) --></A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault"><span style="color:#d70000"><I>illustrated example</I></span>: rat liver vault</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2XFZ_RibosomeNobel"><span style="color:#d70000"><I>illustrated example</I></span>: ribosome</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">identify <B>interactions</B> among molecular components</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">4 &#8491; interatomic distance</A><!-- &#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20> --></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">5 or more contacts</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsRank">rank interactions</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingGeometricalFeatures">identify <B>geometrical features</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingSecondaryStructures">secondary structures in protein molecules</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessing3dDomains">3D domains in protein molecules</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingGenes">identify the <B>gene</B> that corresponds to each protein</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingGeneSymbol">gene symbol</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingSimilarStructures">identify <B>relationships among 3D structures</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingSimilarStructuresVAST"><!-- VAST neighbors (similar 3D structures) -->find similar 3D structures using VAST algorithm </A></LI>
<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingSimilarStructuresIBIS">[IBIS clustering of similar structures by interaction types]cluster similar 3D structures by interaction type using IBIS</A></LI -->
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessing______">{interactions among molecular components and oligomeric states}</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingCreateLinks">create <B>links to associated data</B> throughout the Entrez system</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links to proteins, nucleotides, chemicals, literature, and taxonomy</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingIndirectLinks">calculate indirect links to additional data types</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataTypes"><B>Record types</B> <I>(<span style="color:#d70000">illustrated examples</span>)</I></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental methods (X-ray crystallography, NMR, other)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataTypeMolecularComponents">molecule types (protein, DNA, RNA)</A></LI>
<!-- LI><A HREF="#DataTypeOther">other</A></LI -->
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingUpdateFrequency"><B>Update frequency</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchTips"><B>INPUT: &#160;Search Tips</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchTipsInputValues"><B>Allowable search terms</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchByTextTerm">text terms (names of proteins, bound chemicals, authors, etc.)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchByUID">unique identifiers</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchByOrganism">organism</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchByDatabaseSubset">database subset</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchByOther">and more...</A></LI>
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<LI><A NAME="TOCSearchMethods"></A><A HREF="#SearchMethods"><B>Search methods</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodBasic">Basic search</A> (& <A HREF="#SearchDetails">search details</A>)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodLimits">Limits</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">Advanced search</A> (<A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search builder</A>, <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">Show index list</A>, <!--A HREF="#SearchMethodPreview">Preview</A --><A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">History</A>)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodComplexBoolean">Complex Boolean query</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">Range search (range of dates, molecular weights, etc.)</A></LI>
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<LI><A NAME="TOCSearchFields"></A><A HREF="#SearchFields"><B>Search fields</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchFields">complete list of search field names, abbreviations, and descriptions</A></LI>
<!-- LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAll">All Fields</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAbstract">Abstract</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuBiopolymerCount">ASU Biopolymer Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuDNAMoleculeCount">ASU DNA Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuChemicalCount">ASU Chemical Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuOtherMoleculeCount">ASU Other Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuProteinMoleculeCount">ASU Protein Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuRNAMoleculeCount">ASU RNA Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldAuthor">Author</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldBiopolymerCount">BioUnit Biopolymer Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldDNAMoleculeCount">BioUnit DNA Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldLigCount">BioUnit Chemical Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitMolecularWeight">BioUnit Molecular Weight</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldOtherMoleculeCount">BioUnit Other Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldProteinMoleculeCount">BioUnit Protein Molecule Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldRNAMoleculeCount">BioUnit RNA Molecule Count</A></LI>
[<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalDescription">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldLigDescr">]Chemical Description</A></LI>]
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalName">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldLigName">]Chemical Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalSynonyms">Chemical Synonyms</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainDatabaseDescription">Conserved Domain Database Description</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainDescription">Conserved Domain Description</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainPSSMID">Conserved Domain PSSMID</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainShortName">Conserved Domain Short Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainTitle">Conserved Domain Title</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyDescription">Conserved Domain Superfamily Description</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyPSSMID">Conserved Domain Superfamily PSSMID</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyShortName">Conserved Domain Superfamily Short Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyTitle">Conserved Domain Superfamily Title</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldDNAName">DNA Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldECRNnumber">EC/RN Number</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldExperimentalMethod">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldExpMethod"</A>]Experimental Method</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldGeneDescription">Gene Description</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldGeneName">Gene Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldFilter">Filter</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldJournal">Journal</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBEntryDate">MMDB Entry Date</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBID">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldUID">]MMDB ID</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBModifyDate">MMDB Modify Date</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldNumberOfPDBRecordsPerStructure">Number of PDB Records per Structure</A></LI>
[<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldModDNAResCount">ModDNAResCount</A> |
<A HREF="#SearchFieldModProteinResCount">ModProteinResCount</A> |
<A HREF="#SearchFieldModRNAResCount">ModRNAResCount</A> | </LI>]
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldOligomericState">Oligomeric State</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldOtherMoleculeName">Other Molecule Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbAccession">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbAcc">]PDB Accession</A> </LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPDBChemicalCode">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldLigCode">]PDB Chemical Code</A></LI>
[<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbChainCode">PDB Chain Code</A></LI>]
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbClass">PDB Class</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbComment">PDB Comment</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPDBDepositDate">PDB Deposit Date</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbDescription">[<A HREF="SearchFieldPdbDescr">]PDB Description</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbFileCount">PDB File Count</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbSource">PDB Source</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldProteinName">Protein Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldResolution">Resolution</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldRNAName">RNA Name</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title</A>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchFieldTips">tips about search field abbreviations</A>, <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">use of quotes around query terms</A>, and <A HREF="#SearchTipsTruncation">use of wild-card (*)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#LinkFromOtherDatabase"><B>Link from other Entrez database</B></A> <I>(<A HREF="#LinkFromOtherDatabaseIllustration"><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></A>)</I></LI>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF="#LinkFromOtherDatabase">traverse from sequence/literature/small molecule/other databases to 3D structures</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#LinksFromProteinToStructure">links from protein sequence records to 3D structures</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchResults"><B>OUTPUT: &#160;Search Results</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DocSumPage"><B>Document summary (docsum) page</B>: list of records found <I>(<span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span>)</I></A><!-- and <A HREF="#DocSumDisplayOptions"></A> --></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DocSumDisplayMenu">"Display Settings" menu</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DocSumFormat">Format</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsProteinDomainSuperfamilies">Superfamilies</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsComplexes">Complexes</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsComplexesProteinProtein">Protein-Protein</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsComplexesProteinDNA">Protein-DNA</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsComplexesProteinRNA">Protein-RNA</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsComplexesProteinChemical">Protein-Chemical</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsLiterature">Literature</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsPubMed">PubMed</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SelectedRecordsPMC">PMC</A></LI>
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<LI><A NAME="TOCDocSumLinks"></A><A HREF="#DocSumLinks"><B>Find related data</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures"><!-- A HREF="#LinksRelatedStructures" -->Similar Structures</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#LinksLiterature">Literature</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#LinksPMC">PubMed Central Full Text</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#LinksPubMed">PubMed Citations</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvRecordIdentifiers"><B>Record identifiers</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID">PDB ID</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvDescription">Title</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions"><B>Display options</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptionsConcise">Default biological unit</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptionsComplete">All biologicial units</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptionsAsymmetric">Asymmetric unit</A></LI>
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<LI><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailImages" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureImages"><B>Structure images</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">Molecular graphic</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView"><B>Download structure data (save 3D structure record)</B></A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat"><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewProgram" -->Format</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatCn3D"><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewInCn3D" -->ASN.1 (Cn3D)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView3DStructure">3D Structure</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewSeeFile">See File</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave">Additional details about structure data download options</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#DownloadStructureDataIllustration"><span style="color:#d70000"><I>annotated illustration</I></span> of download options</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveDataFile">details about data saved in each file format</A><!-- BR><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveASN1format">ASN.1 (Cn3D)</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformat">PDB</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveXMLformat">XML and JSON</A --></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave3dView">save image of 3D structure</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MolecularComponentsTable"><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponentsTable" -->Tabular list of molecular components</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins3dDomains">3D domains</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsClassification">Domain families (protein classification)</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsClassificationSuperfamilies">Superfamilies</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsClassificationMultidomains">Multidomains</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatBaseURL">base URL</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameters">parameters & allowable values</A></LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#Citing">Citing the Molecular Modeling Database</A></LI>
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<B>Macromolecular structures</B> show the three-dimensional shape of proteins and other biomolecules and provide a wealth of information on the <A HREF="#DatabaseApplications"><B>biological function</B>, on <B>mechanisms</B> linked to the function</A>, and on the evolutionary history of and <A HREF="#ComputationalAnalyses"><B>relationships</B></A> between macromolecules. Most structure data are obtained from <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental methods</A> such as X-ray crystallography and NMR-spectroscopy.<BR><BR>
While <!-- A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=genome" -->genome projects and individual labs have deciphered the nucleotide sequences of genes and the linear protein sequences of their gene products, the functions of proteins and other biomolecules ultimately depend upon their shape. Because of this, the study of <A HREF="../../index.shtml">structural biology</A> is an important complement to genomics. Together, those fields contribute insights into the biology of thousands of organisms and provide a foundation for yet more research on <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd.shtml"><!-- A HREF="../../index.shtml#ConservedDomains" -->protein functions and classifications</A>, the <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/"><!-- A HREF="../../index.shtml#SmallMolecules" -->chemicals</A> to which they bind, <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_about.html"><!-- A HREF="../../index.shtml#BioSystems" -->biological systems</A>, and more.
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In the illustration to the right, for example, the <B>P53 tumor suppressor</B> (accession <A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1TUP">1TUP</A>) is bound to double-stranded DNA, as viewed in the free <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> stand-alone program. The three-dimensional structure shows the functional shape of the protein and can be used to infer the specific amino acids that are active in binding to DNA. Here, yellow spheres represent amino acids within 5 Angstroms of the DNA strands. <i>(Click on the image for <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_view_in_cn3d.html#Figure1"><span style="color:#d70000">step by step instructions</span></A> on how to generate that particular view using the stand-alone Cn3D program. The structure can also be viewed in the free <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> web-based 3D viewer (<a href="/Structure/icn3d/full.html?mmdbid=1tup&showanno=1&show2d=1">open 1TUP in iCn3D</a>), where the iCn3D menu option for "<a href="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html#MenuSelect">Select</a> > <a href="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html#SelectByDistance">By Distance</a>" can be used to highlight the interaction interfaces.)</i>
A number of the mutations (allelic variants) observed in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome and various cancers appear to have occurred in or near those regions of the protein, based on an <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_view_in_cn3d.html#Figure2"><span style="color:#d70000">alignment</span></A> of the <A HREF="/protein/NP_000537">393 amino acid TP53 protein</A> <!-- (<A HREF="/protein/P04637">P04637</A>) --> discussed in <!-- A HREF="/omim/" --><I>Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man</I> (<A HREF="/omim/?term=191170">OMIM 191170</A>) to the 3D structure's protein sequence data. Together, the sequence data, 3D structure, and phenotypic observations yield a greater understanding of the <B>protein and its biological function</B> than any one of them alone could. Open the structure record (accession <A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1TUP">1TUP</A>) to read more about it, and use either the <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> stand-alone program or the <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> web-based program to interactively view the structure and its corresponding sequence data.<BR><BR>
Throughout this help document, the structures of the P53 tumor suppressor (<A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1TUP">1TUP</A>) and prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase (<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=1PTH">1PTH</A>, discussed in the <A HREF="#DatabaseApplications">sequence-structure-function</A> section of this document) are used in search examples and illustrations to show the ways in which the Molecular Modeling database can be searched and to describe the contents and features of a structure record.<BR><BR>
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A linear protein (referred to as the <B>primary structure</B>) consists of <A HREF="/projects/collab/FT/index.html#7.4.3">amino acids</A> with varying chemical properties</A>. Forces of attraction among the amino acids cause regions of the protein molecule to fold into one of two basic shapes, which are referred to as <B>secondary structures</B> and take the shape of <B>alpha-helices</B> and <B>beta-sheets</B> (also known as <B>pleated-sheets</B>). Depending on its length and composition, a single protein molecule can contain one or more secondary structures; for example, some regions of the molecule might fold into alpha-helices while another folds into a beta-sheet. The three-dimensional shape of the complete protein molecule is called its <B>tertiary structure</B>. Some biological molecules are composed of two or more proteins that are assembled into a complex, and the shape of the overall complex is called its <B>quaternary structure</B>. These levels of structure are shown in the illustration to the right.<BR><BR>
An example of a biomolecule with a quaternary structure is the human P53 tumor suppressor (accession <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=51571">1TUP</A>). It is composed of three protein molecules, as shown in brown, blue, and pink portions of the illustration for "<A HREF="#WhatIs">what are macromolecular structures?</A>". Open the <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=51571">1TUP</A> record in MMDB, and then click on the "full featured 3D viewer" button in the molecular graphic to <A HREF="/Structure/icn3d/full.html?&mmdbid=103701&bu=1&showanno=1">view 1TUP interactively</A> in the free <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> web-based 3D viewer to see: (a) its linear protein sequences (primary structures); (b) the secondary structures into which each protein molecule folds (alpha helices are shown as green spirals and beta sheets as yellow bands in Cn3D's default view); and (c) how the three proteins come together (tertiary and quaternary structures) to form the biolocially active molecule that binds with DNA. <i>(The 1TUP structure can also be <a href="#MmdbsrvStructureView">downloaded</a> in ASN.1 (Cn3D) format and viewed in the free stand-alone <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> program.)</i>
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Most structure data are obtained from X-ray crystallography and NMR-spectroscopy. <B>X-ray crystallography</B> determines the arrangement of atoms within a protein by passing X-rays through a crystallized form of the protein and analyzing the resulting X-ray diffraction pattern. This technique provides the highest resolution and usually yields only one model of a structure. <B>Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)</B> determines the structure of a protein in solution and generally yields multiple models, which allow for characterization of the biomolecule's motion in solution. An <A HREF="#DataTypes">example of each type of structure</A> is shown in the section of this document on "record types", and additional experimental methods are listed in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldExpMethod">ExpMethod</A> search field of the database.<BR><BR>
As an alternative to these experimental methods, some researchers use <B>computational modeling</B> to predict the structure of a protein by simulating the forces that act on each atom in a molecule of known composition. However, this method produces non-experimental models and the least reliable results. For these reasons, the Molecular Modeling Database excludes computationally generated structures or other theoretical models and includes only experimentally determined structures.
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<B>Identify Representative 3D structures for Protein Families:</B> &#160;Because the techniques for resolving 3D structures are not as rapid as sequencing technologies, the number of protein structures available in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure">Molecular Modeling Database</A> is smaller than the number of sequences in the <A HREF="/protein/">Protein</A> and <A HREF="/nuccore/">Nucleotide</A> databases. However, a large fraction of all known protein sequences have homologs in the set of resolved 3D structures, and one may often learn more about a protein by examining 3-D structures of its homologs. These can be found by following the <A HREF="#LinksFromProteinToStructure">"Related Structures"</A> link when viewing a protein sequence record, as shown frame B in the <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_gene.html"><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span> of how to retrieve 3D structures for a gene or product of interest</A>.<BR><BR>
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<B>Examine Sequence-Structure-Function Relationships:</B> &#160;
The sequence-structure relationship of all structures in the Molecular Modeling Database can be interactively explored using the free <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> web-based 3D viewer or the free <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> stand-alone software program. In addition, when structures include a bound chemical or other observed interactions, the function of the biomolecule is elucidated. For example, the <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_align_query_protseq_to_struct.html"><span style="color:#d70000">illustration to the right</span></A> shows the 3-D structure of an ovine prostaglandin H2 synthase protein (<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=50885">1PTH</A>), which reveals the inferred <!-- A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pubmed&term=7552725 8121489" --><A HREF="/pubmed/7552725">structural basis of aspirin activity</A>. The homologous human protein (<A HREF="/protein/18104967">NP_000953</A>, prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 1) does not yet have a resolved structure but can be aligned to the sheep's protein sequence in Cn3D, and the relationship between the two sequences and corresponding 3D structure can then be examined interactively. Click on the image to view <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_align_query_protseq_to_struct.html"><span style="color:#d70000">step by step instructions</span></A> on how to do this in the stand-alone Cn3D. Or, see an example of <a href="/icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html#ExampleAlignProteinSequenceToStructure">how to align a protein sequence with unknown structure to a sequence-similar 3D structure using the web-based iCn3D</a>. The <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtut.shtml">Cn3D tutorial</A> and the <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html">iCn3D help document</A> provide additional details on how to use the programs.<BR><BR>
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<B>View 3D Structures of Conserved Core Motifs:</B> &#160;
The <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd.shtml">Conserved Domain Database (CDD)</A>, a related resource maintained by the NCBI <A HREF="../../index.shtml">Structure Group</A>, includes an <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_NCBI_curated">NCBI-curated</A> data set whose goal is to provide insights into how patterns of residue conservation and divergence in a protein family relate to functional properties, and to provide useful links to more detailed information that may help to understand those sequence/structure/function relationships. To achieve this, the curators combine information about conserved domains from multiple sequence alignments with what we can infer from three-dimensional structure and three-dimensional structure superposition. As a result, the NCBI-curated conserved domain records include representations of <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#NCBI_curated_domains">conserved structural core motifs</A> whenever possible, and the 3D structure images in the domain's <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#ConservedFeatures">conserved feature</A> summary box link to <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDStructure">specially annotated views of the 3D structures</A> that highlight the conserved feature.<BR><BR>
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The free <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> web-based 3D viewer or the free <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> stand-alone software program can be used to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_view_active_site_residues.html">identify putative active site residues</A>. To do this in the web-based iCn3D, use the menu option for "<a href="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html#MenuSelect">Select</a> > <a href="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html#SelectByDistance">By Distance</a>." To do this in stand-alone Cn3D, use the "Show/Hide:Select by Distance" option to highlight amino acids within a specified distance (e.g., 5 Angstroms) of a molecule of interest. Examples using stand-alone Cn3D are shown in the image to the right and in the human P53 Tumor Suppressor protein image shown in "<A HREF="#WhatIs">What are macromolecular structures?</A>". Click on either image to open a separate page with step-by-step instructions on how to generate that view in the stand-alone Cn3D. The <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtut.shtml">Cn3D tutorial</A> and the <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html">iCn3D help document</A> provide additional details on how to use the programs.<BR><BR>
The <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_NCBI_curated">NCBI-curated</A> data set in <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd.shtml">CDD</A> also identifies amino acids involved in catalysis and binding whenever possible and describes their function in the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#ConservedFeatures">conserved feature</A> summary box of a conserved domain record. The specific amino acids involved in the conserved feature are marked with hash signs (#) in the domain model's multiple sequence alignment and highlighted in <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDStructure">specially annotated 3D structures</A>, when available.<BR><BR>
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Uniform <A HREF="#DataProcessing">processing</A> and <A HREF="#DataProcessingValidation">validation</A> of 3D structure data enables a variety of <A HREF="#ComputationalAnalyses">computational analyses</A> within individual structure records and across the complete MMDB database, in order to identify salient features of 3D structures and relationships among them.<BR><BR>
The results of the analyses, along with the <A HREF="#DataConnections">connection of structure records</A> to associated data throughout the Entrez system, permit the retrieval of data sets that have certain attributes, as well as the association of proteins that do not yet have resolved 3D structures with those that do. For example, in MMDB it is possible to:<BR><BR>
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A variety of computational analyses are performed during MMDB <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> in order to identify salient features of individual 3D structures, and to identify relationships among structures across the database:
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The primary content of 3D structure records are the spatial (x,y,z) coordinates of each atom in the structure. The NCBI <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> procedure analyzes that information to identify: (1) distinct <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A> within the structure; (2) <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interactions</A> among its molecular components; and (3) <A HREF="#FourLevelsOfStructure">secondary structures</A> (<B>alpha helices</B>, <B>beta strands</B>) as well as <!-- A HREF="../mmdb.shtml#3D_Domains" --><A HREF="#DataProcessing3dDomains">3D domains</A><!-- (<A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat"><I><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></I></A>) --> within individual protein molecules. This information is then used in further analyses to identify <A HREF="#EvolutionaryRelationships">evolutionary relationships</A> and <A HREF="#FunctionalRelationships">functional relationships</A> among 3D structures.<BR><BR>
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Each protein sequence in a 3D structure is compared against the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd.shtml">Conserved Domain Database</A> using the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSearch_help_contents">CD-Search</A> (<A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSBWhat">RPS-BLAST</A>) tool to identify the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A> within the protein and therefore infer its function.<BR><BR>
Structure data are also incorporated into <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#NCBI_curated_domains">NCBI-curated conserved domains</A> whenever possible in order to combine information that has been derived from multiple sequence alignments with what we can infer from three-dimensional structure and three-dimensional structure superposition, providing insights into how patterns of residue conservation and divergence in a protein family relate to functional properties. These sequence-structure associations also make it possible to <A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsConservedCoreMotifs">view 3D structures of conserved core motifs</A> and <A HREF="#DatabaseApplicationsActiveSites">identify putative active site residues</A>.
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The <A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml">Vector Alignment Seach Tool (VAST)</A> computer algorithm was developed to identify similar protein 3-dimensional structures by purely geometric criteria, and to identify distant homologs that cannot be recognized by sequence comparison.<BR><BR>
To do this, VAST identifies <A HREF="#DataProcessingGeometricalFeatures">3D domains</A> (substructures) within each protein structure in the Molecular Modeling Database (MMDB), and then finds other structures that contain similarly shaped protein molecules. This output, referred to as "Original VAST," reflects comparisons between individual protein molecules, which can share a similar shape along their entire length, or only along a fraction of their length, such as a single 3D domain.<BR><BR>
In addition, <A HREF="../../vastplus/vastplus.cgi">VAST+</A>, an expanded version of the program, finds macromolecular structures that have similarly shaped <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A> (also referred to as "biounits"), not just those that share similarly shaped individual protein molecules or fragments.<BR><BR>
VAST and VAST+ are applied during <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> to identify similar 3D structures for every protein in MMDB, and the pre-computed results are accessible via "<!-- A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures" --><!-- A HREF="#LinksRelatedStructures" --><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvRelatedStructures" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSimilarStructures">Similar Structures: VAST+</A>" links on the <!-- MMDB <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> and --><A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary</A> pages.<BR><BR>
The <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html">VAST+ help document</A> provides details about the <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html#Compare">differences between VAST and VAST+</A>, an <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html#IllustratedExamples">illustrated example of VAST+ results</A>, and an <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html#OriginalVASTDisplay">illustrated example of original VAST results</A>.<BR><BR>
<I>(The <A HREF="../../VAST/vastsearch.html">VAST Search</A> page can also be used to compare the coordinates of a newly resolved structure in PDB format against all structures in MMDB to find its neighbors.)</I>
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The NCBI <A HREF="../../ibis/ibis.cgi">Inferred Biomolecular Interaction Server (IBIS)</A> was developed categorize interactions observed across numerous experimentally-determined structures that are similar in 3D shape (i.e., across [<A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml">]VAST "<A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures">Similar Structures</A>"), and to infer/predict interacting partners and binding sites by homology. To ensure biological relevance of inferred binding sites, the IBIS algorithm clusters binding sites formed by homologs based on binding site sequence and structure conservation.<BR><BR>
Each protein in MMDB is analyzed using IBIS and similar 3D structures are clustered based on sequence and structural conservation in their binding sites. For example, the <A HREF="/Structure/ibis/ibis.cgi?search=1tup&page=init">IBIS results for the human P53 Tumor Suppressor (1TUP)</A> show four clusters of similar 3D structures, each of which is labeled with the name of the conserved domain (P53, Polyoma_lg_T_C, ANK, and SH3) found in cluster members. Open the "+" beside a cluster to view its details, including a list of 3D structures in the cluster. Click on the PDB accesssion of any cluster member to view its complete structure record, the chemicals to which it is bound (if applicable), etc.[In this example, members of all clusters bind to Zinc. However, IBIS results for other structures (e.g., 1PTH) will reveal clusters of similar 3D structures that bind to various chemicals (e.g., salicylic acid, Diclofenac).]
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All structures in MMDB can be viewed with the the free <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A> web-based 3D viewer or the free <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></A> stand-alone software program, which were developed as companion resources to MMDB in order to visualize three-dimensional structures with an emphasis on interactive examination of sequence-structure relationships. Both iCn3D and Cn3D can <B>simultaneously display</B> a <B>3D structure</B> and its <B>corresponding sequence data</B>, and allow you to <B>select items of interest</B> (e.g., entire protein or nucleotide molecules, spans of sequence data, or individual amino acids or nucleotides, as desired) <B>in either view</B> in order to <B>examine their location in both views</B>. An illustrated example of the stand-alone Cn3D display is shown featuring the <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_view_in_cn3d.html#Figure1">human P53 tumor suppressor</A>, in which amino acids within 5 Angstroms of the bound DNA are highlighted in yellow in Cn3D's structure and sequence view windows.<BR><BR>
Proteins with similar sequence data can also be imported into either <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> or <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> and aligned to the structure's sequence data, as shown in the illustrated example showing Cn3D's alignment of <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_align_query_protseq_to_struct.html">human prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase 1 to a sheep homolog with a resolved 3D structure.</A><BR><BR>
<A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html">iCn3D</A> and <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> can also be used to display superpositions of geometrically similar structures (i.e., <!-- A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml" -->VAST <A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures">Similar Structures</A>), conserved core motifs identified in conserved domains, and <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_view_in_cn3d.html#Method2">newly resolved structures in PDB format</A> that are not yet present in MMDB.<BR><BR>
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For each structure in MMDB, the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> procedure identifies associated literature, molecular, and chemical data throughout the <A HREF="/sites/gquery">Entrez</A> system, and then establishes connections among those data sets. These related data are accessible as <A HREF="#DocSumLinks">Links</A> on the MMDB <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> and <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary</A> pages.<!-- and can include the following, as available for an individual structure: -->
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The <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">Molecular Modeling DataBase (MMDB)</A> is a database of experimentally determined three-dimensional biomolecular structures, and is also referred to as the <SPAN class="ThumbText"><A HREF="/structure"><B>Entrez Structure</B></A></SPAN> database. It is a subset of three-dimensional structures obtained from the <SPAN class="ThumbText"><A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/"><B>RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB)</B></A></SPAN>, excluding theoretical models. The <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> procedure at NCBI results in the addition of a number of <A HREF="#DatabaseFeatures">useful features</A> that facilitate computation on the data and link them to many other data types in the <SPAN class="ThumbText"><A HREF="/sites/gquery/"><B>Entrez</B></A></SPAN> system.<BR><BR>
Each MMDB record cross-references the <B>source PDB record</B> from which it was derived (i.e., the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> for a structure displays both its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID">MMDB ID</A> and the corresponding <A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID">PDB ID</A>). If an MMDB record represents a <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles">structure that was merged from two or more PDB split files</A>, then the summary page will show the PDB IDs of all the source PDB records that compose the merged structure.<BR><BR>
MMDB contains various <A HREF="#DataTypes">record types</A>, reflecting various <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental methodologies</A> such as X-ray crystallography and Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), and various <A HREF="#DataTypeMolecularComponents">molecule types</A> such as proteins, DNA, and RNA, with or without bound chemicals.<BR><BR>
The content of an individual structure record reflects the data provided by the submitter, and the literature associated with a structure record provides more details about it. Note that various data submitters might use different terminology to describe the same gene or protein (for example, some might use the term "suppressor" while others use the term "inhibitor"), so it is often helpful to include synonyms, such as acronyms, full spellings, and disease names, if appropriate, when searching the database (see <A HREF="#SearchTips">search tips</A>).<BR>
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| <A HREF="#DataProcessingValidation">validation</A> |
<A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">deposit sequence and chemical data</A> |
<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">identify biological units (oligomeric states</A>, example: <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">hemoglobin</A>) |
<A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles">merge PDB split files</A> (examples: <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6">viral capsid</A>, <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault">rat liver vault</A>, <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2XFZ_RibosomeNobel">ribosome</A>) |
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<A HREF="#DataProcessingGeometricalFeatures">identify geometrical features</A> |
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<P class="indent20">When <A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/">PDB</A> structure records are imported into MMDB, the information in each structure record is reorganized and validated in a way that enables cross-referencing between the chemistry and the three-dimensional structure of macromolecules. While the PDB data model provides an elegant and concise description of a crystal structure, there is no one-to-one correspondence between a site, a structure, and an atom in the chemical sense. MMDB provides this chemical information in an explicit manner. Its data specification includes a description of a biopolymer's spatial structure, a description of how it is organized chemically, and a set of pointers linking the two.</P>
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<LI>Some PDB records may have discontinous residue numbers, which exist in a free text field. MMDB assigns a consecutive series of positive integers to residues in biopolymers, using a numerical data field. This ensures correspondence between the residue numbers in the structure file and those in the corresponding <A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">protein and/or nucleotide sequence</A> records.</LI>
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<P class="indent20">In addition to providing the spatial (x,y,z) coordinates of every atom in a 3D macromolecular structure, a structure record includes the sequence data for each <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">component</A> nucleotide (DNA, RNA) and/or protein molecule. As part of MMDB <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>, the sequence data for each molecule are deposited into the <A HREF="/nuccore/">Entrez Nucleotide</A> or <A HREF="/protein/">Entrez Protein</A> database, as appropriate. The data processing procedures for those databases, in turn, identify relationships (i.e., similarities) among the sequence data from 3D structures and the other sequences in those databases, facilitating the <A HREF="#DatabaseApplications">use of 3D structure data to learn more about proteins and other biomolecules</A>.<BR><BR>
A structure record may also include bound chemicals. Data records for those chemicals are deposited into the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcsubstance">PubChem Substance</A> database, and then linked to corresponding records in the non-redundant, curated <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pccompound">PubChem Compound</A> database. <!-- {Should we include additional, technical details about how this is done?} --> This makes it possible, for example, to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D protein structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>, even if submitters of 3D structures used various names or abbreviations for a given chemical.
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<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsOverview">what is a biological unit?</A> |
<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsExamples">asymmetric unit &rarr; biological unit</A> (example: <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">hemoglobin </A>) <BR><A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures"><B>procedures to identify biological unit</B></A>: <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsRemark350">author/software determination</A>,
<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">transformations from crystallographic symmetry</A>,
<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsTypeClassification">identify distinct biological units</A>,
<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsMergeSplitFiles">note about biological units in merged PDB split files</A> |
<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">technical note about asymmetric unit</A>
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<P class="indent20"><B>What is a biological unit?</B><BR><BR>
The <B>biochemically active form of a biomolecule</B> can range from a monomer (single protein molecule) to an oligomer of 100+ protein molecules<!-- (as in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2XFZ[accn]+OR+2XG0[accn]+OR+2XG1[accn]+OR+2XG2[accn]">ribosome</A>) -->, and is referred to as "<B>biological unit</B>" <!-- or <B>biounit</B --> for brevity.<BR><BR>
The <B>raw data</B> present structure records resolved by x-ray crystallography or neutron diffraction of a crystal are often casually referred to as the "<B>asymmetric unit</B>." These data can represent either: (a) the <B>complete</B> biological unit, (b) a <B>portion</B> of the biological unit, or (c) <B>multiple</B> copies of the biological unit, as in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">human hemoglobin examples</A> shown below. Authors of structure records use programs such as <A HREF="http://www.ebi.ac.uk/msd-srv/prot_int/pistart.html">PISA</A> <!-- or <A HREF="http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/pqs/">PQS</A --> to identify the biological unit within a structure record. If multiple interpretations of the biological unit exist, the author may choose to annotate the various interpretations in their record. The MMDB <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing pipeline</A> applies several <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures">procedures to identify a structure's biological unit(s)</A> and displays it by default on a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary</A> page. <I>(See <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">technical note</A> about asymmetric unit.)</I><BR><BR>
<!-- As of May 2011, -->The asymmetric unit is equivalent to the biological unit in approximately 60% of structure records resolved by x-ray crystallography or neutron diffraction of crystals. In the remaining 40% of the records, the asymmetric unit represents a portion of the biological unit that can be reconstructed using <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>, or it represents multiple copies of the biological unit.<!-- {{Biological unit data is now provided for all structure records, with the exception of merged split files and very large structures. The option to view an asymmetric unit appears only if the asymmetric unit is different from the biological unit. If it is the same, the summary page will only display the thumbnail for the biological unit. atomic spatial coordinates and protein and/or nucleotide sequences}} --><BR><BR>
Additionally, some structures exceed the size limits implicit to the PDB file format and are therefore <B>split</B> by PDB into several files. In those cases, the biological unit might be spread across multiple PDB files. The MMDB data processing pipeline <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles"><B>merges</B> the split files</A> into a single structure record. In such cases, "<A HREF="#AsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>" is the only <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display option</A> for <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles">merged PDB split files</A> from <I>crystallographic studies</I>, because the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms"><B>biological unit</B></A> of the complete structure is not specified in a computer readable way in the PDB source files. The <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary</A> page for a merged crystallographic structure therefore simply uses the label of "<!-- A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit" -->asymmetric unit" above the molecular graphic, because it represents the unification of raw data from the original PDB files. The asymmetric unit can represent the structure's complete biological unit, a portion of the biological unit, or multiple copies of the biological unit. In the case of structures resolved by <I>electron microscopy (EM)</I> or <I>nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)</I>, the term "asymmetric unit" does not apply, and the term "biological unit" is shown instead on the summary page for a merged structure from either of those technologies. Please refer to the corresponding publication for a structure, if/as available, for the author's description of its biologically active form.</I>
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<B>Example:</B> -- As an example of the varying degrees to which a biological unit can be represented by the raw data in a structure record, compare the following records for <B>human hemoglobin</B>. Each one contains the spatial coordinates and sequence data for a different number of protein molecules, yet the fundamental <B>biological unit</B> in all three structures is a <B>tetramer</B> consisting of two alpha, two beta subunits, and four heme groups. By default, an MMDB <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A> displays the biological unit:<!-- , with <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">options</A> to view <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsTypeClassification">additional biological units (if available) and/or the asymmetric unit. --><BR><BR>
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<TD valign="top" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample1"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2DN2" --><B>2DN2</B><BR>MMDB ID: <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=39206&dps=2"><!-- A HREF="/structure/39206" --><B>39206</B></A></TD>
<TD valign="top" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample2"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1LFT" --><B>1LFT</B><BR>MMDB ID: <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=20898&dps=2"><!-- A HREF="/structure/20898" --><B>20898</B></A></TD>
<TD valign="top" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample3"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1LFL" --><B>1LFL</B><BR>MMDB ID: <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=20896&dps=2"><!-- A HREF="/structure/20896" --><B>20896</B></A></TD>
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=20896&dps=2"><IMG SRC="images/human_hemoglobin_example3_1LFL_asymmetric_unit_thumbnail_no_header_bar.png" WIDTH="163" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="0" ALT="3D view of the raw data for human hemoglobin submitted in PDB record 1LFL, which contains two copies of the structure's biological unit. Click on the thumbnail to open the asymmetric unit view in MMDB, where you can choose to view the biological unit and/or launch an interactive 3D view, and then color by molecule as shown here."></A></TD>
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><B>Complete</B> tetramer (two alpha subunits and two beta subunits) of human hemoglobin</TD>
<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><B>Half</B> of the tetramer (one alpha subunit and one beta subunit)<BR><BR>
<I>(Although the raw data in this structure record represents only half of the tetramer, MMDB's automated <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> procedure applies the tranformations derived from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A> to generate the other half, as shown in the corresponding biological unit.)</I></TD>
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><B>Tetramer</B> with <B>two alpha</B> subunits, <B>two beta</B> subunits, and <B>four heme</B> groups. A corresponding schematic shows the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interactions</A> among the components:<BR>
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<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsRemark350">author/software determination</A> | <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">transformations from crystallographic symmetry</A> | <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsTypeClassification">comparison of biological units</A> | <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsMergeSplitFiles">note about biological units in merged PDB split files</A>
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<TD valign="top">The "<B>REMARK 350</B>" record of a PDB source file specifies the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit (oligomeric state)</A> of the structure and lists the protein molecules of which it is composed. The REMARK 350 also indicates how the biological unit was determined -- by the <B>author</B> and/or a <B>software</B> program, and if the latter, which software program was used (e.g., <A HREF="http://www.ebi.ac.uk/msd-srv/prot_int/pistart.html">PISA</A>, <A HREF="http://www.ebi.ac.uk/pdbe/pqs/">PQS</A>).<BR><BR>
MMDB parses that information to identify the biological unit(s) within the structure record, <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsTypeClassification">compares biological units</A> to each other if two or more are present in order to determine if they are similar or distinct, and uses the results of the parsing and comparison steps to provide a variety of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display options</A> for a structure, such as a concise view showing only the default biological unit, a comprehensive view of all biological units, or the <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>. If biological units are displayed, the MMDB summary page indicates the method by which each was determined, as extracted from the "REMARK 350" record of the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
MMDB also identifies the non-biopolymers (e.g., chemicals, ions, heme groups, etc.) that are part of the biological unit by analyzing the <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interactions</A> observed within the structure. If a non-biopolymer has five or more contacts with a biopolymer at an <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">interatomic distance of 4 &#8491;</A> or less, the non-biopolymer is grouped into the relevant biological unit(s).<!-- &#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20> --> If a non-biopolymer contacts two or more biopolymers, the interaction with the greatest number of contacts takes precedence. <!-- {{In case of a tie...?}} {{The threshold for number of contacts is lower for ions, such as CA+2, in order to ensure that all instances of the ion are considered.}} --> Chemicals that are not biologically significant to the structure, such as crystallization agents, water molecules, detergents, etc. are ignored.<BR><BR>
<I>(NOTE: The biological unit display option is not available for <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles">merged PDB split files</A> from crystallographic studies, because the biological unit of the complete structure is not specified in a computer readable way in the PDB source files. The <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary</A> page for a merged crystallographic structure therefore simply uses the label of "asymmetric unit." In such cases, please refer to the corresponding publication, if/as available, for the author's description of the structure's biologically active form.)</I>
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<TD valign="top">If the raw data in a structure record represents a portion of the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, <!-- }} -->and if the "REMARK 350" record of the PDB source file specifies the rotational and translational transformations that should be applied to the raw data, MMDB automatically applies these transformations to reconstruct the complete biological unit.<BR><BR>
For example, MMDB processing generated the second half of the biological unit for <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">human hemoglobin</A> in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample2">1LFT</A> structure by applying the transformations specified in the <A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/files/1LFT.pdb?headerOnly=YES
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<I>If any protein or nucleotide molecules in the structure were generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry, they are depicted in the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interactions schematic</A> and <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components summary table</A> of an <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> with labels that have alphanumeric combinations (for example, <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_protein_circle_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of circle icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict protein molecules generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry."> or <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_nucleotide_square_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of square icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict nucleotide sequences generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.">), indicating the source molecule from which they were generated and the copy number. Chemicals that interact only with such molecules were also generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.</I>
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<TD valign="top">If multiple <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A> exist within a single structure record, or if multiple interpretations of the biological unit have been annotated in the record, MMDB uses an algorithm to compare them to each other and determine if they are the similar or distinct.<BR><BR>
Biological units are considered <B>similar</B> if they contain the same number and type of molecular components and meet a threshhold for sequence and structural similarity<!-- (as in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample3">1LFL</A> example below) -->. In such a case, they will be assigned the same "type" code on the <!-- only one representative is displayed on the default --> <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> display of "all biological units." The thresholds currently used are 90% or more sequence similarity and an RMSD of 2 &#8491; or less for a global superposition of the biological units.<!-- &#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20> --> (RMSD is the root mean square superposition residual in Angstroms. This number is calculated after optimal superposition of two structures, as the square root of the mean square distances between equivalent C-alpha atoms. Note that the RMSD value scales with the extent of the structural alignments and that this size must be taken into consideration when using RMSD as a descriptor of overall structural similarity.)<BR><BR>
Biological units are considered to be <B>distinct</B> if they do not meet the above threshholds. In that case, each one will be assigned a different "type" code on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> display of "all biological units."<!-- each one will appear on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> display of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">unique biological units</A>, providing a non-redundant view of the biological units that have been detected within the structure record. --><BR><BR>
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For example, if the author has determined that the biological unit of the structure is a tetramer, and a software program has determined it to be a dimer, the interpretations of the biological unit are distinct from each other and <!-- both will be shown --> each one will be assigned a different "type" code on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> display of all biological units, along with a corresponding annotation noting how each was determined.<!-- An <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">option</A> to view the <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A> is available as well. -->
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<TD valign="top">Some structures exceed the size limits implicit to the PDB file format and are therefore split into several PDB files. The MMDB data processing procedures <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles">merge the PDB split files</A> into a single structure record.<BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures">biological unit specification</A> is contained in a free text field of the individual <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>s. When a structure record has been reconstructed my merging two more PDB split files, that information cannot be parsed in an automated way for the complete structure. Therefore, only the <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A> is displayed for merged crystallographic structures, representing the unification of raw data from the original PDB files. In the case of structures resolved by <I>electron microscopy (EM)</I> or <I>nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)</I>, the term "asymmetric unit" does not apply, and the term "biological unit" is shown instead on the summary page for a merged structure from either of those technologies. Please refer to the corresponding publications for those structures, if/as available, for the author's description of their biologically active form.<BR><BR>
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<!-- B>Asymmetric Unit:</B -->The <B>raw data</B> in a structure record (generated by <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">x-ray crystallography</A> or neutron diffraction) are often casually referred to as the "<B>asymmetric unit</B>." These data, which were <B>submitted by the author</B> and stored in the <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">source PDB record</A>, <B>can represent either</B>: <B>(a)</B> the complete <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> (i.e, the biochemically active form of a biomolecule); <B>(b)</B> a portion of the biological unit; or <B>(c)</B> multiple copies of the biological unit, as shown in the illustrated example of three different <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">human hemoglobin</A> structure records. The <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display options</A> on an <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> for an individual structure allow you to view your choice of biological unit(s) or asymmetric unit, with the biological unit shown by default.<BR><BR>
The "asymmetric unit" is equivalent to the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> in approximately 60% of structure records<!-- as of May 2011 -->.<!-- [(as in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExamples">human hemoglobin</A> example <A HREF="#DataProcessingHumanHemoglobinExample1">2DN2</A>).] In those cases, the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> will still provide access to both views, with the biological unit displayed by default. [If you choose to display the asymmetric unit, a note will appear beside its molecular graphic, indicating that the asymmetric unit it is equivalent to the biological unit. If you choose to display the biological unit, an <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interaction schematic</A> will be displayed beside its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A>.][An interaction schematic is displayed only in the view of the biological unit.] --><BR><BR>
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<P><B>Merging PDB split files into a single MMDB structure record</B><img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A></P>
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Some structures exceed the size limits implicit to the PDB file format and are therefore split into several PDB files. The MMDB data processing procedures merge the PDB split files into a single structure record. The merged structures now make it possible to <B>display and/or download large macromolecular structures</B> in their entirety, and to <B>interactively view the</B> <A HREF="#SequenceStructureRelationship"><B>sequence-structure relationships</B></A> using either <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A>, a web-based 3D viewer that loads the structure within the web page without the need to install a separate application, or the stand-alone <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></A> 4.3 (<A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A>).<BR><BR>
Please note that "<A HREF="#AsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>" is the only <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display option</A> for <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles">merged PDB split files</A> from <I>crystallographic studies</I>, because the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms"><B>biological unit</B></A> of the complete structure is not specified in a computer readable way in the PDB source files. The <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary</A> page for a merged crystallographic structure therefore simply uses the label of "<!-- A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit" -->asymmetric unit" above the molecular graphic, because it represents the unification of raw data from the original PDB files. The asymmetric unit can represent the structure's complete biological unit, a portion of the biological unit, or multiple copies of the biological unit. In the case of structures resolved by <I>electron microscopy (EM)</I> or <I>nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)</I>, the term "asymmetric unit" does not apply, and the term "biological unit" is shown instead on the summary page for a merged structure from either of those technologies. Please refer to the corresponding publication for a structure, if/as available, for the author's description of its biologically active form.<BR><BR>
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<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6"><!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=99554" --><B>viral capsid</B></A> by Xie et al.</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault"><!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=99596" --><B>rat liver vault</B></A> by Tanaka et al.</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2XFZ_RibosomeNobel"><!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=99580" --><B>ribosome structure</B></A> by <A HREF="http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2009/">Nobel Laureate V. Ramakrishnan</A></LI>
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You can also <A HREF="/structure?cmd=search&term=2%5BPdbFileCount%5D+%3A+1000%5BPdbFileCount%5D"><B>retrieve all merged files</B></A> from the Molecular Modeling Database, if desired.
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<SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>Example:</B> The <B>viral capsid</B></SPAN> for the Adeno-associated Virus Serotype 6 (Aav-6) by <A HREF="/pubmed/21917284">Xie et al.</A> was split into PDB records <!-- A HREF="/structure/93977" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1VU0" -->1VU0<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/93978" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1VU1" -->1VU1<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/94103" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=3TSX" -->3TSX<!-- /A -->, and was merged at MMDB into a single record with the MMDB ID <A HREF="/structure/99554"><B>99554</B></A>:
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<TD valign="center" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6_split1"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="/structure/93977" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1VU0" --><B>1VU0</B><!-- /A -->
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<TD valign="center" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6_split2"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="/structure/93978" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=1VU1" --><B>1VU1</B><!-- /A -->
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<TD valign="center" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6_split3"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="/structure/94103" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=3TSX" --><B>3TSX</B><!-- /A -->
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><IMG SRC="images/viral_capsid_Aav6_split1_1VU0_thumbnail_no_header_bar.png" WIDTH="163" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="0" ALT="First of three PDB split files for the viral capsid Aav-6, showing the 3D view for the portion of the structure that is in PDB record 1VU0."></TD>
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><IMG SRC="images/viral_capsid_Aav6_split3_3TSX_thumbnail_no_header_bar.png" WIDTH="163" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="0" ALT="Last of three PDB split files for the viral capsid Aav-6, showing the 3D view for the portion of the structure that is in PDB record 3TSX."></TD>
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><A HREF="data/viral_capsid_Aav6_merged_mmdbid99554.cn3"><IMG SRC="images/viral_capsid_Aav6_merged_mmdbid99554_thumbnail_no_header_bar.png" WIDTH="163" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="0" ALT="Thumbnail image of the Adeno-associated Virus Serotype 6 (Aav-6), in which the data from the three PDB split files have been merged together to provide a 3D view of the complete structure, shown here in MMDB ID 99554. The entire structure and its sequence data can be viewed interactively with the free stand-alone Cn3D program, or with the free web-based iCn3D program."></A><BR>Click on the thumbnail image above to open the merged file in the free stand-alone <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><b>Cn3D</b></A> 4.3 viewer to interactively view the entire structure and its sequence data. (If you do not yet have Cn3D 4.3 on your computer, <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A> it before clicking the thumbnail.)<BR><BR>
Alternatively, open the <A HREF="/structure/99554">structure summary page for MMDB ID 99554</A> in the Molecular Modeling Database, then click on the "full-featured 3D viewer" button <!-- IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_icon_spin_structure.png" width="22" height="19" border="0" --> near the bottom of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A> to <A HREF="/Structure/icn3d/full.html?&mmdbid=99554&bu=1&showanno=1"><B>interactively view the structure of the viral capsid with iCn3D</B></A>, a <b>web-based 3D viewer</b> that loads the structure within the web page without the need to install a separate application.
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<SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>Example:</B> The <B>rat liver vault</B></SPAN> by <A HREF="/pubmed/19150846">Tanaka et al.</A> was split into PDB records <!-- A HREF="/structure/68966" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2ZUO" -->2ZUO<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/68967" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2ZV4" -->2ZV4<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/68968" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2ZV5" -->2ZV5<!-- /A -->, and was merged at MMDB into a single record with the MMDB ID <A HREF="/structure/99596"><B>99596</B></A>:
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<I>(Note: The merged file represents half of the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, as it was submitted by the author. The <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures">procedures to identify biological units</A> cannot be applied in an automated way to a merged file<!--, as the biological unit specification is stored in a free text field of the individual PDB source files. -->; therefore, the <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A> is diplayed instead. Please refer to the corresponding publication for a structure for the author's description of the biologically active form.
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<TD valign="center" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault_split3"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="/structure/68968" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2ZV5" --><B>2ZV5</B><!-- /A -->
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<TD valign="top" class="format1B"><IMG SRC="images/rat_liver_vault_split1_2ZUO_thumbnail_no_header_bar.png" WIDTH="163" HEIGHT="150" BORDER="0" ALT="First of three PDB split files for the rat liver vault, showing the 3D view for the portion of the structure that is in PDB record 2ZUO."></TD>
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Click on the thumbnail image above to open the merged file in the stand-alone <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><b>Cn3D</b></A> 4.3 viewer to interactively view the entire structure and its sequence data. (If you do not yet have Cn3D 4.3 on your computer, <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A> it before clicking the thumbnail.)<BR><BR>
Alternatively, open the <A HREF="/structure/99596">structure summary page for MMDB ID 99596</A> in the Molecular Modeling Database, then click on the "3D view" or the "full-featured 3D viewer" button near the bottom of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A> to <A HREF="/Structure/icn3d/full.html?&mmdbid=99596&bu=1&showanno=1"><B>interactively view the rat liver vault structure with iCn3D</B></A>, a <b>web-based 3D viewer</b> that loads the structure within the web page without the need to install a separate application.</TD>
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<SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>Example:</B> The <B>ribosome</B></SPAN> structure by <A HREF="/pubmed/16959973">Selmer, Dunham, Murphy, Weixlbaumer, Petry, Kelley, Weir, and Ramakrishnan</A>, the <A HREF="http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2009/">2009 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry</A>, was split into PDB records <!-- A HREF="/structure/84967" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2XFZ" -->2XFZ<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/84968" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2XG0" -->2XG0<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/84969" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2XG1" -->2XG1<!-- /A -->, <!-- A HREF="/structure/84970" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2XG2" -->2XG2<!-- /A -->, and was merged at MMDB into a single record with the MMDB ID <A HREF="/structure/99580"><B>99580</B></A>:
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<I>(Note: The merged file represents two copies of the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, as submitted by the author. The <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures">procedures to identify biological units</A> cannot be applied in an automated way to a merged file<!--, as the biological unit specification is stored in a free text field of the individual PDB source files. -->; therefore, the <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A> is diplayed instead. Please refer to the corresponding publication for a structure for the author's description of the biologically active form.
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<!-- BR>MMDB ID: <A HREF="/structure/84967"><B>84967</B></A --></TD>
<TD valign="center" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2XFZ_RibosomeNobel_split2"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="/structure/84968" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2XG0" --><B>2XG0</B><!-- /A -->
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<TD valign="center" class="format1A"><A NAME="DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2XFZ_RibosomeNobel_split3"></A>PDB ID: <!-- A HREF="/structure/84969" --><!-- A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?structureId=2XG1" --><B>2XG1</B><!-- /A -->
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MMDB MERGED FILE: Complete structure of the Structure of Cytotoxic Domain of Colicin E3 Bound to the 70S Ribosome<BR>
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Click on the thumbnail image above to open the merged file in the stand-alone <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><b>Cn3D</b></A> 4.3 viewer to interactively view the entire structure and its sequence data. (If you do not yet have Cn3D 4.3 on your computer, <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A> it before clicking the thumbnail.)<BR><BR>
Alternatively, open the <A HREF="/structure/99580">structure summary page for MMDB ID 99580</A> in the Molecular Modeling Database, then click on the "3D view" or the "full-featured 3D viewer" button near the bottom of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A> to <A HREF="/Structure/icn3d/full.html?&mmdbid=99580&bu=1&showanno=1"><B>interactively view the ribosome structure with iCn3D</B></A>, a <b>web-based 3D viewer</b> that loads the structure within the web page without the need to install a separate application.<BR><BR>
<I>Note: the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interactions schematic</A>, shown above and also visible on the structure summary page for MMDB ID: <A HREF="/structure/99580">99580</A>, indicates that there are two copies of the ribosome in the structure file, reflecting the data submitted by the author.</I><BR><BR></TD>
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In summary, the merged structure files, such as the <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_1VU0_ViralCapsidAav6"><!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=99554" -->viral capsid </A><!-- by Xie et al., -->, the <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2ZUO_RatLiverVault"><!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=99596" -->rat liver vault</A><!-- by Tanaka et al., -->, and the <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFilesExample_2XFZ_RibosomeNobel"><!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=99580" -->ribosome</A> illustrated above, now make it possible to view and/or download large macromolecular structures in their entirety, and to interactively view the <A HREF="#SequenceStructureRelationship">sequence-structure relationships</A> using the free stand-alone <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> 4.3 program (<A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A>), or the free web-based <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A> viewer. You can also <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&Cmd=search&term=2%5BPdbFileCount%5D+%3A+1000%5BPdbFileCount%5D"><B>retrieve all merged files</B></A> from the Molecular Modeling Database, if desired.
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(1) The <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">source database</A>, PDB, provides a <A HREF="http://www.uniprot.org/">UniProt</A> ID for each protein chain in a structure record.<BR><BR>
(2) The NCBI <A HREF="/gene">Gene database</A> generates data files on its <A HREF="//ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/gene/DATA/">FTP site</A> that provide mappings between protein identifiers and gene identifiers. Specifically: (a) the "gene_refseq_uniprotkb_collab.gz" file lists the correspondence between UniProt and <A HREF="/refseq/">RefSeq</A> protein accessions; and (b) the <!-- "gene2refseq.gz" --> "gene2accession.gz" file lists the correspondence between RefSeq protein accessions and Gene IDs. The MMDB data processing pipeline creates a join between these two tables in order to map each UniProt ID to its corresponding Gene ID, and to link to the NCBI Gene record.<BR><BR>
<I>(Note that the protein sequence in the structure record is not necessarily identical to the protein product of the gene. For example, a structure record might only contain a fragment of the protein rather than the whole protein. So there is a mapping between the structure's protein molecule and the gene product, but not necessarily an exact sequence match.)</I></TD>
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<TD valign="top">The <A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml">VAST</A> algorithm is used to identify structures that are similar in 3D shape, regardless of their degree of sequence similarity, in order to identify distant homologs that cannot be recognized by sequence comparison. The region of similarity can span the entire length of a protein molecule, or a portion of it, as indicated by the footprints on the similar structures graphic display. If a structure contains more than one protein molecule, Similar Structures are shown for each one.<BR><BR>
In addition, <A HREF="../../vastplus/vastplus.cgi">VAST+</A>, an expanded version of the program, has been applied to each structure in MMDB in order to find macromolecular structures that have similarly shaped <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A>, also referred to as "biounits".<BR><BR>
Reciprocal links are created among the similar 3D structures and are accessible from the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A> by either: (a) clicking on the "<!-- A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures" --><!-- A HREF="#LinksRelatedStructures" --><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvRelatedStructures" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSimilarStructures">Similar Structures: VAST+</A>" link near the upper right corner of the page; or (b) viewing the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsShowAnnotation"><B>Protein annotation graphic</B></A> for any protein molecule of interest, then clicking on the bar graphic for the overall <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsShowAnnotation" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins">protein molecule</A> or for any <A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins3dDomains">3D domain</A> it contains in order to view a list of other structures that are similar in shape to the molecule or 3D domain you selected.<BR><BR>
<I>(Details about VAST and VAST+ are provided in the articles listed on the <A HREF="../../VAST/docs/vast_publications.html">VAST publications</A> page and in the <A HREF="../../VAST/vasthelp.html">VAST help document</A> and <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html">VAST+ help document</A>.)</I>
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<TD valign="top">The NCBI <A HREF="../../ibis/ibis.cgi">Inferred Biomolecular Interaction Server (IBIS)</A> was developed to categorize interactions observed across numerous experimentally-determined structures that are similar in 3D shape (i.e., across [<A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml">]VAST "[<A HREF="#LinksRelatedStructures">]<A HREF="#DataProcessingSimilarStructuresVAST">Similar Structures</A>"), and to infer/predict interacting partners and binding sites by homology. To ensure biological relevance of inferred binding sites, the IBIS algorithm clusters binding sites formed by homologs based on binding site sequence and structure conservation.<BR><BR>
Each protein in MMDB is analyzed using IBIS and similar 3D structures are clustered by the <A HREF="../../ibis/ibis.cgi">IBIS</A> server based on sequence and structural conservation in their binding sites.</TD>
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<P><B>Create links to associated data throughout the Entrez system:</B><img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A></P>
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<P class="indent20">As noted in the page on <A HREF="../../structure_discover.html">discovering associations among previously disparate data</A>, the <A HREF="/sites/gquery/"><B>Entrez</B></A> retrieval system is designed to provide integrated access to previously disparate data and make it possible to collect related information on a topic of interest within and across Entrez databases. MMDB therefore identifies such associations during data processing and presents them as "<A HREF="#DocSumLinks">Related Information</A>" menus on <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> pages. Many of the links are also available on <A HREF="#SummaryPage">individual structure records</A>. There are two broad categories of Links:</P>
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<TD valign="top">Each structure record has <B>one-to-one relationships</B> with specific records in other <A HREF="/sites/gquery">Entrez</A> databases, such as links to the <!-- A HREF="/protein/" --><B>protein</B> sequence, <!-- A HREF="/nuccore/" --><B>nucleotide</B> sequence, and <!-- A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/" --><B>chemical</B> records that were <A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">created from</A> the structure's <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A>.<!-- These include links to the Entrez <A HREF="/protein/">Protein</A>, <A HREF="/nuccore/">Nucleotide</A>, <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcsubstance">PubChem Substance</A>, and <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pccompound">PubChem Compound</A> databases, --><BR><BR>
A structure record also has links to the <!-- A HREF="/pubmed/" -->PubMed records for <B>articles cited</B> in the structure record and to the <!-- A HREF="/taxonomy/" -->NCBI Taxonomy record(s) for the <B>source</B> <A HREF="#MmdbsrvTaxonomy"><B>organism(s)</B></A>. Reciprocal links between the structure record and these molecular component and literature records are created, making it possible to start in any one of the databases and traverse to associated records in another database.
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<TD valign="top">Records that are <!-- A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks" -->directly linked to a structure may in turn have associations with other types of data in the Entrez system. Links are therefore also created from the structure record to those additional data types. The methods by which those links are made are explained in more detail in the section on <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A>: <A HREF="#DocSumLinks"><B>find related data</B></A><BR><BR>
For example, each protein molecule in a structure record was analyzed to <A HREF="#ConservedDomainAnnotations">identify <B>conserved domains</B></A> and infer its function. The structure record will therefore have links to the corresponding <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=cdd">Conserved Domain Database</A> record(s).<BR><BR>
The structure record will have also have links to <B>additional protein sequences</B><!--, beyond the protein sequence data that was extracted from the PDB source file. These additional proteins --> that are cited as cross-references in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file, to the <!-- A HREF="/gene/" --><B>genes</B> that code for those proteins, and to any other protein sequences that are identical in length, composition, and source organism as the proteins cited in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file. <I>(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)</I><BR><BR>
As final example of an indirect link, if the protein in a structure record is the target of a bioassay, or is involved in the biological process described in the bioassay experiment, a link between the structure record and the <B>biological activity data</B> (<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcassay"><B>PubChem BioAssay</B></A>) is established, if the submitter of the bioassay data provided the link to the structure record's protein.
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<B>Example:</B> The structure <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=91866"><B>3Q5S</B> (MMDB ID 91866)</A>: "Crystal Structure of Bmrr Bound to Acetylcholine" includes the protein, "Multidrug-efflux Transporter 1 Regulator," <!-- (<A HREF="/protein/340707835">3Q5S_A</A>) --> which has been annotated with <A HREF="/protein?LinkName=structure_cdd_superfamily_2&from_uid=91866"><!-- A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily" -->two conserved domain superfamilies</A><!-- (<A HREF="/protein?LinkName=structure_cdd_superfamily_2&from_uid=91866"><A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=cdd&term=cl02600%5BUID%5D+OR+cl01368%5BUID%5D&dopt=DocSum">HTH_MeRR-SF superfamily and GyrI-like superfamily</A>) -->. There are also <A HREF="/protein?LinkName=structure_protein&from_uid=91866">other protein sequence records</A> linked to the structure (beyond the <!-- A HREF="/protein/340707835">3Q5S_A</A --> protein record that was created directly from the PDB source file) because they were either: (a) cited in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file; (b) listed in the same Entrez Gene record (<A HREF="/gene?LinkName=structure_gene&from_uid=91866">bmrR, Gene ID 938676</A>) as the protein accession that was cited in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file; or (c) are identical in length, composition, and source organism as any of the proteins in (a) or (b). Of course, the <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=91866"><B>3Q5S</B></A> structure also has a link to the gene record itself.
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Various types of records are available in the Structure database. For example, it is possible to retrieve structures generated by specific <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental methods</A>, as shown below, or structures that contain specific <A HREF="#DataTypeMolecularComponents">molecule types</A> (e.g., protein, RNA, DNA), as shown in the subsequent illustration. A wide variety of <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A> can be used to retrieve data subsets, such as structures that contain specific <B>counts</B> of <A HREF="#SearchFieldProteinMoleculeCount">protein molecules</A>, <A HREF="#SearchFieldDNAMoleculeCount">DNA molecules</A>, <A HREF="#SearchFieldRNAMoleculeCount">RNA molecules</A>, or <A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalCount">bound chemicals</A> in their <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A>. (A separate file shows <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">how to retrieve 3D protein structures bound to a <B>specific</B> chemical</A>.)
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<TD class="format1A" valign="Top"><B>X-ray crystallography</B> determines the arrangement of atoms within a protein by passing X-rays through a crystallized form of the protein and analyzing the resulting X-ray diffraction pattern. This technique provides the highest resolution and usually yields only one model of a structure. <B>Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)</B> determines the structure of a protein in solution and generally yields multiple models, which allow for characterization of the biomolecule's motion in solution. <B>Additional experimental methods</B>, such as neutron diffraction, electron microscopy, and more, are listed in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldExpMethod">ExpMethod</A> search field, which can be browsed by using the <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">Show index</A> link on the Advanced Search page.</TD>
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<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=69148"><IMG src="images/xray_3D07_B.png" height="350" width="300" border="0" alt="X-Ray crytallography structure of Human P53 Core Domain With Hot Spot Mutation R249s (MMDB ID 69148, PDB ID 3D07), Protein Molecule B, showing alpha helix (green) and beta strand (yellow) secondary structures, disordered regions (blue), and Zinc ion. Click on this image to open the MMDB record, which provides access to the corresponding publication and interactive views of the structure in Cn3D."></A>
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<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=37352"><IMG src="images/nmr_2FEJ.png" height="350" width="300" border="0" alt="NMR (Solution) Structure Of Human P53 Dna Binding Domain (MMDB ID 37352, PDB ID 2FEJ). Click on this image to open the MMDB record, which provides access to the corresponding publication and interactive views of the structure in Cn3D. Select the Drawing: All Models option on the MMDB record before pressing the Structure View in Cn3D button to generate this view."></A>
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Structures can also contain <B>bound chemicals</B>, as shown in the earlier illustration of ovine <A HREF="#DatabaseApplications">prostaglandin H2 synthase</A>.
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<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=66539"><IMG src="images/prot_2K4T_membrane_protein.png" height="250" width="200" border="0" alt="Protein structure example: Human (membrane protein) Vdac-1 In Ldao Micelles (MMDB ID 66539, PDB ID 2K4T). Click on this image to open the MMDB record, which provides access to the corresponding publication and interactive views of the structure in Cn3D."></A>
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<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=52188"><IMG src="images/rna_1Z31_telomerase_rna.png" height="250" width="200" border="0" alt="RNA structure example: Enzyme-Activating Fragment Of Human Telomerase Rna (MMDB ID 52188, PDB ID 1Z31). Click on this image to open the MMDB record, which provides access to the corresponding publication and interactive views of the structure in Cn3D."></A>
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<A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=53263"><IMG src="images/dna_2GKU_telomere_dna_tetraplex.png" height="250" width="200" border="0" alt="DNA structure example: Monomeric Human Telomere Dna Tetraplex With 3+1 Strand Fold Topology, Two Edgewise Loops And Double-Chain Reversal Loop, Nmr, 12 Structures (MMDB ID 53263, PDB ID 2GKU). Click on this image to open the MMDB record, which provides access to the corresponding publication and interactive views of the structure in Cn3D."></A>
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The <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">Molecular Modeling DataBase (MMDB)</A> is updated on a weekly basis with new structures <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">imported</A> from the <SPAN class="ThumbText"><A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/"><B>RCSB Protein Data Bank (PDB)</B></A></SPAN>. All newly added structures go through the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> procedures described above.<BR><BR>
In addition, <A HREF="#DocSumLinks">links to related data</A> are updated on a regular basis for all structures in the database. This ensures that new data in other <A HREF="/sites/gquery/">Entrez</A> databases are reciprocally linked to 3D structures. <!--For example, as new sequences are deposited into the <A HREF="/protein/">Entrez Protein</A> database, the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml#CBLAST">CBLAST</A> program is used to create links from those proteins to existing and/or new 3D structures that are similar in sequence (available as A HREF="#LinkFromOtherDatabase" <A HREF="#LinksFromProteinToStructure">Related Structures</A> from the links menu of protein sequence records; <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_gene.html"><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></A>).--><BR><BR>
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| <A HREF="#SearchTipsInputValues">allowable search terms</A> | <A HREF="#SearchMethods">search methods</A> | <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A> | <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">use of quotes</A> | <A HREF="#SearchTipsTruncation">wild card *</A> |<BR>
| <A HREF="#SearchMethodBasic">basic search</A> | <A HREF="#SearchDetails">search details</A> | <A HREF="#SearchMethodLimits">limits</A> |<BR>
| <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">advanced search</A> | <A HREF="#SearchBuilder">search builder</A> | <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">show index list</A> | <!--A HREF="#SearchMethodPreview">preview</A> | --> <A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">history</A> | <A HREF="#SearchMethodComplexBoolean">complex Boolean query</A> | <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range query</A> |<BR>
| <A HREF="#LinkFromOtherDatabase">link from other Entrez databases to 3D structures</A> | <A HREF="#LinksFromProteinToStructure">links from protein sequence records to 3D structures</A> |
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This help document focuses on how to search for 3D macromolecular structures using the <A HREF="/sites/gquery/">Entrez</A> search system, which allows you to retrieve records that contain desired <A NAME="SearchByTextTerm">text terms</A>. <A HREF="mmdb_search.html"><B>Additional search methods</B></A> allow you to search the database with a <B>query protein sequence</B><!--(using <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml#CBLAST"><B>CBLAST</B></A>)--> or with the <B>3D coordinates for a newly resolved structure</B> (using <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml#VAST"><B>VAST</B></A> tool); separate help documents exist for those search systems.<BR><BR>
In the <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search interface, you can retrieve structure records by searching for:
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<B>text terms (key words)</B>: &#160;A wide variety of text terms, such as names of proteins, bound chemicals, authors, and more can be used to search the Entrez Structure database. You can also search for other words that might be present in any of the other text containing <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A> of a record.<BR>
Because terminology can vary across records, it can be helpful to include <B>synonyms</B> in your query, for example:
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It is also possible to search for a word stem by using an <!-- A HREF="#SearchTipsTruncation" --><B>asterisk (*) as a wild card</B>. For example, a search for <A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=inhibit*%5BAll%5D&dopt=DocSum"><I>inhibit*</I></A> will retrieve records with terms such as inhibit, inhibited, inhibition, inhibitor, etc. The <A HREF="/books/NBK3837/">Entrez Help</A> document provides additional information about <A HREF="/books/NBK3837/#EntrezHelp.Using_Wild_Cards_or_Query_Tru">truncating</A> search terms in this way.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="SearchByUID"></A>
<B>unique identifiers</B>: &#160;Structure records can be retrieved by searching for their unique identifiers, in the form of an <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID">MMDB ID</A> or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID">PDB ID</A>, or for the unique identifiers of their <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A>, such as protein sequence <A HREF="/Sitemap/samplerecord.html#GIpB">GI numbers</A> or <A HREF="/Sitemap/samplerecord.html#AccessionB">accession numbers</A>, PubChem <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/docs/subcmpd_summary_page_help.html#MoleculeCID">compound identifiers (CIDs)</A> or <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/docs/subcmpd_summary_page_help.html#MoleculeSID">substance identifiers (SIDs)</A>, or external registry names such as Enzyme Commission or chemical registry numbers (EC/RN numbers).<BR><BR>
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<B>organism</B>: &#160;To retrieve structure records for a specific organism or organism group, you can enter its common name (e.g., human) or scientific name (e.g., <I>Homo sapiens</I>), or other taxonomic node (e.g, Primates) in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A> [orgn] search field. Note that some structure records contain protein or nucleotide sequences from more than one organism, and they will be retrieved if they contain one or more sequences from the organism or taxon specified in your query. If you specifically want to retrieve structure records that contain data from more than one source organism, simply enter the desired organism names with a Boolean AND (e.g., <A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%22human%22%5BOrganism%5D+AND+HIV1%5BOrganism%5D&dopt=DocSum"><I>human[orgn] AND HIV1[orgn]</I></A>).<BR><BR>
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<B>database subset</B>: &#160;It is possible to retrieve subsets of records that have certain <A HREF="#DataTypes">attributes</A>, such as structures generated by specific <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental methods</A> or containing specific <A HREF="#DataTypeMolecularComponents">molecule types</A> (protein, DNA, RNA) or <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">bound chemicals</A>.
Additionally, the <A HREF="#SearchFieldFilter">Filter</A> field allows you to limit a search to records that have links to another Entrez database of interest. For example, a search for <I>structure_biosystems[filter]</I> will retrieve structure records that have links to the <A HREF="/biosystems/">NCBI BioSystems</A> database; a search for <I>structure_omim[filter]</I> will retrieve structure records that have links to the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=omim">Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)</A> database; and a search for <I>structure_biosystems[filter] AND structure_omim[filter]</I> will retrieve the subset of records that have links to both of those databases.<BR><BR>
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<B>and more...</B> &#160;The <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure">Structure</A> database can also be searched by terms that appear in any of the other <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A>.<BR><BR>
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A variety of techniques can be used to search the database, offering varying degrees of control over your query. In some cases, they offer alternative ways of executing the same search (as is true for sample searches #4, #5, and #6 below), with each method offering different benefits. The search methods include:
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodBasic">Basic search</A> (& <A HREF="#SearchDetails">search details</A>)</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodLimits">Limits</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">Advanced search</A> (<A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search builder</A>, <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">Show index list</A>, <!--A HREF="#SearchMethodPreview">Preview</A --><A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">History</A>)</LI>
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodComplexBoolean">Complex Boolean query</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">Range search</A> (range of values in numerical fields such as dates, counts, and resolution<!-- {as well as range searches of molecular weights in 3D Domains database} -->).</LI>
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<LI>Just enter search terms without specifying search fields, other limits, or Boolean operators.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI><A NAME="Details"></A><A NAME="SearchDetails"></A>The "<B>Search Details</B>" box in the right margin of the search results page shows exactly how Entrez parsed and handled your query. If desired, you can edit the query in that box and press the "Search" button to run the modified query.<BR><BR>
The "<B>See more...</B>" link a the bottom of the "Search Details" box opens a more detailed display:
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<LI>The <B>Query Translation</B> box shows the search strategy used to run the search</LI>
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<LI>To edit the search in the Query Translation box, add or delete terms and then click Search.</LI>
<LI>Click URL to display the current search as a URL to bookmark for future use. Searches created using History numbers can not be saved using the URL feature.</LI>
<LI>You may also save your search using <A HREF="/books/NBK3842/"><!-- A HREF="/books/NBK3827/#pubmedhelp.My_NCBI" -->My NCBI</A>.</LI>
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<LI>The <B>Result</B> number link retrieves the documents found and displays them in a search results page.</LI>
<LI><B>Translations</B> details how each term was translated using Entrez's search rules and syntax for the database.</LI>
<LI><B>User Query</B> shows the search terms as you entered them in the search box and any syntax errors with the query.</LI>
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<B>Search #1</B>:<!-- of the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure">Structure</A> database --><BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=human+p53+tumor+suppressor&dopt=DocSum"><B>human p53 tumor suppressor</B></A><BR><BR>
will retrieve biosystems with those terms anywhere in the record.<BR><BR>
Some of the structure records might not contain proteins or nucleotide sequences from human because we did not limit that search term to the <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A> search field. In such cases, the term "human" might appear in a comment or some other field of the record.<BR><BR>
Similarly, the term p53 tumor suppressor can appear anywhere in the record, and the words may or may not be adjacent to each other in a record, depending on how Entrez parsed the query (as shown in the <B>Search Details</B> for a given search). To force terms to be searched as a phrase, use <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">quotes</A>. To refine your search in other ways, use the <A HREF="#SearchMethodLimits">Limits</A> option or the <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">Advanced Search</A> methods described below.<BR><BR>
<!-- (Note: If a multi-word search string (e.g., <I>p53 tumor suppressor</I>) appears in a phrase dictionary that used by the Entrez search system for a given database, it will be searched as a phrase. If it does not appear in the phrase dictionary, the terms will be searched separated and AND'ed together (e.g., <I>p53 AND tumor AND suppressor</I>). In that case, you can use <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">quotes</A> (e.g., <I>"p53 tumor suppressor"</I>) to force the terms to be searched as a phrase, if desired.) -->
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<LI>The Limits page allows you to restrict your search in various ways.<BR><BR>
<LI>At a minimum, the Limits page displays the list of available <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A>. You can do a separate search for each term or phrase in your query, as shown in sample Search #2 and #3 to the right, and select the desired search field for each one. (If desired, you can then combine the searches by using the <A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search Builder</A> or <A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">History</A> section of the <!-- A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced" -->Advanced Search<!-- /A --> page.)</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>For some databases, the Limits page also provides other commonly used options, as check boxes and/or pull-down menus, for restricting your <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> to records with specific characteristics<!-- (e.g., <A HREF="#DataTypes">types of records</A>) -->. These check boxes and pull-down menus generally represent a commonly used subset of the <!-- search term and/or field --> choices that are available from the Advanced Search page and are placed on the Limits page for easy access. <!-- For example, you can select the "BioSystem Type" radio button for <A HREF="#DataTypeConservedBiosystem">conserved biosystems</A> on the Limits page as a shortcut for adding the following term and search field to your query: &#160; <I>AND "conserved biosystem"[<A HREF="#SearchFieldFilter">Filter</A>]</I --></LI><BR><BR>
<LI><B>IMPORTANT NOTE</B>: Once you have used a particular Limit, warning sign will appear near the top of your search results page that indicates which Limit(s) are currently in effect, for example:<BR><BR>
<img SRC="../../IMG/entrez/entrez3_warning_limits_activated.png" width="300" height="40" border="0" alt="image of the Limits folder that displays a deactivated check box, showing that the limits you most recently selected for a search are no longer in effect"><BR><BR>
Note that the <B>Limit will remain in effect for all subsequent searches in the current database unless you change or remove that limit</B>. In the illustrated example above, any search you do will be limited to the Titles of records, until you remove the limit. <!-- If you remove the limit, you can always select new limits for subsequent searches, if desired. --><BR><BR>
<!-- img SRC="../../IMG/entrez/entrez_limits_checkbox_activated.png" width="77" height="26" border="0" alt="image of the Limits folder that displays an activated check box, showing that the limits you most recently selected for a search are still in effect"> activated
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<img SRC="../../IMG/entrez/entrez_limits_checkbox_deactivated.png" width="77" height="26" border="0" alt="image of the Limits folder that displays a deactivated check box, showing that the limits you most recently selected for a search are no longer in effect"> deactivated </LI -->
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<B>Search #2</B>:<BR><BR>
On the <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page, click on the <B>Limits</B> link, select the <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A> search field, and enter the following query:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=human[orgn]&dopt=DocSum"><B>human</B></A><BR><BR>
and press "GO". That will retrieve only structure records that contain at least one <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular component</A> (e.g., protein, DNA, or RNA) from human.<BR><BR><BR>
<B>Search #3</B>:<BR><BR>
Open the Limits page again and clear your previous search. Change the search field selection to <A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title</A>, enter the following query:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=p53+tumor+suppressor[titl]&dopt=DocSum"><B>p53 tumor suppressor</B></A><BR><BR>
and press "GO". That will retrieve only records containing those terms in the title of a structure record.<BR><BR>
If desired, you can then combine the searches on the <!-- A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced" -->Advanced Search<!-- /A --> page, either by using the <A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search Builder</A>, as shown in sample Search #4, or by using the <A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">History</A> section of that page, as shown in sample Search #5.<BR><BR>
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The Advanced Search page allows you to exercise greater control over your search, for example, by enabling you to:
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Build a search</A> one step at a time<!--, then either press the "Search" button to display the records retrieved by your search, or click on "<A HREF="#SearchMethodPreview">Add to history</A>" if you prefer to simply add the query to your search history and remain on the Advanced Search page to continue building your query -->.</LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">Browse the index</A> of any search field and add term(s) of interest from the index to the active query box at the top of the page.</LI>
<LI>View your search <A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">History</A> and combine or subtract searches from each other.</LI>
</UL>
As you build a query, either by using the <A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search Builder</A>'s pull-down menus, or by using the "Add" links in the "<A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory">History</A>" portion of the page to combine previous searches, the <B>grey text box</B> at the top of the page will display your <B>current query</B>.<BR><BR>
You can also manually edit the current query by clicking the <B>"Edit" link</B> beneath the grey text box. That will allow you to type terms/search numbers/etc. directly into the box, add parentheses for nesting if desired, change Boolean operators, etc.<BR><BR>
In addition, the following types of advanced searches can be entered in the query box of any Entrez search page (i.e., in the query box of the database's Home page, Limits page, or Advanced Search page):
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<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodComplexBoolean">Complex Boolean query</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">Range Search</A></LI>
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<A HREF="#SearchMethodPreviewIndex"><img SRC="../../IMG/entrez/entrez_previewindex.png" width="111" height="25" border="0" alt="image of the Preview/Index folder tab; click on the image to read more about using Preview/Index"></A>
<A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory"><img SRC="../../IMG/entrez/entrez_history.png" width="68" height="25" border="0" alt="image of the History folder tab; ; click on the image to read more about using History"></A> or by entering a <A HREF="#SearchMethodComplexBoolean"><B>Complex Boolean query</B></A> or <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery"><B>Range Search</B></A><BR>
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<!-- img SRC="../../IMG/entrez/entrez_previewindex.png" width="111" height="25" border="0" alt="image of the Preview/Index folder tab"><BR><BR -->
<LI>The "Search Builder" section of the <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">Advanced Search</A> page allows you to build your query step by step, adding a new search term and selecting a new search field at each step. It also allows you to <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">browse the index</A> of any <A HREF="#SearchFields">search field</A> to view the available terms.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>To <B>build a query</B>:
<BLOCKQUOTE>
(1) Select the <A HREF="#SearchFields"><B>Search Field</B></A> of interest using the pull-down menu.<BR><BR>
(2) <B>Type</B> a term(s) in the text box beside the search field menu. <B>Or</B>, use the "<B>Show index list</B>" link to see the index of the search field and select the desired term from the index. <I>(<A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">tips on using the "Show Index List"</A>)</I><BR><BR>
(3) Select the Boolean operator (AND, NOT, OR) that should precede the term when it is added to the active query at the top of the page.<BR><BR>
Continue the above steps, as desired, to add more term/search field combinations to your query.
<!-- (4) Press the "Add to Search Box" button to insert the term[search field] combination into the active query box.<BR><BR>
Note: The <B>Show Index</B> link allows you to first browse the selected search field's index before adding a term(s) to the active query (see tips below). If multiple terms are selected from the index window, they will be OR'ed together and then appended to your query with whatever Boolean operator you have selected.<BR><BR -->
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<LI>As you use the Search Builder, the <B>grey text box at the top of the page</B> will show your <B>current query</B>.
<BLOCKQUOTE>
You can manually edit the current query by clicking the <B>"Edit" link</B> beneath the grey text box. That will allow you to type terms/search numbers/etc. directly into the box, add parentheses for nesting if desired, change Boolean operators, etc.<BR><BR>
Press the <B>Search</B> button to display the records retrieved by your search (i.e., it displays the <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> page).<BR><BR>
Click on the <A NAME="SearchMethodPreview"></A>"<A NAME="SearchMethodPreview"></A><B>Add to history</B>" link if you prefer to simply add the query to your search history and remain on the Advanced Search page, where you can continue building your query.<BR>
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<LI><A NAME="SearchMethodShowIndex"></A><A NAME="SearchStyleIndexButtonTips"></A>Tips on using the "<B>Show Index List</B>" function on the Advanced Search page:
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The "<B>Show Index List</B>" function allows you to browse the index of any <A HREF="#SearchFields"><B>Search Field</B></A>. If you select a search field and press the "Show Index" link <B>without entering a term</B> in the box, you will be taken to the top of the index. If you <B>enter a term first</B>, you will be taken to the part of the index that contains your term (or the closest alphabetical location, if your term is not present in the index).<BR><BR>
The <B>number of records</B> that contain the term will appear in parentheses. You can also browse the index to <B>explore the variety of terms available</B> (for example, select "All Fields", enter "Huntington", and click on the "Show Index" link to see additional spellings and/or related terms, such as Huntington disease, Huntington's, Huntington's disease).
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To <B>select a range of terms</B> from the index, use the <B>Shift key</B> while selecting the first and last term. Then use the AND, OR, or NOT buttons to add that group of terms to the active query.<BR><BR>
To <B>select multiple terms that do not fall within a continuous range</B> from the index, use the <B>Control key</B> while selecting the terms of interest. Then use the AND, OR, or NOT buttons to add that group of terms to the active query.<BR><BR>
<I>Note: When multiple terms are selected from the index window, they are OR'ed together within parentheses and then appended to your query with whatever Boolean operator you have selected.</I>
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<B>Search #4</B>:<BR><BR>
On the <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page, click on <B>Advanced Search</B> and build your search one step at a time:<BR><BR>
<B>(a)</B> Using the first pull-down menu in Search Builder, select the <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A> search field and enter the following query:<BR><BR>
<!-- A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=human[orgn]&dopt=DocSum" --><B>human</B><BR><BR>
and select "AND" as the Boolean operator. That term/search field selection will automatically be displayed in the grey text box at the top of the page, which shows your current query.<BR><BR><BR>
<B>(b)</B> Using the second pull-down menu in Search Builder, select the <A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title</A> search field and enter the following query:<BR><BR>
<!-- A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=p53+tumor+suppressor[titl]&dopt=DocSum" --><B>p53 tumor suppressor</B><BR><BR>
and select "AND" as the Boolean operator. That newest term/search field selection will automatically be added to the grey text box at the top of the page.<BR><BR><BR>
<B>(c)</B> Your query will now appear as: <BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=human%5BOrganism%5D+AND+p53+tumor+suppressor%5BTitle%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>human[Organism] AND p53 tumor suppressor[Title]</B></A><BR><BR>
Press the <B>Search</B> button if you want to display the records retrieved by your search (i.e., it displays the <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> page).<BR><BR>
Or, click on the "<B>Add to history</B>" link if you prefer to just add the query to your search history and remain on the Advanced Search page, where you can continue building your query.<BR><BR><BR>
<I>Note that this search will produce the same results as sample searches #5 and #6. It is simply executed in a different way. That is, you remain on a single query page (Advanced search) and can browse the index of any search field as you build your query one step at a time.</I>
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<LI>The "History" section of the <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">Advanced Search</A> page displays the searches you have done in the current database.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>You can <B>combine or subtract searches from each other</B> by entering the search numbers and the AND, OR, or NOT Boolean operators in the query box, for example: <B>#2 AND #3</B>. If the query contains several search numbers and Boolean operators, the <B>Boolean operators are processed from left to right</B> unless <B>parentheses</B> are used for nesting. If parentheses are used, the portions of the query in parentheses will be processed first, then the remaining Boolean operators will be processed from left to right.</LI><BR><BR>
<!-- LI>The search numbers might not be consecutive if you have done intervening searches in other databases. This is because search numbers are assigned consecutively to all the searches you have done across the <A HREF="/sites/gquery/">Entrez</A> system, while "Search History" only shows the subset of searches you have done in a particular database.</LI><BR><BR -->
<LI>Additional details about Search History:</LI>
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<LI>The Search History will be lost after <B>8 hours of inactivity</B>. (To save a search indefinitely, click on the search # and select "<B>Save in</B> <A HREF="/books/NBK3842/"><!-- A HREF="/books/NBK3827/#pubmedhelp.My_NCBI" --><B>My NCBI</B></A>.)</LI>
<LI>Click "Clear History" to delete all searches from History.</LI>
<LI>Entrez will move a search statement number to the top of the History if a new search is the same as a previous search.</LI>
<LI>History search numbers may not be continuous because some numbers are assigned to intermediate processes, such as displaying a citation in another format.</LI>
<LI>The maximum number of searches held in History is 100. Once the maximum number is reached, PubMed will remove the oldest search from the History to add the most current search.</LI>
<LI>A separate Search History will be kept for each database, although the search statement numbers will be assigned sequentially for all databases.</LI>
<LI>PubMed uses cookies to keep a history of your searches. For you to use this feature, your Web browser must be set to accept <A HREF="/books/NBK3827/#pubmedhelp.Cookies">cookies</A>.</LI>
<LI>Database records that you have copied to the Clipboard are represented by the search number #0, which may be used in Boolean search statements. For example, to limit the records you have collected in the Clipboard to those from human, use the following search: #0 AND human[organism]. This does not change or replace the Clipboard contents.</LI>
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<B>Search #5</B>:<BR><BR>
Use the search numbers shown in the "History section" of the advanced search page to combine previous searches (for example, searches #2 and #3 shown above).<BR><BR>
To do that, you can either:<BR><BR>
Click on the "<B>Edit</B>" link beneath the grey text box and type in a search statement such as:<BR><BR>
<!-- [<FONT color="0066CC">]<FONT color="336699"><B>#2 AND #3</B></FONT><BR><BR -->
<!-- span style="color:#0066CC" --><span style="color:336699"><B>#2 AND #3</B></span><BR><BR>
Or, instead of typing the search statement, use the "<B>Add</B>" link beside any search number in the "<B>History</B>" section of the Advanced Search page to add that search number into the grey text box.<BR><BR>
That will retrieve only records that contain <I>human</I> in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A> field (i.e., records that contain at least one <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular component</A> -- protein, DNA, or RNA -- from human) and <I>p53 tumor suppressor</I> in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title</A> field. Compare the retrieval from this search with that of the sample <A HREF="#SearchMethodBasic">basic</A> search above.<BR><BR>
<I>(Note that your search numbers might be different from those shown here, if you did earlier searches in the Entrez system before trying these examples.)</I><BR><BR>
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Whether you are on the <A HREF="#SearchMethodBasic">Basic search</A> page (i.e., the database's home page), the <A HREF="#SearchMethodLimits">Limits</A> page, or the <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced">Advanced search</A> page, you can:<BR><BR>
<LI>Enter a search in <B>command language</B>, specifying your exact combination of desired search terms, search fields, and Boolean operators, as shown in the examples to the right. The syntax is:<BR><BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<B>term[field] BOOLEAN term[field] BOOLEAN term[field]</B> <I>etc.</I></LI><BR><BR>
<LI><A HREF="#SearchFields"><B>Search Field</B></A> names must be placed in <B>square brackets []</B>, and can be written as either the full name, for example, <!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldDatabase" -->[Database], or as the corresponding <!-- A HREF="#SearchFields" -->search field abbreviation<!-- /A -->, for example, [db] &#160;<I>(<A HREF="#SearchFieldTips">additional examples</A>).</I></LI><BR><BR>
<LI>Boolean operators (<B>AND</B>, <B>OR</B>, <B>NOT</B>) must be written in <B>UPPER CASE</B>.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>Boolean operators are processed from <B>left to right</B> unless parentheses are used for nesting. If <B>parentheses</B> are used, the portions of the query in parentheses will be processed first, then the remaining Boolean operators will be processed from left to right.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>Boolean operators can also be used to <B>combine or subtract searches from each other</B> (i.e., to find the union, difference, or intersection of the data sets retrieved by various searches). To do this, use the <A HREF="#SearchMethodHistory"><B>Search History</B></A> section of the Advanced Search page and simply enter the search numbers and desired Boolean operators in the query box.<BR><BR>
For example, to identify the records that were retrieved by Search #2 of your search history, <B>and</B> also by Search #3, you could enter the following query:<BR><BR>
#2 AND #3<BR><BR>
To identify the records that were retrieved by Search #2 but <B>not</B> by Search #3, you could enter the following query:<BR><BR>
#2 NOT #3</LI><BR><BR>
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<B>Search #6</B>:<BR><BR>
Simply enter all search terms and search fields as a single statement into the query box:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=human%5BOrganism%5D+AND+p53+tumor+suppressor%5BTitle%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>human[Organism] AND p53 tumor suppressor[Title]</B></A><BR><BR>
Note that this search will produce the same results as sample searches #4 and #5, but it takes only a single step when entered directly into the search box as a Boolean query.<BR><BR><BR>
<B>Search #7</B>:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%28prostaglandin+H2+synthase+OR+prostaglandin+endoperoxide+synthase%29+NOT+%28%22Primates%22%5BOrganism%5D+OR+%22Rodentia%22%5BOrganism%5D%29"><B>(prostaglandin H2 synthase OR prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase) NOT (primates[Organism] OR rodents[Organism])</B></A><BR><BR>
This search will retrieve structure records that contain the terms prostaglandin H2 synthase OR prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase in any field, but that will not contain <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A> (proteins, DNA, RNA) from <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">organisms</A> in the taxonomic orders Primata or Rodentia.
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<LI>Range queries are constructed by specifying a lower and upper numerical value separated by a <B>colon (:)</B> to specify the range, followed by a <A HREF="#SearchFields">search field</A> name or abbreviation in square brackets, as shown in the examples to the right. You can insert a space on each side of the colon but that is not necessary; the search will work either way.<BR><BR>
All <B>dates</B> and all '<B>counts</B>' (such as residue counts, molecule counts, etc.) fields can be range queried. Apart from that, there are two additional fields that can be range queried: Resolution [RESO] in the Entrez <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure">Structure</A> database, and MolWeight [MWT] in the <A HREF="/protein/">Entrez Protein</A> database (from which you can link to the Structure database).<!-- A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=domains">3D Domains</A> database (which is <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml#3D_Domains">described</A> on the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page) --><BR><BR>
<LI>Range queries on <B>Resolutions [RESO]</B> (in angstroms) must have the following format:<BR><BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;fromResolution <B>:</B> toResolution [RESO]<BR><BR>
<LI>Range queries on <B>MolecularWeights [MWT]</B> (in daltons) must have the following format:<BR><BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;fromMolecularWeight <B>:</B> toMolecularWeight [MWT]<BR><BR>
Note that searches by molecular weight are currently possible only in the <A HREF="/protein/"><B>Entrez Protein</B></A> database. When you are searching that database, simply append "AND srcdb_pdb[prop]" to your query if you want to retrieve only the protein sequences that were derived from 3D structure records. For example:<BR><BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<B>_____:_____[molwt] AND srcdb_pdb[prop]</B><BR><BR>
That will retrieve protein sequences that fall within the specified molecular weight range and that were <A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">derived from</A> Protein Data Bank (PDB), the <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">source database</A> for 3D structure records. A specific example is provided in <B>Search #10</B> to the right. <BR>
<!-- A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=domains">3D Domains</A> database. {If the 3D Domains database will eventually be discontinued, will Molecular weight searching be available in the structure database?} --><BR><BR>
<LI>Range queries on <B>Dates</B> have a similar format:<BR><BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FromDate <B>:</B> ToDate [fieldname]<BR><BR>
Note: The FromDate and ToDate values can specify an exact date, a month, or a year, and are written in the format: YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY/MM, or YYYY. The <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A> summary table includes the names and abbreviations for the various "date" fields.<BR><BR>
<LI>Range queries on "<B>counts</B>" have the format:<BR><BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;FromCount <B>:</B> ToCount [fieldname]<BR><BR>
Note: The FromCount and ToCount values are integers. The <A HREF="#SearchFields">search fields</A> summary table includes the names and abbreviations for the various "counts" fields.
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<B>Search #8</B>:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=001.50%5BResolution%5D+%3A+001.75%5BResolution%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>001.50 : 001.75[Resolution]</B></A><BR><BR>
This search of the <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> database will retrieve records that have a <A HREF="#SearchFieldResolution">resolution</A> between 1.50 to 1.75 Angstroms.<BR><BR><BR>
<B>Search #9</B>:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=3%5BLigCount%5D+%3A+5%5BLigCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>3 : 5[LigCount]</B></A><BR><BR>
This search of the <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> database will retrieve structures that have three to five different types of <A HREF="#SearchFieldLigCount">ligands</A> (bound chemicals) in their <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>.<BR><BR>
(A separate document describes how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D protein structures bound to a specific chemical</A>.)<BR><BR><BR>
<B>Search #10</B>:<BR><BR>
Search the <A HREF="/protein/">Entrez Protein</A> database for:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=protein&cmd=search&term=4060%5Bmolwt%5D+%3A+4075%5Bmolwt%5D+srcdb_pdb%5Bprop%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>4060 : 4075[Molwt] AND srcdb_pdb[prop]</B></A><BR><BR>
That will retrieve protein sequences that have a molecular weight between 4060 and 4075 Daltons and that were <A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">derived from</A> 3D structure records. Each protein sequence record will have a link to the corresonding structure record. Alternatively, you can select the "<B>Find Related Data:Structure</B>" option in the right margin of the search results page to retrieve the complete set of structure records that corresponds to the set of protein records you retrieved. <I>(more details about <A HREF="#LinksFromProteinToStructure">protein &rarr; structure</A> links...)</I>
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<LI>Text text text text text <A HREF="#____">link</A>.</LI><BR><BR>
<LI>Text text text text text <A HREF="#____">link</A>.</LI>
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<B>Search #N</B>:<BR><BR>
<A HREF="____"><B>sample search</B></A><BR><BR>
Comments about retrieval with <A HREF="#____">anchor</A> to other part of document.</TD>
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Additional details about search methods and options are provided in the: (1) <a HREF="/books/NBK3827/">PubMed help document</a> (including information about temporarily saving records from your search results to the <A HREF="/books/NBK3827/#pubmedhelp.Saving_citations_tem">Clipboard</A>); (2) <A HREF="/books/NBK3842/">My NCBI help document</A> (including information about <A HREF="/books/NBK53592/">Saving search strategies</A> and indefinitely saving records from your search results into your My NCBI <A HREF="/books/NBK53590/">Collections</A>); and (3) general <a HREF="/books/NBK3837/">Entrez help document</a>.
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Search fields can be selected from pop-up menus on either the <A HREF="#SearchMethodLimits"><b>Limits</b></A> or <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced"><b>Advanced Search</b></A> page, or can be typed directly in your query by surrounding field names with <A HREF="#SearchFieldAbbreviations"><b>square brackets []</b></A>, for example, [Organism] or [Orgn].<A HREF="#SearchFieldAbbreviations"><b>*</b></A> The <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex"><b>Show index</b></A> link on the Advanced Search page allows you to <B>browse the index</B> of each search field, where you can see the available terms, the number of records containing each term or phrase, as well as the syntax for entering values in search fields such as dates and EC/RN number.<BR><BR>
The currently available fields include:<BR><BR>
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<A HREF="#SearchFieldAll">All Fields</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAbstract">Abstract</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuBiopolymerCount">ASU Biopolymer Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuDNAMoleculeCount">ASU DNA Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuChemicalCount">ASU Chemical Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuOtherMoleculeCount">ASU Other Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuProteinMoleculeCount">ASU Protein Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuRNAMoleculeCount">ASU RNA Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldAuthor">Author</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldBiopolymerCount">BioUnit Biopolymer Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldDNAMoleculeCount">BioUnit DNA Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldLigCount">BioUnit Chemical Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitMolecularWeight">BioUnit Molecular Weight</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldOtherMoleculeCount">BioUnit Other Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldProteinMoleculeCount">BioUnit Protein Molecule Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldRNAMoleculeCount">BioUnit RNA Molecule Count</A><BR>
<!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalDescription">[<A HREF="#SearchFieldLigDescr">]Chemical Description</A><BR -->
<A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalName"><!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldLigName" -->Chemical Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalSynonyms">Chemical Synonyms</A><BR>
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<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainDatabaseDescription">Conserved Domain Database Description</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainDescription">Conserved Domain Description</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainPSSMID">Conserved Domain PSSMID</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainShortName">Conserved Domain Short Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainTitle">Conserved Domain Title</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyDescription">Conserved Domain Superfamily Description</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyPSSMID">Conserved Domain Superfamily PSSMID</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyShortName">Conserved Domain Superfamily Short Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyTitle">Conserved Domain Superfamily Title</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldDNAName">DNA Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldECRNnumber">EC/RN Number</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldExperimentalMethod"><!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldExpMethod" -->Experimental Method</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldGeneDescription">Gene Description</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldGeneName">Gene Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldFilter">Filter</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldJournal">Journal</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBEntryDate">MMDB Entry Date</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBID"><!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldUID" -->MMDB ID</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBModifyDate">MMDB Modify Date</A><BR>
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<A HREF="#SearchFieldNumberOfPDBRecordsPerStructure">Number of PDB Records per Structure</A><BR>
<!--A HREF="#SearchFieldModDNAResCount">ModDNAResCount</A> |
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<A HREF="#SearchFieldModRNAResCount">ModRNAResCount</A> | -->
<A HREF="#SearchFieldOligomericState">Oligomeric State</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldOtherMoleculeName">Other Molecule Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbAccession"><!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbAcc" -->PDB Accession</A> <BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPDBChemicalCode"><!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldLigCode" -->PDB Chemical Code</A><BR>
<!-- A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbChainCode">PDB Chain Code</A> | -->
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbClass">PDB Class</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbComment">PDB Comment</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPDBDepositDate">PDB Deposit Date</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbDescription"><!-- A HREF="SearchFieldPdbDescr" -->PDB Description</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbFileCount">PDB File Count</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbSource">PDB Source</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldProteinName">Protein Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldResolution">Resolution</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldRNAName">RNA Name</A><BR>
<A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title</A>
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<td class="format1H"><b>Description</b></td>
<td class="format1H"><b>Sample Search</b></td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldAll"></A>All Fields</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[ALL]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">Searches the complete database record</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&Term=%22p53+tumor+suppressor%22%5BAll%5D"><b>"p53 tumor suppressor"[all]</b></a> <BR><BR> <!-- Use the escape character %22 in the URL to represent quotes around the phrase. -->
will retrieve the structure records that contain the phrase "p53 tumor suppressor" in any field of the record.<br><br>
<I>(Compare these search results with those obtained by the sample <A HREF="#SearchFieldAbstract">Citation Abstract Field</A> search, which will retrieve structure records containing that phrase in the abstract of an associated PubMed record, and with those obtained by the sample <A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title field</A> search, which will retrieve records containing that phrase only in the title of an associated PubMed record.)</I><BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">quotes</A> surrounding the search terms ensure they are searched as a phrase.<A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">**</A> <!-- If quotes are not used and the terms are not automatically recognized as a phrase by the Entrez system, Entrez will insert a Boolean AND between the terms and they may or may not appear adjacent to each other in the retrieved records. --></td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldAbstract"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldCitationAbstract"></A>Abstract</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[Abstract]<BR>[ABS]<BR>[ABST]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The abstract (if available) of any PubMed reference linked to the structure.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&Term=%22p53+tumor+suppressor%22%5BAbstract%5D"><b>"p53 tumor suppressor"[abstract]</b></a> <BR><BR> <!-- Use the escape character %22 in the URL to represent quotes around the phrase. -->
will retrieve the structure records that contain the phrase "p53 tumor suppressor" in the abstract of a PubMed reference associated with the structure.<br><br>
<I>(Compare these search results with those obtained by the sample <A HREF="#SearchFieldAll">All fields</A> search, which will retrieve records containing that phrase in any field of the structure record, and with those obtained by the sample <A HREF="#SearchFieldTitle">Title field</A> search, which will retrieve records containing that phrase only in the structure title.)</I><BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">quotes</A> surrounding the search terms ensure they are searched as a phrase.<A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">**</A> <!-- If quotes are not used and the terms are not automatically recognized as a phrase by the Entrez system, Entrez will insert a Boolean AND between the terms and they may or may not appear adjacent to each other in the retrieved records. --></td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldAsuBiopolymerCount"></A>ASU Biopolymer Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AsuBiopolymerCount]<BR>[ABPC]<BR>[ASUBPC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The total number of biopolymers (<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuProteinMoleculeCount">protein</A>, <A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuDNAMoleculeCount">DNA</A>, and/or <A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuRNAMoleculeCount">RNA</A> molecules) in the raw data for the structure (i.e., in the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>," or "<B>ASU</B>").<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitBiopolymerCount">BioUnit Biopolymer Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
<I>Note: Some structures may have a biopolymer count of zero, and can be retrieved by a search for:<BR>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;0[AsuBiopolymerCount] <BR>
These can include structure records that contain only chemicals (such as peptide-like antiobiotics<!-- 2L2X -->), peptide nucleic acids (<A HREF="/pubmed/14512516/">PNAs</A>), or protein or nucleotide sequences composed of &#8805; 50% modified amino acids or nucleotides.</I><BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3+%3A+8%5BABPC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 : 8 [ABPC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3%5BABPC%5D+%3A+8%5BABPC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3[ABPC] : 8[ABPC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3+%3A+8%5BAsuBiopolymerCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 : 8[AsuBiopolymerCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from three to eight biopolymers (protein, DNA, and/or RNA) in the raw data (<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>) for a structure.<!-- BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitBiopolymerCount">BioUnit Biopolymer Count</A>.")</I --><BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>3[AsuBiopolymerCount] : 8[AsuBiopolymerCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldAsuDNAMoleculeCount"></A>ASU DNA Molecule Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AsuDNAMoleculeCount]<BR>[ADMC]<BR>[ASUDMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of DNA molecules in the raw data for the structure (i.e., in the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>," or "<B>ASU</B>").<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitDNAMoleculeCount">BioUnit DNA Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2+%3A+6%5BADMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2 : 6 [ADMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2%5BADMC%5D+%3A+6%5BADMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2[ADMC] : 6[ADMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2+%3A+6%5BAsuDNAMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2 : 6[AsuDNAMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from two to six DNA molecules in the raw data (<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>) for a structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>2[AsuDNAMoleculeCount] : 6[AsuDNAMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldAsuChemicalCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldAsuLigandCount"></A>ASU Chemical Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AsuLigCount]<BR>[ALCT]<BR>[ASULC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of <I>different types</I> of chemicals (not the total number of bound chemicals) in the raw data for the structure (i.e., in the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>," or "<B>ASU</B>"). The bound chemicals are sometimes referred to as "ligands," hence the abbreviation [AsuLigCount].<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitLigandCount">BioUnit Ligand Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>.<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3+%3A+5%5BALCT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 : 5 [ALCT]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=3%5BALCT%5D+%3A+5%5BALCT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>3[ALCT] : 5[ALCT]</B></A> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=3%5BAsuLigCount%5D+%3A+5%5BAsuLigCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>3 : 5[AsuLigCount]</B></A><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures that have three to five different types of bound chemicals (ligands) in their "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>" (ASU).<BR><BR>
(A separate document describes how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D protein structures bound to a specific chemical</A>.)
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldAsuOtherMoleculeCount"></A>ASU Other Molecule Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AsuOtherMoleculeCount]<!-- {{actually is [ASUOtherMoleculeCount]}} --><BR>[AOCT]<BR>[ASUOMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of molecules in the raw data for the structure (i.e., in the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>," or "<B>ASU</B>") that are <I>not classified as a protein, DNA, RNA, or chemical</I>, and therefore fall into the category of "<I>other</I>." <I>(Compare ASU Other Molecule Count, described here, with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitOtherMoleculeCount">BioUnit Other Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
The "other" molecules are generally <I>non-standard biopolymers</I>. Examples include nucleotide or protein sequences that contain a large percentage of non-standard residues, long sugar chains (e.g., <a href="/Structure/pdb/1HPN">1HPN</a>), artificial constructs that contain a polypeptide backbone and nucleotide side chains (e.g., <a href="/Structure/pdb/1PUP">1PUP</a>), etc.<BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
Additional notes:<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BAOCT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6 [AOCT]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4%5BAOCT%5D+%3A+6%5BAOCT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4[AOCT] : 6[AOCT]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BASUOtherMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6[AsuOtherMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from four to six protein molecules in the raw data (<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>) for a structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>4[AsuOtherMoleculeCount] : 6[AsuOtherMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AsuProteinMoleculeCount]<BR>[APMC]<BR>[ASUPMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of protein molecules in the raw data for the structure (i.e., in the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>," or "<B>ASU</B>").<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitProteinMoleculeCount">BioUnit Protein Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BAPMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6 [APMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4%5BAPMC%5D+%3A+6%5BAPMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4[APMC] : 6[APMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BAsuProteinMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6[AsuProteinMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from four to six protein molecules in the raw data (<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>) for a structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>4[AsuProteinMoleculeCount] : 6[AsuProteinMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldAsuRNAMoleculeCount"></A>ASU RNA Molecule Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AsuRNAMoleculeCount]<BR>[ARMC]<BR>[ASURMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of RNA molecules in the raw data for the structure (i.e., in the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit"><B>asymmetric unit</B></A>," or "<B>ASU</B>").<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitRNAMoleculeCount">BioUnit RNA Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=6+%3A+10%5BARMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>6 : 10 [ARMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=6%5BARMC%5D+%3A+10%5BARMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>6[ARMC] : 10[ARMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=6+%3A+10%5BAsuRNAMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>6 : 10[AsuRNAMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from six to ten RNA molecules in the raw data (<A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A>) for a structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>6[AsuRNAMoleculeCount] : 10[AsuRNAMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldAuthor"></A>Author</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[AU]<BR>[AUTH]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top"><!-- The author of the publication that reported the PDB structure findings. -->The name of any author associated with any PubMed reference linked to the structure.<!-- {Are the author names derived from a specific PDB data field or from the PubMed record(s) identified during data processing?} --><BR><BR>
The format to search this field is: <B>last name</B> followed by a space and up to the first two <B>initials</B> followed by a space and a suffix abbreviation, if applicable, all <B>without periods or a comma</B> after the last name (e.g., <I>o'neil kt[auth]</I> OR <I>o'connell jd 3r[auth]</I>).<BR><BR>
Entrez automatically truncates on an author's name to account for varying initials, e.g., <I>o'neil k [au]</I> will retrieve o'neil ka, o'neil kt, etc, in addition to o'neil k. To turn off this automatic truncation, enclose the author's name in double <B>quotes</B>, e.g., a search for <I>"o'neil k"[auth]</I> will retrieve just o'neil k.<BR><BR>
Initials and suffixes may be omitted when searching, if desired. In that case, all authors with the specified last name will be retrieved, regardless of their initials.<BR><BR>
<!-- {Question/[bug?]:<BR>
The "Index" function of the Entrez Structure [author] field lists: <BR>
o'connell j (16) <BR>
Theoretically, those 16 hits should include all authors with names of o'connell j*, if the author search in MMDB works the same as it does in PubMed. However, when you OR together all the specific variations of o'connell j that were listed in the index (as in search #62 below), you get 23 hits rather than 16. Any idea why that might be happening? In general, a word stem in an Entrez Author index pulls up all records that contain that stem, including the more specific subsets.]<BR><BR>
Search Most Recent Queries Time Result <BR>
#63 Search o'connell j[Author] 16:31:08 16 <BR>
#62 Search (o'connell j[Author] OR o'connell j 3r[Author] OR o'connell jd 3r[Author] OR o'connell jf[Author]) 16:29:20 23 } -->
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=pavletich+np[auth]&dopt=DocSum"><b>pavletich np[au]</b></a><BR><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=loll+pj[auth]&dopt=DocSum"><b>loll pj[auth]</b></a><BR><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records by those authors</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitBiopolymerCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldBiopolymerCount"></A>BioUnit Biopolymer Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[BiopolymerCount]<BR>[BPC]<BR>[BUBPC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The total number of biopolymers (<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitProteinMoleculeCount">protein</A>, <A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitDNAMoleculeCount">DNA</A>, and/or <A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitRNAMoleculeCount">RNA</A> molecules) in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuBiopolymerCount">ASU Biopolymer Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
<I>Note: Some structures may have a biopolymer count of zero, and can be retrieved by a search for:<BR>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;0[BiopolymerCount] <BR>
These can include structure records that contain only chemicals (such as peptide-like antiobiotics<!-- 2L2X -->), peptide nucleic acids (<A HREF="/pubmed/14512516/">PNAs</A>), or protein or nucleotide sequences composed of &#8805; 50% modified amino acids or nucleotides.</I><BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3+%3A+8%5BBPC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 : 8 [BPC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3%5BBPC%5D+%3A+8%5BBPC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3[BPC] : 8[BPC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3+%3A+8%5BBiopolymerCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 : 8[BiopolymerCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from three to eight biopolymers (protein, DNA, and/or RNA) in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<!-- BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldBioUnitBiopolymerCount">BioUnit Biopolymer Count</A>.")</I --><BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>3[BiopolymerCount] : 8[BiopolymerCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[DNAMoleculeCount]<BR>[DMC]<BR>[BUDMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of DNA molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuDNAMoleculeCount">ASU DNA Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2+%3A+6%5BDMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2 : 6 [DMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2%5BDMC%5D+%3A+6%5BDMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2[DMC] : 6[DMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2+%3A+6%5BDNAMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2 : 6[DNAMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from two to six DNA molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>2[DNAMoleculeCount] : 6[DNAMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitChemicalCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldChemicalCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitLigandCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldLigCount"></A>BioUnit Chemical Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[LigCount]<BR>[LCNT]<BR>[BULC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of <I>different types</I> of bound chemicals (not the total number of bound chemicals) in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure. The bound chemicals are sometimes referred to as "ligands," hence the abbreviation [LigCount].<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuChemicalCount">ASU Chemical Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>.<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3+%3A+5%5BLCNT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 : 5 [LCNT]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=3%5BLCNT%5D+%3A+5%5BLCNT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>3[LCNT] : 5[LCNT]</B></A> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=3%5BLigCount%5D+%3A+5%5BLigCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>3 : 5[LigCount]</B></A><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures that have three to five different types of bound chemicals (ligands) in their <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>.<BR><BR>
(A separate document describes how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D protein structures bound to a specific chemical</A>.)
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitMolecularWeight"></A>BioUnit Molecular Weight</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[MolecularWeight]<BR>[MW]<BR>[MWT]<BR>[MOLWT]<BR>[MolWeight]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The molecular weight of the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") in KiloDaltons (kDa).<BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR></td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitOtherMoleculeCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldOtherMoleculeCount"></A>BioUnit Other Molecule Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[OtherMoleculeCount]<BR>[OCNT]<BR>[BUOMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure that are <I>not classified as a protein, DNA, RNA, or chemical</I>, and therefore fall into the category of "<I>other</I>." <I>(Compare BioUnit Other Molecule Count, described here, with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuOtherMoleculeCount">ASU Other Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
The "other" molecules are generally <I>non-standard biopolymers</I>. Examples include nucleotide or protein sequences that contain a large percentage of non-standard residues, long sugar chains (e.g., <a href="/Structure/pdb/1HPN">1HPN</a>), artificial constructs that contain a polypeptide backbone and nucleotide side chains (e.g., <a href="/Structure/pdb/1PUP">1PUP</a>), etc.<BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
Additional notes:<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BOCNT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6 [OCNT]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4%5BOCNT%5D+%3A+6%5BOCNT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4[OCNT] : 6[OCNT]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BOtherMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6[OtherMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from four to six protein molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>4[OtherMoleculeCount] : 6[OtherMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitProteinMoleculeCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldProteinMoleculeCount"></A>BioUnit Protein Molecule Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[ProteinMoleculeCount]<BR>[PMC]<BR>[BUPMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of protein molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuProteinMoleculeCount">ASU Protein Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BPMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6 [PMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4%5BPMC%5D+%3A+6%5BPMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4[PMC] : 6[PMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BProteinMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6[ProteinMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from four to six protein molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>4[ProteinMoleculeCount] : 6[ProteinMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldBioUnitRNAMoleculeCount"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldRNAMoleculeCount"></A>BioUnit RNA Molecule Count</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[RNAMoleculeCount]<BR>[RMC]<BR>[BURMC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of RNA molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR>
<I>(Compare with "<A HREF="#SearchFieldAsuRNAMoleculeCount">ASU RNA Molecule Count</A>.")</I><BR><BR>
This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_molecule_type.html">retrieve all available 3D structures for a specific type of molecule</A> (protein, RNA, DNA, protein+chemical, etc.).<BR><BR>
In addition, the "Retrieve 3D Structures that have..." blue buttons near the bottom of the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml">3D Macromolecular Structures</A> resources page and <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search page allow you to retrieve various molecule combinations (Protein+Chemical, RNA+Chemical, etc.) with a single click.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=6+%3A+10%5BRMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>6 : 10 [RMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=6%5BRMC%5D+%3A+10%5BRMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>6[RMC] : 10[RMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=6+%3A+10%5BRNAMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>6 : 10[RNAMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from six to ten RNA molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>6[RNAMoleculeCount] : 10[RNAMoleculeCount]</I><BR><BR>
<I>(more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>...)</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[LDES]<BR>[LIGD]<BR>[LDSC]<BR>[LDESC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The author's brief description of a ligand (bound chemical) in the PDB structure, extracted from the PDB source file. [Because this is a free text field, the terminology used by authors can vary among different structure records.]<BR><BR>
A separate file provides tips on how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>.</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldChemicalName"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldLigName"></A>Chemical Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[LNAM]<BR>[LIGN]<BR>[LNAME]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The name of a ligand (chemical) that is present in a 3D structure record. This was derived from the "HETNAM"* record of the PDB source file and represents the name that the <B>author</B> of the structure used for the chemical.<BR><BR>
The same chemical might also be known by <B>other names</B>, which are indexed in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalSynonyms"><B>Chemical Synonyms</B></A> search field. Use that field if you would like more comprehensive search results.<BR><BR>
<!-- {Question: Does PDB use a controlled vocabulary or dictionary of ligand names? Any caveats in using this field?}<BR><BR -->
For <B>example</B>, the author of the <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=1PTH">1PTH</A> structure, used the term "2-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID"<!-- (and indicated "SALICYLIC ACID" as a synonym), which is not indexed in the chemical name field --> as the chemical name for the aspirin molecule bound to Prostaglandin H2 Synthase. A search of the "Chemical Name" field for "2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid" will therefore retrieve 1PTH (along with other structures in which the authors used the same chemical name). However, if you search the "Chemical Name" field for a term <I>other</I> than the one the author used in the HETNAM record of their PDB source file, you will not retrieve those structures.<BR><BR>
<B>For broader search results</B>, use the</B> "<A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalSynonyms"><B>Chemical Synonyms</B></A>" field instead. That will allow you to enter any one of many names by which a chemical has been known. For example, you could search for either "2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid" or "salicylate" or "2-Carboxyphenol" (or another synonym) and you will retrieve all macromolecular structures that contain <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=338">salicylic acid</A>, regardless of the chemical name that the authors used for it.<BR><BR>
A separate file provides additional tips on how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>.<BR><BR>
<!-- The PDB definition of a ligand (bound chemical) in the PDB structure, extracted from the HETNAM record of the PDB source file. -->
<I>* Note: "HETNAM" is the PDB terminology for "heterogen name," which refers to any non-biopolymer that is present in a 3D structure record. The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields), such as HETNAM, that are present in PDB source files.</I><BR><BR>
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will retrieve structure records in which the author used the term "2 hydroxybenzoic acid" as the name of the chemical present in the 3D structure.<BR><BR>
<I>Tip: To search for other names by which the chemical has been known, such as "salicylate" or "2-Carboxyphenol," use the <A HREF="#SearchFieldChemicalSynonyms">Chemical Synonyms</A> search field.<!-- That field will also include the chemical name used by the author, if that name has been found to consistently refer to the chemical in question. --></I>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldChemicalSynonyms"></A>Chemical Synonyms</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[ChemSyn]<BR>[CSYN]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The various names by which a given chemical structure has been known.<!-- (This field will yield broader search results than the "Chemical Name field.") --><BR><BR>
For example, the terms "salicylate," "2-Hydroxybenzoic acid," "o-hydroxybenzoic acid," "2-Carboxyphenol," "o-Carboxyphenol," "2-hydroxy(1-14c)benzoic acid," etc. have been used to refer to the chemical structure of salicylic acid. You can search the "Chemical Synonym" field for <B>any</B> of those terms in order to retrieve <B>all</B> of the 3D macromolecular structures that contain the chemical that is described in the corresponding PubChem Compound record (<A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=338">CID 338</A>).<BR><BR>
The chemical names in this search field represent the <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/docs/subcmpd_summary_page_help.html#SynonymsFiltered">filtered synonyms</A> from <A HREF="/pccompound/">PubChem Compound</A> records that correspond to the chemicals present in the 3D macromolecular structure records.<BR><BR>
A separate file provides additional tips on how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>.<BR><BR>
<!--The PubChem help document provides additional information on the <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/docs/subcmpd_summary_page_help.html#DataProcessingSynonyms">various synonyms</A> that have been used for a chemical. -->
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=salicylate[ChemSyn]&dopt=DocSum"><b>salicylate[ChemSyn]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D macromolecular structure records that contain the chemical shown in the PubChem Compound record for salicylic acid (<A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/summary/summary.cgi?cid=338">CID 338</A>), regardless of the chemical name that was used by the submitter of the 3D macromolecular structure.<BR><BR>
This search, for example, will retrieve <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=1PTH">1PTH</A> structure (among others), even though the submitter of 1PTH used the term "2-Hydroxybenzoic Acid" instead of the term "salicylate" to refer to the chemical that is bound to Prostaglandin H2 Synthase.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainDatabaseDescription"></A>Conserved Domain Database Description</td>
<td class="format1B" align="center" valign="Top" colspan="3"><I>See <A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyDescription">Conserved Domain Superfamily Description</A></I></td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainDescription"></A>Conserved Domain Description</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[CDDF]<BR>[CDSUBDefline]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">Any term from the description of a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domain</A> model.<BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>sedolisin</B>" is a term in the description of the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_NCBI_curated">NCBI-curated</A> conserved domain model <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cd04056">cd04056</A>, which has the short name "Peptidases_S53," full title "Peptidase domain in the S53 family," and <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 173788.<BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to a conserved domain model whose description includes your query term.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=173788[CDID]&dopt=DocSum"><b>sedolisin[CDDF]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to a conserved domain whose description includes the term "sedolisin."<BR><BR>
(For example, it will retrieve 3D structures such as <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=1GT9">1GT9</A>: "Thermostable Serine-carboxyl Type Proteinase, Kumamolisin," which contains a protein molecule annotated with <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cd04056">cd04056</A>.)
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainPSSMID"></A>Conserved Domain PSSMID</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[CDID]<BR>[CDSBID]<BR>[CDSUBID]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM">position-specific scoring matrix (PSSM)</A> identifier of a conserved domain that has been annotated as a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> on one or more protein molecules in a structure.<BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>173788</B>" is the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> of the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_NCBI_curated">NCBI-curated</A> conserved domain model <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cd04056">cd04056</A>, which has the short name "Peptidases_S53" and full title "Peptidase domain in the S53 family." <BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to aconserved domain model bearing the PSSMID of interest.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=173788[CDID]&dopt=DocSum"><b>173788[CDID]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to the conserved domain whose <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> is <!-- A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=173788" -->173788.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainShortName"></A>Conserved Domain Short Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[CDSN]<BR>[CDSUBName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The short name of a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domain</A>. <!-- The short name usually appears in the blue header bar at the top of a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDVisual">Conserved Domain summary page</A>, to the right of the conserved domain accession number. --><BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>Peptidases_S53</B>" is the short name of the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_NCBI_curated">NCBI-curated</A> conserved domain model <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cd04056">cd04056</A>, which has the <!--short name "Peptidases_S53," -->full title "Peptidase domain in the S53 family" and <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 173788.<BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to a conserved domain model bearing the short name of interest.<BR><BR>
For a more comprehensive search (for example, to retrieve structures annotated with any domain model that belongs to the Peptidases_S8_S53 <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">Superfamily</A><!-- cluster (cl* <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_accession_prefix">accessions</A>) -->), please search the <A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyTitle">Conserved Domain Superfamily Title</A> or <A HREF="#SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyDescription">Conserved Domain Superfamily Description</A> field instead (using a term such as <I>peptidase</I>) for boader search results.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=Peptidases_S53[CDSN]&dopt=DocSum"><b>Peptidases_S53[CDSN]</b></a> <BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to a conserved domain model that the short name of "Peptidases_S53."<BR><BR>
<I>Note: Query term(s) are not case sensitive, so you can enter your search in upper case, lower case, or mixed case.</I>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainTitle"></A>Conserved Domain Title</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[CDDT]<BR>[CDSUBTitle]</td>
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The title of a conserved domain.<!-- The title usually appears in bold face font right above a conserved domain's description. Not all conserved domains have a title. Some just have a short name and a description. Sometimes the first sentence of a description looks like a title, but it is not actually a "title" unless it appears in bold face font. This is because the title field was added to CDD records in recent years, so older records do not have that field populated.--><BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>Peptidase domain in the S53 family</B>" is the title of the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSource_NCBI_curated">NCBI-curated</A> conserved domain model <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cd04056">cd04056</A>, which has the short name "Peptidases_S53"<!-- full title "<B>Peptidase domain in the S53 family</B>," -->and <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 173788.<BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein that has been annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to a conserved domain model bearing the title of interest.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=peptidase[CDDT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>peptidase[CDDT]</b></a> <BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hit</A> to a conserved domain model that has the term "peptidase" in its title.<BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyDescription"></A>Conserved Domain Superfamily Description<BR><BR>
<I>[Note: this field currently appears as</I> "Conserved Domain Database Description" <I>in the search field menu of the Entrez Structure database]</I></td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[SPDF]<BR>[CDDSPDefline]<!-- BR>[____]<BR>[____] --></td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">Any term from the description of a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domain</A> <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">superfamily</A>.<BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>subtilisin</B>" is a term in the description of the conserved domain superfamily <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cl10459">cl10459</A>, which has the short name "Peptidases_S8_S53 Superfamily," full title "Peptidase domain in the S8 and S53 families," and <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 209143.<BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily whose description includes your query term.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=173788[CDID]&dopt=DocSum"><b>subtilisin[SPDF]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily whose description includes the term "subtilisin."<BR><BR>(For example, it will retrieve 3D structures such as <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=1GT9">1GT9</A>: "Thermostable Serine-carboxyl Type Proteinase, Kumamolisin," which contains a protein molecule annotated with <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cl10459">cl10459</A>.)
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyPSSMID"></A>Conserved Domain Superfamily PSSMID</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[SFID]<BR>[CDSUPID]</td>
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The <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM">position-specific scoring matrix (PSSM)</A> identifier of a conserved domain <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">superfamily</A> that has been annotated on one or more protein molecules in a structure.<BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>209143</B>" is the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> of the conserved domain superfamily <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cl10459">cl10459</A>, which has the short name "Peptidases_S8_S53 Superfamily" and full title "Peptidase domain in the S8 and S53 families."<!-- and <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 209143." --><BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily bearing the PSSMID of interest.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=209143[SFID]&dopt=DocSum"><b>209143[SFID]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily whose <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> is <!-- A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=209143" -->209143.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyShortName"></A>Conserved Domain Superfamily Short Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[SPFN]<BR>[CDDSPName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The short name of a conserved domain <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">superfamily</A>. <!-- The short name usually appears in the blue header bar at the top of a <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDVisual">Conserved Domain summary page</A>, to the right of the conserved domain superfamily accession number. --><BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>Peptidases_S8_S53 Superfamily</B>" is the short name of the conserved domain superfamily <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cl10459">cl10459</A>, which has the<!-- short name "Peptidases_S8_S53 Superfamily," --> full title "Peptidase domain in the S8 and S53 families" and the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 209143." <BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily bearing the short name of interest.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=Peptidases_S8_S53[SPFN]&dopt=DocSum"><b>Peptidases_S8_S53[SPFN]</b></a> <BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily that the short name of "Peptidases_S8_S53."<BR><BR>
<I>Note: Query term(s) are not case sensitive, so you can enter your search in upper case, lower case, or mixed case.</I>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldConservedDomainSuperfamilyTitle"></A>Conserved Domain Superfamily Title</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[SPTL]<BR>[CDDSUPT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The title of a conserved domain superfamily.<!-- The title usually appears in bold face font right above a conserved domain superfamily's description. Not all conserved domains have a title. Some just have a short name and a description. Sometimes the first sentence of a description looks like a title, but it is not actually a "title" unless it appears in bold face font. This is because the title field was added to CDD records in recent years, so older records do not have that field populated.--><BR><BR>
Example: &#160;"<B>Peptidase domain in the S8 and S53 families</B>" is the title of the conserved domain <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">superfamily</A> <A HREF="/Structure/cdd/cddsrv.cgi?uid=cl10459">cl10459</A>, which has the short name "Peptidases_S8_S53 Superfamily"<!-- full title "Peptidase domain in the S8 and S53 families," --> and the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CD_PSSM_ID">PSSMID</A> 209143." <BR><BR>
Note: A search of this field will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily bearing the title of interest.<BR><BR>
A separate help document provides additional information about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A>.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=peptidase[SPTL]&dopt=DocSum"><b>peptidase[SPTL]</b></a> <BR><BR>
will retrieve 3D structures that contain at least one protein molecule annotated with a conserved domain superfamily that has the term "peptidase" in its title.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldDNAName"></A>DNA Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[DNAM]<BR>[DNAME]<BR>[DNAName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The name of an DNA molecule in a structure record. The names of nucleotide molecules, including DNA and RNA, are derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
<I>(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)</I><BR><BR>
The DNA name often reflects the sequence of nucleotides in the molecule itself.</td>
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&#160; <!-- FINISH THIS <a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=___[___]&dopt=DocSum"><b>___[___]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve __________. -->
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldECRNnumber"></A>EC/RN Number</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[EC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The <A HREF="http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/">Enzyme Commission (EC)</A> number of the PDB structure, representing the classification of an enzyme based on the chemical reactions it catalyzes. The EC number is extracted from the "COMPND" record (data field) of a PDB file. <!-- {the EC number is provided by the depositor, and a search for EC number only retrieves the subset of records that have been specifically annotated with that number.} --><BR><BR>
<!-- {Where does the EC number come from -- a specific field in the PDB record? author submitted the info, or PDB assigned it? If user searches with EC number, will s/he retrieve ALL proteins in MMDB that fall under that classification, or only the subset of records that have been specifically annotated with the EC number?}<BR><BR -->
This field can be queried with the <A HREF="#SearchTipsTruncation">wild-card (*)</A> feature, for example:<BR><BR>
3.2.1.114 [EC]<BR>
3.2.1.* [EC]<BR>
3.2.*.* [EC]<BR>
3.2.* [EC]<BR><BR>
and so on. Note the queries <b>3.2.*.* [EC]</b> and <b>3.2.* [EC]</b> will return identical set of PDB structures, so the two queries are equivalent.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3.2.1.114[EC]&dopt=DocSum"><b>3.2.1.114[EC]</b></a> <!-- &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I --><BR><BR>
<!-- a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%223+2+1+114%22[EC]&dopt=DocSum"><b>3 2 1 114[EC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%223.2.1.114%22[EC]&dopt=DocSum"><b>"3.2.1.114"[EC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR -->
will retrieve structures classified with that specific enzyme commission number.<BR><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3.2.1.*[EC]&dopt=DocSum"><b>3.2.1.*[EC]</b></a><!-- &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I --><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3.2.*.*[EC]&dopt=DocSum"><b>3.2.*.*[EC]</b></a><!-- &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I --><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=3.2.*[EC]&dopt=DocSum"><b>3.2.*[EC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
use the <A HREF="#SearchTipsTruncation">wild card (*)</A> to retrieve structure records that contain the digits specified, followed by any other digits. <!-- Note the queries <b>3.2.*.* [EC]</b> and <b>3.2.* [EC]</b> will return identical set of PDB structures, so the two queries are equivalent. --><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldExperimentalMethod"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldExpMethod"></A>Experimental Method</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[EXP]<BR>[EXPM]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental method</A> used to characterize the protein structure. Most structures are resolved using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) but additional methods also exist (e.g., electron microscopy).<BR><BR>
To see the full list of experimental methods available, open the <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced"><b>Advanced Search</b></A> page, select the ExpMethod search field in the <A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search Builder</A> section, and press the <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">Show index</A> link to browse the index of available terms.<BR><BR>
<!-- {Questions: (A) The ExpMethod index lists three hits for "theoretical" (NOTE from Tom, 1/6/10: the PDB formatted file for one of the hits, 1VYC, includes the line "EXPDTA: Solution NMR; theoretical model", indicating that the data is indeed experiemental. However, the abstract of the associated publication refers to use of molecular dynamics, so maybe the authors applied that (theoretical) technique to the coordinates they got from NMR); (B) also The search results for:
<BR><BR>search #1: "electron microscopy"[exp]
<BR>search #2: "cryo electron microscopy"[exp]
<BR><BR>appear to be non-overlapping. Search #1 gets 124 hits, and search #2 gets 131 hits as of 07 Jan 2010. If you OR the results together, you get 255 hits, so the sets don't intersect at all.
<BR><BR>The puzzling part of this, however, is that some hits from search #1 say "Cryo-Em" in the docsum, and the PDB files of some hits retrieved by search #2 say "EXPDTA: electron microscopy" (rather than "EXPDTA: cryo electron microcopy"). So it's not clear why at least some of the records in the two data sets are indexed as they are.} -->
<!-- BR><BR>NOTE from Tom, 1/6/10: the PDB files for some sample records retrieved by searches 1 and 2 contain: "EXPDTA: electron microscopy". The phrase "cryo-em" appears in the docsum display of some of the hits from both searches, but we didn't see the pharse "cryo electron microscopy" in the EXPDTA line of any sample PDB files we opened.) --></td>
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&#160;&#160;<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=x_ray[exp]&dopt=DocSum"><b>x_ray[exp]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; <I>or</I><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%22x+ray%22[exp]&dopt=DocSum"><b>"x ray"[exp]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures resolved by X-ray crystallography.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=nmr[exp]&dopt=DocSum"><b>nmr[exp]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures resolved by nuclear magnetic resonance.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%22electron+microscopy%22[exp]&dopt=DocSum"><b>"electron microscopy"[exp]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures resolved by electron microscopy.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldGeneDescription"></A>Gene Description</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[GDSC]<BR>[GeneDescription]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The description of the gene that codes for a protein molecule present in the structure record.<BR><BR>
(The gene description is the text that is present in the "summary" section of the corresponding <A HREF="/gene/">Entrez Gene</A> record.)<BR><BR>
The association between the gene names and the protein molecules has been made using the <A HREF="#LinksGene">method</A> described under "<A HREF="#DocSumLinks">Find related data</A>."
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&Term=%22tumor+suppressor%22%5BGDSC%5D"><b>"tumor suppressor"[GDSC]</b></a><BR><BR><!-- Use the escape character %22 in the URL to represent quotes around the phrase.<BR><BR -->
will retrieve structure records that contain the protein product of any gene that contains the term "tumor suppressor" in the gene's description.<BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">quotes</A> surrounding the search terms ensure they are searched as a phrase.<A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">**</A> <!-- If quotes are not used and the terms are not automatically recognized as a phrase by the Entrez system, Entrez will insert a Boolean AND between the terms and they may or may not appear adjacent to each other in the retrieved records. -->
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[GN]<BR>[GENE]<BR>[GNAME]<BR>[GeneName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The name of the gene that codes for a protein molecule present in the structure record.<BR><BR>
Because a gene may be known by a variety of names, this search field includes the official symbol<!-- , official full name, --> and the alternative ("also known as") gene symbols that are listed in the corresponding <A HREF="/gene/">Entrez Gene</A> record.<BR><BR>
For <B>example</B>, the Entrez Gene record for the <A HREF="/gene/7157"><B>human tumor protein p53</B></A> is known by the following names: <BR>
<B>Official Symbol: TP53</B><BR>
<!-- Official Full Name: tumor protein p53<BR -->
<B>Also known as: P53; LFS1; TRP53</B><BR><BR>
You can enter any of those terms in a search of the Gene Name field in order to retrieve structures that contain the protein product.<BR><BR>
The association between the gene names and the protein molecules has been made using the <A HREF="#LinksGene">method</A> described under "<A HREF="#DocSumLinks">Find related data</A>."
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=TP53[GENE]&dopt=DocSum"><b>TP53[GENE]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain the protein product of the TP53 (tumor protein p53) gene.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldFilter"></A>Filter</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[FILT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The "Filter" search field allows you to narrow your retrieval to records that have certain attributes, such as <A HREF="#DataTypes">record type</A> (e.g., structures resolved using x-ray crystallography or NMR, which can also be retrieved via the <A HREF="#SearchFieldExpMethod">ExpMethod</A> field).<BR><BR>
The "Filter" field also allows you to limit search results to structure records that have links to other Entrez databases of interest, as shown in the sample search to the right. <!-- The latter attributes can also be specified by using the <a href="#DocSumDisplayMenu">"Display"</a> and <a href="#DocSumLinks">"Links"</a> menus of an <a href="#SearchResults">Entrez search results</a> page, and are also shown in the <a href="#BSSummaryFolderTabs">folder tabs</a> on a <a href="#SummaryPage">BioSystems Summary Page</a> for an individual record. --> A <a href="#DocSumLinks">detailed explanation of each type of link</a> is provided in the description of an Entrez <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results</A> page.<BR><BR>
The Filter field can also be used to view current database statistics, by entering a search for <I>All[Filt]</I>, as shown in the example in the next column.<BR><BR>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=nmr[filt]&dopt=DocSum"><b>nmr[filt]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve only that <A HREF="#DataTypes">record type</A> from the Structure database.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=structure_pccompound[filt]&dopt=DocSum"><b>structure_pccompound[filt]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve the structure records that have associated data (i.e., bound chemicals) in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pccompound">PubChem Compound</A> database.<BR><BR>
You can then open the "Display" menu near the top of the Structure search results page and select "Chemicals/<a href="#LinksPubChemCompound">PubChem Compound</a>" to retrieve the PubChem records for bound chemicals that are present in the structures you have retrieved, or only for those whose checkboxes have been activated. (Conversely, it is possible to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">retrieve 3D structures that are bound to a specific chemical</A>.)<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=all[filt]&dopt=DocSum"><b>all[filt]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve all of the structure database records, showing the total number retrieved. (Additional database statistics are available on the <A HREF="mmdb_news.html">news</A> page.)
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldJournal"></A>Journal</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[JOUR]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The journal of the publication that reported the PDB structure findings. If more than one PubMed reference is associated with a structure record, the journal of each article has been indexed.
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Journal names can be written as full names or abbreviations. To see the list of journals, open the <A HREF="#SearchMethodAdvanced"><b>Advanced Search</b></A> page, select the "Journal" search field in the <A HREF="#SearchBuilder">Search Builder</A> section, and press the <A HREF="#SearchMethodShowIndex">Show index</A> link to browse the index of available terms.<BR><BR>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=Science[jour]&dopt=DocSum"><b>Science[jour]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures published in the journal <I>Science</I>.</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldMMDBEntryDate"></A>MMDB Entry Date</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[DDAT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The first date on which a particular MMDB ID appeared. This can represent the date on which a new Protein Data Bank structure record (i.e., a particular PDB accession) was <I>first <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">imported</A></I> into MMDB, or the date on which a previously existing PDB record was significantly changed and therefore received a new MMDB ID.
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The syntax for searching the field is YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY/MM, or YYYY. The colon (:) can be used to search for a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range</A> of dates, for example, YYYY/MM/DD<B>:</B>YYYY/MM/DD[MDAT]. <!-- (more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>..) -->
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Searches of this field will retrieve: (a) new structure records (PDB accessions) that were not previously in MMDB, and (b) PDB accessions that were previously in the database but that have changed in some significant way<!-- (such as re-ordering of atoms in a file as a result of a PDB remediation) --> and have therefore received a new MMDB ID. For example, if the atoms in a previously available PDB data file were re-ordered during a PDB remediation the PDB accession will remain the same but it will receive a new MMDB ID and a new MMDBEntryDate.
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<!-- I>Note: Two structure records might have the same PDB accession but different MMDB IDs if something about the PDB record was changed significantly, for example, if the atoms in the record were re-ordered during a PDB remediation.</I -->
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2009[DDAT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009[DDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that were first imported into MMDB, or that have changed significantly, in the year 2009.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2009/01[DDAT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009/01[DDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve new structure records that were first imported into MMDB, or that have changed significantly, in the month of January 2009.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?Db=structure&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=2009%2F01%2F10%5BDDAT%5D+%3A+2009%2F01%2F25%5BDDAT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009/01/10[DDAT] : 2009/01/25[DDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve new structure records that were first imported into MMDB, or that have changed significantly, anytime between January 10, 2009 and January 25, 2009.<BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldMMDBID"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldUID"></A>MMDB ID</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[MMDBID]<BR>[UID]<BR>[ID]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The unique identifier (<!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID" -->MMDB ID) of the structure record in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure">Molecular Modeling Database (MMDB)</A>. It is <!-- a string of digits --> an integer assigned consecutively to each structure record processed by NCBI. For example, <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=50885">50885</A> is the MMDB ID for sheep prostaglandin H2 synthase. (The <A HREF="#SummaryPage">summary page</A> for a structure record shows both of its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvRecordIdentifiers">identifiers</A>: <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID" -->MMDB ID and corresponding <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID" -->PDB ID. The latter is searchable in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbAcc">PDB Accession</A> field.)<BR><BR>
If you enter <!-- a string of digits --> an integer as a query and do not specify a search field, the MMDB ID field will be searched by default.<BR><BR>
<I>Note:</I> <!-- As mentioned in the section on <A HREF="#MmdbsrvRecordIdentifiers">structure record identifiers</A -->The <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID">MMDB ID</A> assigned to a <A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID">PDB accession</A> can change if there have been significant changes to the data in a record. For example, if the atoms in a previously available PDB data file were re-ordered during a PDB remediation the PDB accession will remain the same but it will receive a new MMDB ID and a new <A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBEntryDate">MMDBEntryDate</A>. Obsolete MMDB IDs (e.g., 6543) cannot be retrieved through the <A HREF="/structure">Entrez Structure</A> search interface, even with direct searches of the UID field, because they are no longer indexed. However, those obsolete MMDB IDs can be retrieved from the archival copy of the database by using the "Direct Fetch via UID" option on the MMDB <A HREF="mmdb_search.html">Search Methods</A> page.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=50885[UID]&dopt=DocSum"><b>50885[UID]</b></a> <BR><BR>
will retrieve the structure record whose unique identification number is 50885.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=50885&dopt=DocSum"><b>50885</b></a><BR><BR>
will also retrieve that same structure record, because the MMDB ID field is searched by default for queries that are only a string of digits<!-- an integer -->.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldMMDBModifyDate"></A>MMDB Modify Date</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[MDAT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The date on which the structure record was last modified. If no modifications were made since the record was deposited into MMDB, then MMDBModifyDate will be the same as the <A HREF="#SearchFieldMMDBEntryDate">MMDBEntryDate</A>.<BR><BR>
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The syntax for searching the field is YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY/MM, or YYYY. The colon (:) can be used to search for a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range</A> of dates, for example, YYYY/MM/DD<B>:</B>YYYY/MM/DD[MDAT]. <!-- (more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>..) --><BR><BR>
<I>Note about this field:</I> When <B>PDB</B> undergoes a database <B>remediation</B>, in which most or all PDB records are updated in some way, MMDB imports the complete set of updated records. This was the case when the PDB database underwent a September 2007 remediation. Because the complete revised PDB data set was loaded into MMDB at that time, the earliest available value in the MMDBModifyDate field is 2007. Similarly, the release of PDB Archive Version 3.15 in March 2009 resulted in changes to a large subset of records, which is reflected in an MMDB MDAT of 2009/07 for approximately 20,000 records.</td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2009[MDAT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009[MDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve the structure records that were updated and newly added to MMDB in the year 2009.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2009/01[MDAT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009/01[MDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve the structure records that were updated and newly added to MMDB in the month of January 2009.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?Db=structure&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=2009%2F01%2F10%5BMDAT%5D+%3A+2009%2F01%2F25%5BMDAT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009/01/10[MDAT] : 2009/01/25[MDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that were updated and newly added to MMDB from January 10, 2009 through January 25, 2009.<BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldNumberOfPDBRecordsPerStructure"></A>Number of PDB Records per Structure</td>
<td class="format1B" align="center" valign="Top" colspan="3"><I>See <A HREF="#SearchFieldPdbFileCount">PDB File Count</A></I></td>
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[MDRC]<BR>[MDRCNT]<BR>[MDRCOUNT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of modified DNA residues in the PDB structure. This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.</td>
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[MPRC]<BR>[MPRCNT]<BR>[MPRCOUNT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of modified protein residues in the PDB structure. This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.</td>
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<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[MRRC]<BR>[MRRCNT]<BR>[MRRCOUNT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of modified RNA residues in the PDB structure. This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldOligomericState"></A>Oligomeric State</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[OL]<BR>[OS]<BR>[OLIG]<BR>[OligomericState]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">A term representing the number of biopolymers (i.e., protein and nucleotide (RNA/DNA) molecule) in the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>.<BR><BR>
For example, this search field contains terms such as:<BR><BR>
monomeric<BR>
dimeric<BR>
trimeric<BR>
tetrameric<BR>
pentameric<BR>
hexameric<BR>
octomeric<BR>
&#160;9-meric<BR>
10-meric<BR>
...<BR>
23-meric<BR>
...<BR>
60-meric<BR><BR>
As noted in the section of this document that describes the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsProcedures">procedures used to identify the biological unit</A>, the oligomeric state is derived from the "<B>REMARK 350</B>" record of the <B>PDB source file</B>. <I>(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)</I><BR><BR>
Also note that the oligomeric state of a structure might reflect its bound state. For example, the PDB source file for <A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1TUP">1TUP</A>: "Tumor Suppressor P53 Complexed With DNA" defines the oligomeric state as pentameric (a trimer protein complexed with a DNA double helix).
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldOrganism"></A>Organism</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[ORGN]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The source organism(s) of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">protein and/or nucleotide molecules</A> in the structure record. A common name (e.g., human), scientific name (e.g., <I>Homo sapiens</I>), or other taxonomic node (e.g, Primates or Primata) can be entered as a query.<BR><BR>
If a structure record contains protein or nucleotide sequences from more than one organism (e.g., <A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%22human%22%5BOrganism%5D+AND+HIV1%5BOrganism%5D&dopt=DocSum"><I>human AND HIV1</I></A>), the record can be retrieved by searching for any one of the source organisms.<BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#SummaryPage">summary page</A> for an individual structure provides a list of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvTaxonomy">source organism(s)</A>. Each organism name links to the corresponding taxonomic information in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=taxonomy">NCBI Taxonomy database</A>, including the organism's Taxonomy ID (<A HREF="/books/NBK21100/#A268">TaxID</A>) and lineage. <!-- For additional information, see the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A><A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksTaxonomy"><B>taxonomy</B></A> section of this document. --></td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=human[orgn]&dopt=DocSum"><b>human[orgn]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures with at least one <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular component</A> from human.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=primates[orgn]&dopt=DocSum"><b>primates[orgn]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structures with at least one <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular component</A> from any species falling in the order Primata.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldOtherMoleculeName"></A>Other Molecule Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[ONAM]<BR>[ONAME]<BR>[OtherMoleculeName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The name of a molecule -- other than a protein, DNA, RNA, or ligand -- that is present in a structure record. The name is derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file and represents the term used by the author for the molecule.<BR><BR>
(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbAccession"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbAcc"></A>PDB Accession</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[ACCN]<BR>[PACC]<BR>[PDBACC]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The accession of number of the <A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/">Protein Data Bank (PDB)</A> record from which the MMDB record was derived, and is sometimes referred to as PDB ID. It is generally a four-character alphanumeric combination (e.g., <A HREF="http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/explore/explore.do?pdbId=1PTH">1PTH</A> is the source record for MMDB ID <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=50885">50885</A>).<BR><BR>
The PDB ID shown on an MMDB <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results page</A> opens the corresponding MMDB <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A>.
The PDB ID on the structure summary page, in turn, links to the source record on the PDB web site.<BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#MmdbsrvRecordIdentifiers">record identifiers</A> section of a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A> also lists the corresponding <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID" -->MMDB ID, which is searchable in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldUID">UID</A> field.<BR><BR></td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=1PTH[pdbacc]&dopt=DocSum"><b>1PTH[pdbacc]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve the MMDB record for 1PTH, for sheep prostaglandin H2 synthase.</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPDBChemicalCode"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldLigCode"></A>PDB Chemical Code</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[LigCode]<BR>[LCOD]<BR>[LIGC]<BR>[LCODE]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The 3-letter code of a ligand (bound chemical) in the PDB structure. For example, HEM is the ligand code for a heme group in a globin.
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A separate file shows how to <A HREF="mmdb_how_to_search_by_chemical.html">find 3D structures bound to a specific chemical (e.g., aspirin)</A>.</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbChainCode"></A>PDBChainCode</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[CHN]<BR>[CHNC]<BR>[CCODE]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The 1-letter PDB chain code for a protein or nucleotide chain (i.e., a protein or nucleotide molecule).<BR><BR>
For example, the structure of the <B>P53 tumor suppressor</B> (accession <A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1TUP">1TUP</A>) includes three protein molecules (with the PDB chain codes A, B, and C) and two nucleotide molecules (with the PDB chain codes E and F).<BR><BR>
{{Question: Is this field case sensitive? Why would someone use this field -- e.g., perhaps to retrieve records with certain numbers of chains -- e.g., if user searches for <I>a[CHN]</I>, they will presumably get records containing 27 chains (upper case A-Z, and lower case A)?}{
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbClass"></A>PDB Class</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PCLA]<BR>[PCLS]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The classification of the PDB structure, as provided by the submitter in their data file.<BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbComment"></A>PDB Comment</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PCOM]<BR>[PCMT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The more detailed description of the PDB structure. This field contains text from the REMARK records in the PDB data file.<BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPDBDepositDate"></A>PDB Deposit Date</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PDDAT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The <I>earliest date</I> that Protein Data Bank associates with an accession, generally representing the date on which the record was submitted to the PDB.<BR><BR>
The syntax for searching the field is YYYY/MM/DD, YYYY/MM, or YYYY. The colon (:) can be used to search for a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range</A> of dates, for example, YYYY/MM/DD<B>:</B>YYYY/MM/DD[MDAT]. <!-- (more about <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range searching</A>..) --><BR><BR>
<I>(Note that the PDB Deposit Date is not necessarily the date on which the record became publicly available, and may be significantly different from the release date if submitters requested their data remain confidential until publication.)</I></td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2009[PDDAT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009[PDDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve the structure records that were submitted to PDB in the year 2009.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=2009/01[PDDAT]&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009/01[PDDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve the structure records that were submitted to PDB in January 2009.<BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?Db=structure&Cmd=DetailsSearch&Term=2009%2F01%2F10%5BPDDAT%5D+%3A+2009%2F01%2F25%5BPDDAT%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>2009/01/10[PDDAT] : 2009/01/25[PDDAT]</b></a><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that were submitted to PDB anytime between January 10, 2009 and January 25, 2009.<BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbDescription"></A><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbDescr"></A>PDB Description</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PDSC]<BR>[PDES]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">A brief description of the PDB structure.<BR><BR> <!-- {Question: Provided by the author? Extracted from which line of the PDB record?} --></td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbFileCount"></A>PDB File Count<BR><BR><I>(Number of PDB records per structure)</I></td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PdbFileCount]<BR>[FC]<BR>[PDBCNT]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The number of PDB records that have been combined to reconstitute the originally submitted structure.<BR><BR>
Most structures occupy a single PDB record.<BR><BR>
Very large structures have been split by PDB into multiple records, and the MMDB data processing procedures <A HREF="#DataProcessingMergeSplitFiles"><B>merge the PDB split</B></A> files back into a single structure record.<BR><BR>
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will retrieve all structures that have a PDB file count of 2 or more (in this search example, the upper limit was arbitrarily set at 1000).<BR><BR>
In other words, the search will <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&Cmd=search&term=2%5BPdbFileCount%5D+%3A+1000%5BPdbFileCount%5D">retrieve all merged files</A> from MMDB.
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldPdbSource"></A>PDB Source</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PSRC]<BR>[PSOU]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The source organism of each protein and/or nucleotide molecule, as noted in the original PDB data file.
<BR><BR>
<I>Note: During MMDB data processing, the source organism names in the PDB data file are compared against the organism names in the <A HREF="/taxonomy/">NCBI Taxonomy database</A>. If there is a difference, the MMDB version of the data file will contain the organism name from the NCBI taxonomy database (based on the results of a <A HREF="https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Blast.cgi">BLAST</A> search), and that name will be searchable in the <A HREF="#SearchFieldOrganism">Organism</A> field. However, the source organism name noted in the original PDB file will still also be searchable via the PDBSource field.</I>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldProteinName"></A>Protein Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[PNAM]<BR>[PNAME]<BR>[ProteinName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The name of a protein molecule in a structure record, derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file. This represents the term used by the author for the protein.<BR><BR>
(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldResolution"></A>Resolution</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[RES]<BR>[RESL]<BR>[RESO]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The resolution (in Angstroms) of a protein structure resolved by diffraction or electron microscopy. This field can be queried for a single value or a <A HREF="#SearchMethodRangeQuery">range of values</A>.<BR><BR>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=structure&cmd=search&term=001.50%5BResolution%5D+%3A+001.75%5BResolution%5D&dopt=DocSum"><B>001.50 : 001.75[Resolution]</B></A><BR><BR>
will retrieve records that have a resolution between 1.50 to 1.75 Angstroms.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
<I>001.50[Resolution] : 001.75[Resolution]</I><BR><BR>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldRNAName"></A>RNA Name</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[RNAM]<BR>[RNAME]<BR>[RNAName]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The name of an RNA molecule in a structure record. The names of nucleotide molecules, including DNA and RNA, are derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)<BR><BR>
The RNA name often reflects the sequence of nucleotides in the molecule itself.</td>
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<td class="format1A" valign="Top"><A NAME="SearchFieldTitle"></A>Title</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">[Title]<BR>[TITL]</td>
<td class="format1B" valign="Top">The title of the publication(s) that reported the PDB structure findings. If more than one PubMed reference is associated with a structure record, the title of each article has been indexed.<BR><BR>
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will retrieve structure records with that phrase in the title.<BR><BR>
<I>(Compare these search results with those obtained by the sample <A HREF="#SearchFieldAll">All Fields</A> search, which will retrieve structure records containing that phrase anywhere in the record, and those obtained by the sample <A HREF="#SearchFieldAbstract">Citation Abstract Field</A> search, which will retrieve structure records containing that phrase in the abstract of an associated PubMed record.)</I><BR><BR>
The <A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">quotes</A> surrounding the search terms ensure they are searched as a phrase.<A HREF="#SearchTipsQuotes">**</A></td>
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<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BPMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6 [PMC]</b></a> &#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4%5BPMC%5D+%3A+6%5BPMC%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4[PMC] : 6[PMC]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<I>or</I><BR><BR>
<a HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=4+%3A+6%5BProteinMoleculeCount%5D&dopt=DocSum"><b>4 : 6[ProteinMoleculeCount]</b></a>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<BR><BR>
<I>etc.</I><BR><BR>
will retrieve structure records that contain anywhere from four to six protein molecules in the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("biounit") of the structure.<BR><BR>
As you can see by clicking on the <A HREF="#SearchDetails">Details</A> folder tab after doing the search, each query above is translated to:<BR><BR>
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&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; "p53 tumor suppressor" [TITL] <BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; "p53 tumor suppressor" [titl] <BR>
&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; "p53 tumor suppressor"[Title] <BR><BR>
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As of February 2020, approximately <B>0.6%</B> <!-- [455466 out of 824753812] --> of the 800+ million sequence records in <A HREF="/protein/"><B>Entrez Protein</B></A> have a direct "<B>Structure</B>" link, because they were derived from 3D structure records or have another type of direct association with a 3D structure. <!--However, approximately <B>51%</B> [42081946 out of 824753812, as of 02/12/2020] of the total protein sequence records have a "<B>Related Structures</B>" link.<BR><BR>-->
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The <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00">"<B>Related information</B>"</SPAN> box that appears in the right margin of the display for an <B>individual record</B> allows you to retrieve related data for that particular structure. For example, if you select "<A HREF="#LinksDomains">Conserved Domains</A>" when you are viewing the record for accession <A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=cdd&term=cd00400[accn]&doptcmdl=summary" target="_new">1PTH</a>, you will retrieve the domain models from the Conserved Domain Database that have been annotated on the protein molecules in that structure. Many of the links are also available on a structure's <A HREF="#SummaryPage">summary page</A>.<BR><BR>
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The <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html">VAST+ help document</A> provides details about the <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html#Compare">differences between VAST and VAST+</A>, an <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html#IllustratedExamples"><I><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></I> of VAST+ results</A>, and an <A HREF="../../vastplus/docs/vastplus_help.html#OriginalVASTDisplay"><I><span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span></I> of original VAST results</A>.<BR><BR>
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Nucleotide sequences that comprise the 3D structure (see <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A>). As noted in the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A> section of this document, DNA or RNA sequence data present in 3D structure records are deposited into the <A HREF="/nuccore/">Entrez Nucleotide</A> database, and the "Nucleotide" link will retrieve those sequence records.
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Protein sequence records that are directly associated with the structure record because at least one of the following is true:<BR><BR>
(a) the protein sequence record was <A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">created from</A> a 3D structure record (as described in the section on MMDB <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A><!-- A HREF="#DataProcessingDeposition">Deposit sequence and chemical data into Entrez Protein, Nucleotide, and PubChem databases</A -->)<BR>
<img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="50" height="1" border="0">or<BR>
(b) the accession number of the protein sequence record was listed in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file. (The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)<BR>
<img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="50" height="1" border="0">or<BR>
(c) the protein accession found in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file is also lists in an Entrez Gene record, and that Gene record also lists other protein accession(s); in such a case, the structure record will link to all of the protein accessions listed in the Entrez Gene record. (Those proteins will have reciprocal links back to the struture record, and will show a thumbnail image of a corresponding 3D structure in their protein sequence record display)<BR>
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(d) the protein is identical in composition, sequence length, and source organism to any of the proteins noted in (b) or (c).
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Proteins that are similar in sequence data to any one of the protein molecules in the 3D structure record. The similar proteins were identified using the <A HREF="../mmdb.shtml#CBLAST">CBLAST</A> program.</TD>
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<A HREF="/gene/">Gene</A> records that correspond to the structure's protein components.<BR><BR>
The association between the structure record and a gene record is made in the following way:<BR><BR>
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<LI>In addition to that sequence data, the structure record may also include a cross-reference other protein sequences (often Swiss-Prot) by listing their accession number in the "DBREF" record of the PDB source file. <I>(The documentation about <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB file format</A> provides more information about the various "records" (data fields) that are present in PDB source files.)</I></LI>
<LI>If the protein accession from the "DBREF" record is also listed in an Entrez Gene record, a link is created between the structure record and the Gene record.</LI>
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<A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">Conserved domains</A> that are <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hits</A> to the protein sequences that comprise the 3D structure (see <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A>).</TD>
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Conserved domain <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">superfamilies</A> which include the domain models that were <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hits</A> to the protein sequences in the 3D structure.</TD>
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The set of <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domain</A> models that get <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit">specific hits</A> or <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_non_specific_hit">non-specific hits</A> to the protein sequences in the 3D structure.</TD>
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Compact structural units within a protein that are identified automatically in MMDB using purely geometric criteria during <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>. A protein molecule can contain one or more 3D domains, which often correspond with <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains (<span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span>)</A> observed in molecular evolution. Additionally, proteins that are dissimilar in sequence might contain geometrically similar 3D domains, indicating a distant homology that cannot be recognized by sequence comparison. 3D domains are used in the identification of <A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures">VAST similar structures</A>.</TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pccompound">PubChem Compound</A> records for bound chemicals present in the 3D structure record (see <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A>). <!-- A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksSmallMolecules"><B>small molecules</B></A> section of this document. --></TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcsubstance">PubChem Substance</A> records for bound chemicals present in the 3D structure record (see <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A>). <!-- A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksSmallMolecules"><B>small molecules</B></A> section of this document. --></TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=genome">Entrez Genome</A> records that have been associated with a structure record using the method descibed in the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksGenomes"><B>genomes</B></A> section of this document.</TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=nuccore">Entrez Nucleotide</A> records that have been associated with a structure using the method descibed in the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksNucleotides"><B>nucleotide</B></A> section of this document.</TD>
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____________.</TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=protein">Entrez Protein</A> records that have been associated with a biosystem using the method descibed in the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksProteins"><B>proteins</B></A> section of this document.</TD>
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<TD class="format1A" valign="top" style="white-space: nowrap;"><A NAME="LinksBioAssay"><B>BioAssay</B></A></TD>
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If the protein in the structure record is the target of a bioassay, or involved in the biological process described in the bioassay experiment, a link between the structure record and the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcassay">PubChem BioAssay</A> record is established (if the submitter of the bioassay data provided the link to the structure record's protein).<!-- Yanli's suggested text, 07 Jan 2010: Here is the idea how the link is generated, please feel free to edit the English: "If the protein in the structure record is the target of a bioassay or involved in the biological process described in the bioassay experiment, a link between the structure record and the BioAssay record may be established". I used the word 'may' because it purely depends on whether the depositor provides this link, e.g. we are not doing the auto-link at this point by checking on the sequence and taxonomy identity between assay protein targets and proteins in MMDB (And if we do, we probably would probably end up with a few more PubChem BioAssay-MMDB links) -->
<!-- Original draft text: A structure record that includes a small molecule <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">component</A> will have a <A HREF="#DataProcessingCreateLinks">direct link</A> to the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pccompound">PubChem Compound</A> record for that small molecule, as noted above. If the PubChem Compound record in turn has a link to information about the molecule's biological activity in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcassay">PubChem BioAssay</A> Database, a link between the structure record and the BioAssay record will also be established. --></TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pccompound">PubChem Compound</A> records that have been associated with a biosystem (via the method descibed in the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksSmallMolecules"><B>small molecules</B></A>) might have links to the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcassay"><B>PubChem BioAssay</B></A> database. If they do, the <B>BioAssays via Actives</B> link retrieves the subset of bioassay records in which those compounds have been found to be active.<BR><BR>
<I>Note: &#160;If you would like to see whether a specific compound (CID) has been found to be active in a bioassay record, click on the thumbnail image for the compound of interest at the bottom of the <A HREF="#SummaryPage"><B>structure summary page</B></A> to view the corresponding PubChem Compound record and see the various "Links" available for that record.</I></TD>
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Proteins that have been associated with a BioSystem (via the method descibed in <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksProteins"><B>proteins</B></A>) might have their GI numbers cited as targets in <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=pcassay"><B>PubChem BioAssay</B></A> records. If they do, the <B>BioAssays via Target</B> link retrieves the subset of bioassay records in which those proteins are targets of an assay.<BR><BR>
<I>Note: &#160;If you would like to see whether a specific protein has been used as the target of a bioassay, open the corresponding protein sequence record and see the various "Links" available. If the protein's GI number is named as a target in a BioAssay record, the Links menu in the protein sequence record will include an option for "<B>BioAssay by Target</B>". If that GI was not specifically named as a target but an identical protein sequence (belonging to the same <A HREF="/ipg/">Identical Protein Group (IPG)</A>) [(belonging to the same protein identity group, or <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_help.html#PIG">PIG</A>)] was a target, the Links menu will include an option for "<B>BioAssay by Target, identical sequence</B>."</I></TD>
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Biosystems that include protein sequences identical to any one of the protein molecules in a structure.
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For example, if a <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_help.html#SummaryPage">biosystem record</A> lists a specific protein sequence record identification number (<A HREF="/Sitemap/samplerecord.html#GIpB">GI number</A>) as a biosystem component, the <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_help.html#DataProcessingDirectLinks">biosystem data processing procedure</A> will find all other sequences in the <A HREF="/protein/">Entrez Protein</A> database that are identical in composition and length. Such a group of identical proteins is called an "<A HREF="/ipg/">Identical Protein Group (IPG)</A>." <!-- (Such a group of identical proteins is called a "Protein identity group" or "PIG".) --> If one of those proteins is from a 3D structure record, a link will be established between that structure record and the biosystem.
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<I>(The <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_help.html">BioSystems Database help document</A> <!-- also describes <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_help.html#LinksStructures">how links are created between structures and biosystems</A>, and provides brief information --> provides additional information about <A HREF="../../biosystems/docs/biosystems_help.html#IPG">identical protein groups</A>.)</I></TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=genome">Entrez Genome</A> records that have been associated with a structure record {by what method?}</TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=nucest">Expressed Sequence Tags</A> (ESTs) that have been associated with a structure {by what method?}.</TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=nucgss">Genome Survey Sequences</A> (GSSs) that have been associated with a structure {by what method?}.</TD>
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Records from the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=omim">Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)</A> database that cite one or more of the PubMed records associated with a structure<!-- (as described in <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>) -->. For example, if an OMIM record cites a particular PubMed ID in its reference list, and that article is one of the cited references in a structure record, a link will be established from the structure to the OMIM record.</TD>
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<A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=snp">Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms</A> (SNPs) and other small-scale insertions/deletions, polymorphic repetitive elements, and microsatellite variations that have been associated with a structure {by what method?}</TD>
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This link retrieves the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=taxonomy">NCBI Taxonomy</A> database record for the source organism(s) of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">protein and/or nucleotide molecules</A> in the structure record. If a structure record contains protein or nucleotide sequences from more than one organism (e.g., <A HREF="/sites/entrez?cmd=search&db=structure&term=%22human%22%5BOrganism%5D+AND+HIV1%5BOrganism%5D&dopt=DocSum"><I>human and HIV1</I></A>), each source organism is listed and links to the corresponding taxonomic information in the <A HREF="/sites/entrez?db=taxonomy">NCBI Taxonomy</A> database, including the organism's Taxonomy ID (<A HREF="/books/NBK21100/#A268">TaxID</A>) and lineage.<!-- For additional information, see the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A><A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksTaxonomy"><B>taxonomy</B></A> section of this document. --></TD>
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<!-- LI><I>Note</I>: [As of May 2011]The asymmetric unit is equivalent to the biological unit in approximately 60% of structure records resolved by x-ray crystallography or neutron diffraction of crystals. In such cases, you will see the same molecular graphic in all three <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display options</A> (i.e., unique biological units = all biological units = asymmetric unit). In the remaining 40% of the records, the asymmetric unit represents a portion of the biological unit that can be reconstructed using <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>, or it represents multiple copies of the biological unit. In those cases, the biological unit displays will be different from the asymmetric unit display.</LI -->
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<B>Click</B> on the molecular graphic to open an interactive view of the structure in the free <a href="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></a> program. If you click on the thumbnail for the asymmetric unit, Cn3D will display the structure as it was deposited by the author. If you click on the thumbnail for a specific biological unit within the structure, Cn3D will display only that biological unit. Note that Cn3D must be installed on your computer and configured as a helper application for your browser in order for this function to work. If you already have Cn3D 4.1 or ealier on your computer, you will need to upgrade to <B>Cn3D 4.3</B> (<A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A>) in order to view biological units that were reconstructed by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A> or by <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsMergeSplitFiles">merging PDB split files</A>.[{{Only data for the portion of the structure that was shown in the thumbnail will appear in the Cn3D view. If you'd like to open a view of the data set that was provided by the submitter in the source PDB record, click on the thumbnail for the asymmetric unit.}}]<[<A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">Download</A> that free program (available for PC, Mac, or Unix) before clicking on the image, if it is not yet on your computer.]</LI -->
<LI><B>INTERACTIVE DISPLAY</B>: Once the interactive view loads, you can:</LI><BR>
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<LI><B>Click on the structure to stop the spin.</B></LI>
<LI><B>Click an icon</B> in the corresponding <a href="#MmdbsrvThumbnailInteractionsSchematic"><B>interactions schematic</B></a> <!-- (that appears beside the molecular graphic in the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A>) --> to highlight molecule in both the schematic and the molecular graphic.</LI>
<LI><B>Right click</B> on the structure to open a <B>menu</B> that allows you to control various aspects of the display (background color, display solvent accessible surface) and/or to "export image."</LI>
<LI>If you select "<B>Export Image</B>" from the menu, the molecular graphic will open in a separate window. In that separate window, you can right click on the exported image to use the browser's "<B>save image as</B>" function.</LI>
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<LI>Right click on the exported image to use the browser's "<B>save image as</B>" function.</LI>
<LI><B>Reload</B> the <a href="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</a> to reveal the "3D view" button again, then <B>repeat</B> the process as many times as desired in order to save snapshots of the structure at the desired angles.</LI>
<LI>Each time you select "Export Image," a separate window will open, making it possible to <B>view the structure from many angles simultaneously</B>.</LI>
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<LI><B>Reload</B> the <a href="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</a> to refresh the page and to reveal the "3D view" button again. Then <B>repeat</B> the steps above as many times as desired in order to save snapshots of the structure at the desired angles.</LI>
<LI>Each time you select "Export Image," a new, separate window will open, making it possible to <B>view the structure from many angles simultaneously</B>.</LI>
<!-- LI>Click the <IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_icon_expand_view.png" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="20" BORDER="0" ALT="icon that launches full feature iCn3D in another window"> icon to <B>open an larger view of the structure</B>, which will occupy 95% of the browser window's height or width, whichever is larger.</LI -->
<!-- LI><SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00">Click the <IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_icon_launch_full_feature_icn3d.png" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="20" BORDER="0" ALT="icon that launches full feature iCn3D in another window"> icon</SPAN> to <B>launch the advanced (full feature) version of iCn3D</B> in another window. The full feature version provides many additional controls for rendering, labeling, coloring, and saving the structure, as well as viewing corresponding sequence data.</LI -->
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<B>LAUNCH FULL iCn3D</B>: <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00">Click the <IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_button_full_featured_3d_viewer.png" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0" ALT="full-featured 3D viewer"> button</SPAN> to launch the advanced (full feature) version of <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A> in another window.</LI><BR>
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<LI> The full feature version provides many additional controls for rendering, labeling, coloring, and saving the structure, as well as viewing corresponding sequence data.</LI><BR>
<LI>Note that iCn3D will launch only if your web browser supports <a href="https://get.webgl.org/"><B>WebGL</B></a>. If it doesn't, modify the settings in your web browser to enable WebGL, or, if needed, update your web browser to a newer version that supports WebGL. (See the <a href="https://get.webgl.org/">WebGL</a> site for more information about compatibility with various web browsers.)</LI>
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<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView"><B>Additional structure viewing options:</B></A> The "Download Structure Data" dialog box (that appears to the right of the molecular graphic on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A>) provides options for downloading the structure data in a variety of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">file formats</A>. The ASN.1 format, for example, can be interactively viewed in <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></A>, NCBI's free 3D structure viewing application, which provides a wide range of options for rendering, labeling, coloring, annotating, viewing sequence data, and more.<!-- The free <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> program (available for PC, Mac, or Unix) must be present on your computer in order for this to work. --> <a HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">Installation</a> takes only a couple of minutes and a <a HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtut.shtml"><B>tutorial</B></a> describes the program's features and functions.<BR><BR>
<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave3dView"><B>Additional options for saving images of 3D structures</B></A> are also available, and are described in a separate section of this document.<BR><BR>
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<TD valign="top" align="left"><img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0" align="right"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" align="right" alt="back to top of document"></A>The <B>interactions schematic</B> shows the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A> of the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> and the <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interactions</A> among them. <I>(Note: Structures that only have alpha carbons, and no side chains, do not show interactions. In those cases, the schematic just shows the structure's molecular components (proteins, nucleotide sequences, and ligands) as free floating (disconnected) icons.)</I><BR><BR>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" colspan="3">If any protein or nucleotide molecules in the structure were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry"><B>crystallographic symmetry</B></A>, their labels are shown as alphanumeric combinations (for example, <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_protein_circle_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of circle icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict protein molecules generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry."> or <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_nucleotide_square_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of square icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict nucleotide sequences generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.">), indicating the source molecule from which they were generated (to the left of the <b>underscore bar</b>) and the copy number (to the right of the underscore bar). Chemicals that interact only with such molecules were also generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry; their icon labels also include an underscore bar, with a number on either side of the underscore bar to indicate the source chemical and the copy number, respectively.</TD>
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<LI>There is no meaning to the length of the lines in the interaction schematic. After the interactions are drawn, the diagram is flattened out to fit into the square, lengthening or shortening lines as needed.</LI><BR>
<LI>Because of the latter thresholds, <B>ions</B> that are part of the biological unit may be missing from the interaction diagram, but they will be listed in the table of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components and interactions</A>. Interactions for short peptides, or for molecule types other than protein, DNA/RNA, and chemical, are not calculated. Molecules, such as crystallization agents, etc., that are not part of the biologically active molecule are absent from both the interaction schematic and the molecular components list.</LI><BR>
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<!-- LI>3/23/2011<I>* Note: There is no meaning to the length of the lines in the interaction schematic. After the interactions are drawn, the diagram is flattened out to fit into the square, lengthening or shortening lines as needed. The protein (circle) and nucleotide (square) icons are scaled to show the relative sizes of those molecular components, and there can be 4 different sizes. A content scaling factor makes the protein and nucleotide icons more or less comparable to each other based on molecular weight. No node in an interaction diagram can be 2X as large as the other. Chemical (diamond) icons are all the same size.</I></LI -->
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<SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>The actions taken by the interactions schematic</B> when you click on a node depend on whether the <B>static</B> or <B>interactive</B> version of the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic"><B>molecular graphic</B></A> is displayed on the page.</SPAN>.
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<TD valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">The <B>"Format" options</B> that you select in the "Download Structure Data" box of an <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> will <B>act upon the</B> <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">biological unit(s) or asymmetric unit currently displayed</A> in your browser window. <img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A></TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">Renders the structure data in <A HREF="../../asn1.html"><B>ASN.1 file format</B></A>, which can be used to display the 3D structure in NCBI's free <a href="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></a> structure-viewing program. Cn3D allows examination of <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A>, <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric units</A>, and <A HREF="#DatabaseApplications">sequence-structure relationships</A>, and allows <A HREF="#EvolutionaryRelationships">superposition</A> of geometrically similar structures.<BR><BR>
The data will either be for an individual <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or for the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, depending on what you chose to <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A> on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> when you pressed the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">download</A>" button.<BR><BR>
The structure can be opened automatically in Cn3D, if Cn3D has been <a HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">installed</a> on your computer, and if your browser has been <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml#browser">configured</A> to use it as a helper app.<BR><BR>
Cn3D is available for Windows, Macintosh, and Unix platforms. <a HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">Installation</a> takes only a couple of minutes and a <a HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtut.shtml"><B>tutorial</B></a> describes the program's features and functions.<!-- The Cn3D installation page also describes how to <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml#browser">configure your browser</A> to use Cn3D as a helper app, and to launch it automatically when the "Cn3D" option is selected in combination with the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewTasks3DStructure">3D structure</A>" option from the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewTasks">Display As</A>" menu. --><BR>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">Renders the structure data in <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format"><B>PDB file format</B></A>, which can be used to display the 3D structure with <A HREF="http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/">Rasmol</A> or other viewers that can read that format.<BR><BR>
The data will either be for an individual <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or for the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, depending on what you chose to <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A> on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> when you pressed the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">download</A>" button.<BR><BR>
Note, however, that the saved file may be somewhat different from the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, due to content validation procedures applied during <A HREF="#DataProcessing">MMDB data processing</A>. The differences are explained in a separate section of this document on "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave">additional details about structure data download options</A> > <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformat">PDB format</A> > <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformatDetails">details about the data that are saved</A>."<BR><BR>
<I>To save the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, click on the "Download" button that appears next to the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID">PDB ID</A> in the upper right hand corner of the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A>."</I>
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Renders the data in <A HREF="/IEB/ToolBox/XML/ncbixml.txt"><B>XML file format</B></A>. The data will either be for an individual <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or for the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, depending on what you chose to <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A> on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> when you pressed the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">download</A>" button.<!-- This option is valid only when the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">format</A>" menu is set to "ASN.1 (Cn3D)" (which is the <A HREF="../../asn1.html">ASN.1</A> file format used by NCBI's free <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml">CN3D</A> structure viewing application). A separate section of this document provides <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave">additional details about structure data download options</A> and what data are saved in each case</A>.[<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave"><span style="color:#d70000">illustration</span></A>] --></TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">The "JMol" option [setting, when used in combination with the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewTasksDisplay"><B>display</B></A>" option from the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewTasks">Tasks</A> menu,] opens an interactive display of the 3-D structure with [<A HREF="http://jmol.sourceforge.net/">]<A HREF="http://www.jmol.org/ ">Jmol</A> (an open-source Java viewer for chemical structures in 3D) or other viewers that can read <A HREF="________">{{___ format}}</A>.
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Saves the <B>default view</B> of the structure in <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/TR/PNG/"><B>PNG file format</B></A>.<BR><BR>
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The image saved will either be for an individual <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or for the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, depending on what you chose to <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A> on the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> when you pressed the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">download</A>" button.<BR><BR>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">Opens an interactive view of the 3D structure with a program that can accept the file format you have selected. If you have selected the <B>Cn3D format</B>, you can display the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit(s)</A> or <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A> [{{and in the case of <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsMergeSplitFiles">PDB split files</A>, you can display MMDB's merged file that shows the complete structure}}]. If you have selected the <B>PDB format</B>, you can display the structure's asymmetric unit in a program such as Rasmol or another 3D structure viewer that accepts the PDB format.<BR><BR>
<I>Note that the structure viewing <B>program</B> you will use (e.g., NCBI's free <a href="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></a> program or a PDB-format compatible viewer) must be <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml"><B>installed</B></A> on your computer and <B><A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml#browser"><B>configured</B></A> as a helper application</B> for your browser in order for the <B>"View Structure" button</B> to automatically open the 3D structure. If you already have Cn3D 4.1 or earlier on your computer, you will need to <B>upgrade to Cn3D 4.3</B> (<A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A>) in order to view 3D structures that were reconstructed by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A></I>[{{or by <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsMergeSplitFiles">merging PDB split files</A>}}].[{{which is packaged together with the <A HREF="../../cdtree/cdtree.shtml">CDTree</A> program (<A HREF="../../cdtree/cdtreeInstall.shtml">install</A>)}}]
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<TD valign="top" align="left">Displays the contents of the data file in the browser window, either in <B>Cn3D</B> <A HREF="../../asn1.html">(ASN.1) format</A> or [<A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html">]<A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format"><B>PDB</B> format</A>, as determined by which "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">File Format</A>" option you selected.</TD>
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Saves data for an individual <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or for the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A> (depending on what you have chosen to <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A>) to your local computer. Use the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">file format</A> menu to specify the format in which the data should be saved: Cn3D (<A HREF="../../asn1.html">ASN.1) format</A> or [<A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html">]<A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB format</A>[{{or XML format}}]. A separate section of this document provides <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave">additional details about structure data download options</A> and what data are saved in each case</A>.[<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave"><span style="color:#d70000">illustration</span></A>]</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left" colspan="2">The <B>"Data Set" options</B> that you select in the "Download Structure Data" box of an <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> will <B>act upon the</B> <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">biological unit(s) or asymmetric unit currently displayed</A> in your browser window, and allow you to download the data file in varying levels of detail (complexity). <img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A></TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">This option is available only when the Cn3D file format is selected. It displays all members of <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">NMR</A> ensembles or correlated disorder sets from crystallography. You can also see movie-like animations of multiple models with Cn3D.</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">Displays only alpha-carbon (protein) or phosphate (DNA) coordinates for simple representation of protein or nucleic acid backbones, respectively. This option transmits only a subset of the data points from a structure record and therefore loads relatively quickly. This option is selected by default for structures with >25,000 atoms. If you are viewing the structure summary page for an <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">NMR</A> ensemble or a correlated disorder set from crystallography, this option will download backbone data only for the first model in the set.</TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left">The "Download" button beside the PDB ID (in the upper right corner of a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A>) downloads the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A> from which the MMDB record was derived. That file contains data for the <A HREF="#DataProcessingAsymmetricUnit">asymmetric unit</A> of the structure.<BR><BR>
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<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveDataFile">details about data saved in each file format:</A> <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveASN1format">ASN.1 (Cn3D)</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformat">PDB</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveXMLformat">XML and JSON</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePNGformat">PNG (image)</A> |<BR><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave3dView">save image of 3D structure</A> | <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveComponents">save structure components</A>
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<TD colspan="3" valign="top" class="NormalText"><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveDataFile"></A><B>Details about the data that are saved in each of the following file formats</B>: <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveASN1format">ASN.1 (Cn3D)</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformat">PDB</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSaveXMLformat">XML and JSON</A> <img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="10" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A><BR><BR></TD>
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<TD valign="TOP"><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveCn3Dformat"></A><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveASN1format"></A><B>ASN.1 Format:</B> &#160;To save the structure's data file in <A HREF="../../asn1.html"><B>ASN.1 format</B></A>, an International Standards Organization (ISO) data format that is viewable in the free <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></A> program, select the following combination of options (on the web interface, or through the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewURLformat">Web API</A>):<BR>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">File Format</A> : <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatCn3D">ASN.1 (Cn3D)</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">Data Set</A> : your choice of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllAtoms">Single 3D Structure</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllModels">All 3D Structures</A>, or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetBackbone">Alpha Carbons</A>.</LI>
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<B><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveCn3DformatDetails"></A>Details about the data that are saved</B>:<BR>
(1) For X-ray crystallography or neutron diffraction of crystal structures: (a) If you have chosen to <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A> the <!-- {{"unique biological units"}} --> "first <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>" or "all biological units" on the structure summary page, the "Download" operation will save the data for the specific biological unit displayed in the molecular graphic. The saved file will include sequence and spatial coordinate data that were present in the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A> as well as data that were generated at NCBI by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>, if applicable to that biological unit. (b) If you have selected the "<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>" <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A> option, the "Download" operation will save the data that were present in the PDB source file, whether those data represented all, part, or multiple copies of a biological unit. The saved file will not include any data generated at NCBI by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.<BR>
(2) For structures resolved by <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">experimental methods</A> other than X-ray crystallography or neutron diffraction of crystal structures, the "Download" operation will save the data that were provided by the author in the PDB source file. The concepts of asymmetric unit, biological units, and crystallographic symmetry do not apply to these structures.<BR>
Note for both (1) and (2) above: The saved file may also include some modifications (relative to the original PDB source file) that occurred as a standard part of MMDB data processing. Some examples are provided below in the notes about PDB format.
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<TD valign="TOP"><A NAME="MmdbsrvSavePDBformat"></A><B>PDB Format:</B> &#160;To save the structure's data file in <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format"><B>PDB format</B></A>, which is viewable in <A HREF="http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/"><B>Rasmol</B></A> or other programs that accept PDB format, select the following combination of options (on the web interface, or through the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewURLformat">Web API</A>):<BR>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">File Format</A> : <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatPDB">PDB</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">Data Set</A> : your choice of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllAtoms">Single 3D Structure</A> <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllModels">All 3D Structures</A --> or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetBackbone">Alpha Carbons</A><!-- You can also download the original <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetPDBdataset">PDB source file</A>, if desired --></LI>
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<LI>Press the "Download" button.</LI>
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<P class="indent20"><A NAME="MmdbsrvSavePDBformatDetails"></A><B>Details about the data that are saved</B>: The PDB-formatted file that is downloaded when you select "Format: PDB" (in the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">Download Structure Data</A>" section of a structure summary page) has undergone content validation that is a standard part of <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>. Its content may therefore be somewhat different from that of the original PDB record. For example, some PDB records may have discontinous residue numbers, which exist in a free text field. MMDB assigns a consecutive series of positive integers to residues in biopolymers, using a numerical data field. In addition, MMDB resolves some discrepancies that might exist between the SEQRES records and the atomic coordinates. For example, if the structure's atomic coordinates reveal the presence of amino acids or nucleotides that are not listed in the SEQRES records of an original PDB file, MMDB will derive the biopolymer sequence from the atomic coordinates and not from the original SEQRES records. The derived biopolymer sequence will then appear in the MMDB record, and in the SEQRES records of the PDB-formatted file saved from the MMDB database. As a third example, the spans of <!-- A HREF="#FourLevelsOfStructure" --><A HREF="#DataProcessingSecondaryStructures">secondary structures</A> annotated on proteins might vary between PDB and MMDB records, as NCBI algorithmically identifies alpha helices and beta strands using purely geometric criteria and annotates the proteins using that information rather than the spans indicated in the original PDB file. Therefore, the content of a PDB-formatted record you save from an MMDB <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A> may be different from the content of the original PDB file.<!-- {{Any other notes to include about the content of the MMDB-generated PDB files, such as interaction data or merged PDB split files?}} --><BR><BR>
To save an exact copy of the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, click on the "Download" button that appears next to the PDB ID in the upper right hand corner of a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A>.
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<TD valign="TOP"><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveXMLformat"></A><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveJSONformat"></A><B>XML and JSON Formats:</B> &#160;To save the structure's data file in <A HREF="/IEB/ToolBox/XML/ncbixml.txt">XML</A> or <A HREF="http://json.org/">JSON</A> formats, select the following combination of options (on the web interface, or through the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewURLformat">Web API</A>):<BR>
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<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">File Format</A> : <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatXML">XML</A> or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatJSON">JSON</A></LI>
<LI><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">Data Set</A> : your choice of <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllAtoms">Single 3D Structure</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllModels">All 3D Structures</A>, or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetBackbone">Alpha Carbons</A>.</LI>
<LI>Press the "Download" button.</LI>
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<B><A NAME="MmdbsrvSaveCn3DformatDetails"></A>Details about the data that are saved</B>:<BR>
The "Download Structure Data" function on an <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> will <B>act upon the</B> <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">biological unit(s) or asymmetric unit currently displayed</A> in your browser window, and allow you to download the data file in varying levels of detail (also referred to as varying levels of complexity, or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">data sets</A>). It is also possible to save the data by using the <A HREF="#WebAPI">Web API</A><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewURLformat">specially formatted URL</A -->.
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<P class="indent30">It is possible to <B>save an image of the 3D structure</B> in a number of ways, with varying degrees of customization possible:<BR></P>
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<LI>To save the <B>default image of a 3D structure</B>:</LI><BR>
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<LI>Open the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">summary page</A> page for the desired structure and view its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A></LI>
<LI>Use the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">Download Structure Data</A> box that appears beside the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A>, and select the options for <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">Format</A>: <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatPNG"><B>PNG (image)</B></A></SPAN></LI>
<LI>Click on the "<B>Download</B>" button</LI>
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<LI>To <B>customize the viewing angle</B> and/or background color, apply termini labels, or view solvent accessible surface, and then <B>save the resulting snapshot</B>:</LI><BR>
<UL>
<LI>Open the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> page for the desired structure and view its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A>, which by default shows a static image.</LI>
<LI>Click the <B>"3D view" button</B> <IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_button_3d_view.png" width="57" height="19" border="0"> in the lower left corner of the static image to <B>load an interactive view</B> of the structure. (The interactive view uses a <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>simple version of </B> <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A></SPAN>, NCBI's web-based 3D structure viewer, and requires a web browser that supports <a href="https://get.webgl.org/">WebGL</a>.)</LI>
<LI>Once the structure spins to the desired position, <B>click on the structure to stop the spin</B></LI>
<LI><B>Right click</B> to open a <B>menu</B> that allows you to control various aspects of the display and/or to "export image."</LI>
<LI>Select "<B>Export Image</B>" to open the view in a separate window.</LI>
<LI>Right click on the exported image to use the browser's "<B>save image as</B>" function.</LI>
<LI><B>Reload</B> the page to reveal the "3D view" button again, then <B>repeat</B> the process as many times as desired in order to save snapshots of the structure at the desired angles.</LI>
<LI>Each time you select "Export Image," a separate window will open, making it possible to <B>view the structure from many angles simultaneously</B>.</LI>
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<LI>To <B>customize rendering style</B> of the structure, <B>highlight selected regions</B> of the structure and/or corresponding <B>sequence data</B>, add <B>labels</B>, etc., and then <B>save the state</B> of the structure so you can reload it in the <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>full-featured version of </B> <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A></SPAN> in the future:</LI><BR>
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<LI>Open the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> page for the desired structure and view its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A>, which by default shows a static image.</LI>
<LI>Click the <B>"3D view" button</B> <!-- IMG SRC="images" width="44" height="38" border="0" --><IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_button_3d_view.png" width="57" height="19" border="0"> in the lower left corner of the static image to <B>load an interactive view</B> of the structure. (The interactive view uses a <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>simple version of </B> <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A></SPAN>, NCBI's web-based 3D structure viewer, and requires a web browser that supports <a href="https://get.webgl.org/">WebGL</a>.)</LI>
<LI>Then click the "full-featured 3D viewer" button <IMG SRC="images/mmdbsrv_molecular_graphic_icn3d_control_button_full_featured_3d_viewer.png" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="19" BORDER="0" ALT="button that launches full featured iCn3D in another window"> to launch the <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><b>full version of </b><A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A></SPAN> in another window.</LI>
<LI>Use the various menu options to render the structure with the desired style, color, labels, viewing angle, etc.</LI>
<LI>Select the <B>File/Save Files/State File</B> to save the state of the structure in a file. (The file will be named "NXXX_statefile" by default, unless you select the "Save As" option in your browser, and file will be in <B>*.txt format</B>. The NXXX in the default filename represents the PDB ID of the structure.) You can then later open the statefile through the iCn3D "File/Open State" menu option.</LI>
<LI>Alternatively, you can select the <B>File/Save Files/iCn3D PNG Image</B> to save both the customized 3D image (as a <B>*.png file</B>) and the state of the structure (as an <B>*.html file</B>).</LI>
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<LI>Specifically, the "File/Save Files/iCn3D PNG Image" option saves two files with a single action. The first file will be named NXXX_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.png, and the second will be named NXXX_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.html, where NXXX in the default filename represents the PDB ID of the structure and xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx is a hash tag that represents the customizations you made to the view. (Example filenames are: "1TUP-pgmMZ96uF2YhEsNc6.png" and "1TUP-pgmMZ96uF2YhEsNc6.html").</LI>
<LI>Additionally, the <B>*.png file</B> includes a "<a href="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_help.html#FileShareLink">share URL</a>" at the bottom. If a user opens that file in iCn3D, they will be able to see the structure in the same state in which they saved it, and it will be a live structure, so they can continue to view it interactively in iCn3D.</LI>
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<LI>To <B>render and save images using the wide range of controls</B> that are available in <SPAN style="background-color: #FFFF00"><B>NCBI's free standalone</B> <a href="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></a></SPAN> structure-viewing program:</LI><BR>
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<LI>Open the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> for the structure of interest.</LI>
<LI>In the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">Download Structure Data</A>" box, select "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">Format</A>:<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatCn3D">ASN.1 (Cn3D)</A>" and the desired "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">Data Set</A>," then press the "<B>Download</B>" button.</LI>
<LI>Open the file in Cn3D, where you can render, label, color the structure as desired. (To do this, <a HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</a> Cn3D on your computer, and if desired, <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml#browser">configure</A> it as a helper app.)</LI>
<LI>The <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtut.shtml">Cn3D tutorial</A>, provides detailed instructions on <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtutP6.shtml#output">saving structures and images</A>, including any special <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3dtutP6.shtml">annotations</A> you have made to the 3D structure view, such as adding labels or using specific drawing styles.</LI>
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<LI>To <B>render and save images using the controls</B> provided by <B>external 3D structure viewing programs</B> that read <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatPDB">PDB file format</A>, such as <A HREF="http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/">Rasmol</A>:</LI><BR>
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<LI>Open the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">MMDB summary page</A> for the structure of interest.</LI>
<LI>In the "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">Download Structure Data</A>" box, select "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">Format</A>:<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatPDB">PDB</A>" and the desired "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">Data Set</A>," then press the "<B>Download</B>" button.</LI>
<LI>Open the file in any 3D structure viewer (e.g., <A HREF="http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/">Rasmol</A>) that reads PDB file format.</LI>
<LI>Render, label, color, and save the structure as desired, according to the instructions provided by the structure viewing program's help documentation</LI>
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<!-- B>Save components provided by source database plus additional records associated with the biosystem via NCBI data processing:</B><BR><BR -->
The sequence and/or chemical records for the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMolecularComponents">molecular components</A> of a structure can be retrieved by: (a) following the link for each component displayed in the tabular summary at the bottom of a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure record</A> to its corresponding record in the Entrez Protein, Nucleotide, and/or PubChem database, or (b) selecting the appropriate items from the "<A HREF="#DocSumLinks">Links</A>" pop-up menus on the <A HREF="#SearchResults">search results (docsum)</A> page for the structure.<BR><BR>
Once you are viewing the components in the relevant Entrez database, you can display and/or save those records in any format that is available for that database. For example, records from the <A HREF="/protein">Entrez Protein</A> database can be saved in <a href="https://blast.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/blastcgihelp.shtml">FASTA</a> format (which is convenient for sequence analysis), as a list of <A HREF="/Sitemap/samplerecord.html#GIpB">GI numbers</A>, or in other formats such as GenPept (which contains sequence data plus annotations, similar to <a HREF="/Sitemap/samplerecord.html">GenBank</a> format). <I>The <A HREF="/books/NBK3837/#EntrezHelp.Displaying_and_Saving_a_Set_o">Entrez help document</A> provides additional information about sequence database record formats. The <A HREF="/books/NBK3841/#EntrezGene.How_Data_Are_Displayed_Displa">Entrez Gene help</A> and <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/help.html#PubChem_Summary">PubChem help</A> documents describe record formats for genes and small molecules,</I> respectively.<BR><BR>
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<B>Tabular list of molecular components</B><BR><BR>
The <B>table</B> near the bottom of a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A> <!-- (<A HREF="#SummaryPage"><span style="color:#d70000">illustration</span></A>) --> lists the <B>molecular components</B> of the structure, which may include <A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins">proteins</A>, <A HREF="#MmdbsrvNucleotides">nucleotide sequences (DNA, RNA)</A>, and <A HREF="#MmdbsrvChemicals">chemicals</A>. <!-- These correspond to the molecules shown in the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interaction schematic</A> and <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailMolecularGraphic">molecular graphic</A> for a given <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>. -->The <B>graphics</B> and other links in the table open more detailed displays. For example, <B>mouse over</B> any icon in the graphic display on a live structure summary page (e.g., <!-- A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=50885" --><A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=1PTH">1PTH</A>) for more information about that component or feature annotation.<BR><BR>
For each molecular component, the following information is provided:
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="#MmdbsrvNonStandardBiopolymers">Non-standard biopolymers</A> are shown as parallelograms</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP" colspan="2"><I>If any protein or nucleotide molecules in the structure were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>, their labels are shown as alphanumeric combinations (for example, <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_protein_circle_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of circle icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict protein molecules generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry."> or <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_nucleotide_square_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of square icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict nucleotide sequences generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.">), indicating the source molecule from which they were generated and the copy number.
<!-- indicating the source molecule from which they were generated (to the left of the <b>underscore bar</b>) and the copy number (to the right of the underscore bar). -->Chemicals that interact only with such molecules were also generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry; their labels include an underscore bar, with a number on either side of the underscore bar to indicate the source chemical and the copy number, respectively.</I></TD>
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If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the icons and labels reflect the set of molecules that were present in the PDB source file, which in turn can represent a complete biological unit, a portion of it, or multiple copies of it. --></TD>
<TD CLASS="format1A" WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, the count reflects the number of molecules that were present in the PDB source file plus any copies that were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>.<BR><BR>
If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the count reflects only the number of molecules that were present in the PDB source file.</TD>
<TD CLASS="format1A" WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">The name or other descriptive identifier of the molecule:<BR><BR>
<!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsMoleculeName" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins">Protein</A> names are derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
<!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvNucleotidesMoleculeName" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvNucleotides">Nucleotide sequence</A> names are derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file<!-- (and simply show the order of nucleotides in the molecule rather than an actual molecule name) -->.<BR><BR>
<!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvChemicalsMoleculeName" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvChemicals">Chemical</A> names are derived from the HETNAM record of the PDB source file or from the <A HREF="/mesh">MeSH</A> terms associated with the corresponding <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/">PubChem</A> Compound or Substance record.</TD>
<!-- TD CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">A list of the other molecular components within the structure with which this particular molecular component <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interacts</A> (i.e., with which it has <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">at least 5 contacts</A> a distance of <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">4 &#8491; or less</A> between the heavy atoms).[&#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20>]<BR><BR>
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<I>If an ion is part of the structure but does not meet the contact thresholds noted above, no interactions will be listed. Such ions will also be missing from the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interactions schematic</A> but they will be listed in the table of molecular components.</I><BR><BR>
<I>Interactions for short peptides, or for molecule types other than protein, DNA/RNA, and chemical, are not calculated.</I><BR><BR>
[For <A HREF="#MmdbsrvChemicals">chemicals</A>, this column says "<B>no interactions recorded</B>" [N/A (not applicable)] because interactions are listed only for biopolymers (proteins and nucleotide sequences). Therefore, if a protein or nucleotide sequence molecule interacts with a chemical (if there are at least 5 contacts a distance of 4 &#8491; [&#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20>] or less between the heavy atoms), the chemical will be listed in the "Interaction with" column for the corresponding biopolymer.]
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<A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsMoleculeLabel"></A><B>LABEL</B>: Labels for protein molecules are derived from their single letter chain codes in the <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, and are shown as circle icons in the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interaction schematic</A>, for example <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_protein_circle.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="example of circle icons used to depict proteins">.<br>
Labels for protein molecules that were generated at NCBI by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A> are shown as an alphanumeric combination, for example <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_protein_circle_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of circle icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict protein molecules generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.">, indicating the source chain from which they were generated and the copy number.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsMoleculeCount"></A><B>COUNT</B>: If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, the count reflects the number of protein molecules that were present in the PDB source file plus any copies that were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>. If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the count reflects only the number of molecules that were present in the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsMoleculeName"></A><B>MOLECULE</B>: The <B>name of the protein</B>, derived from the <B>COMPND</B> record of the PDB source file. <!-- The <B>name of the protein</B>, derived from the <B>_entity_pdbx_description</B> field of the mmCIF source file. --> If a particular protein name has been applied to multiple molecules (e.g., PDB chains A, B, etc.) within the PDB source file, those molecules are considered to be the same. A <B>non-redundant list of protein molecules</B> is then displayed, with the "count" column indicating the number of instances of each protein molecule in the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, depending on what you are viewing in the current <A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions">display</A>. Each protein molecule is represented with a <A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsShowAnnotation">sequence graph</A> and annotated with features such as <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins3dDomains" -->3D domains and <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsClassification" -->domain families, as described below.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsGeneSymbols"></A><A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsGeneSymbol"></A><A NAME="GeneSymbol"></A><A NAME="GeneID"></A><B>GENE</B>: A gene symbol, if/as available, appears beside the name of each protein molecule in the tabular list of <A HREF="#MolecularComponents">molecular components</A>. The protein-gene association is determined in the following way:<BR>
(1) The <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">source database</A>, PDB, provides a <A HREF="http://www.uniprot.org/">UniProt</A> ID for each protein chain in a structure record.<BR>
(2) The NCBI <A HREF="/gene">Gene database</A> generates data files on its <A HREF="//ftp.ncbi.nih.gov/gene/DATA/">FTP site</A> that provide mappings between protein identifiers and gene identifiers. Specifically: (a) the "gene_refseq_uniprotkb_collab.gz" file lists the correspondence between UniProt and <A HREF="/refseq/">RefSeq</A> protein accessions; and (b) the <!-- "gene2refseq.gz" --> "gene2accession.gz" file lists the correspondence between RefSeq protein accessions and Gene IDs. The <A HREF="#DataProcessing">MMDB data processing</A> pipeline creates a join between these two tables in order to map each UniProt ID to its corresponding Gene ID, and to link to the NCBI Gene record.<BR>
<I>(Note that the protein sequence in the structure record is not necessarily identical to the protein product of the gene. For example, a structure record might only contain a fragment of the protein rather than the whole protein. So there is a mapping between the structure's protein molecule and the gene product, but not necessarily an exact sequence match.)</I><BR><BR>
<!-- A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsMoleculeInteractions"></A><B>INTERACTIONS</B>: A list of the other molecules in the structure with which this protein <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interacts</A> (i.e., with which it has <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">at least 5 contacts</A> a distance of <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">4 &#8491; or less</A> between the heavy atoms).[&#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20>] This list can include the protein itself if there are multiple copies of that protein in the structure that interact with each other. {{Follow the "<B>explore interactions</B>" link to open a graphic that shows the specific points in the molecule that interact with other molecules.}}<BR><BR -->
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<TD WIDTH="140" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsSequenceGraph"></A>Sequence graph</TD>
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The <B>sequence bar graph</B> for each protein molecule in the molecular components table <!-- of a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure record</A --> shows the protein's length in amino acids. Beneath that is an interactive graphic of the <B>geometrical and biological features</B> annotated on <!-- identified in --> the protein, such as <A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteins3dDomains">3D domains</A> and <A HREF="#MmdbsrvProteinsClassification">domain families</A> (protein classifications), respectively. For example, the illustration below shows the features annotated on the Prostaglandin H2 Synthase 1 protein, which is a component of the prostanglandin H2 synthase structure (<A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1PTH">1PTH</A>) from sheep. <B>Click</B> on the image to open the live MMDB structure summary record for <A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1PTH">1PTH</A>, which in turn includes a live, clickable protein annotation graphic:<!-- beside an individual protein molecule opens an interactive view of the 3D structure in <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A>, coloring the complete protein molecule or its 3D domains (if present) within the overall structure. The free <A HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> program (available for PC, Mac, or Unix) must be present on your computer in order for this to work.--><BR><BR>
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<A HREF="/Structure/pdb/1PTH"><IMG SRC="images/1PTH_molecular_components_protein_annotations.png" WIDTH="470" HEIGHT="260" BORDER="0" ALT="sample sequence graph showing the features annotated on the Prostaglandin H2 Synthase-1 protein, such as conserved domain families, which infer function, and 3D domains, which are compact substructures that are used to identify similar 3D structures. The protein is a component of the prostanglandin H2 synthase structure, 1PTH. Click on the image to open the MMDB structure summary record for 1PTH, which in turn includes a live, clickable protein annotation graphic"></A>
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<TD WIDTH="140" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A NAME="MmdbsrvProteins3dDomains"></A>3D Domains</TD>
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<B>3D domains</B> are compact structural units within a protein that are identified automatically in MMDB using purely geometric criteria. A protein molecule can contain one or more 3D domains, which often correspond with <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains (<span style="color:#d70000">illustrated example</span>)</A> observed in molecular evolution. Additionally, proteins that are dissimilar in sequence might contain geometrically similar 3D domains, indicating a distant homology that cannot be recognized by sequence comparison. 3D domains are used in the identification of <!-- A HREF="#LinksSimilarStructures" --><!-- A HREF="#LinksRelatedStructures" --><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvRelatedStructures" --><A HREF="#MmdbsrvSimilarStructures">VAST Similar Structures</A>.<BR><BR>
<!-- The <B>"3D Domains" text link</B> {opens corresponding records in the <a HREF="/sites/entrez?db=domains">Entrez 3D Domains</a> database}. {Actually, that link opens the docsum view of the entire structure record; from there, a user would need to follow the Domains/3D Domains link to see the individual records for the 3D domains.}<BR><BR -->
The <B>Colored bars</B> in the "3D Domains" line in a protein molecule's sequence graph indicate the 3D domain boundaries. <!-- ALT: The <B>Colored bars</B> beneath an individual protein molecule in a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure record</A> indicate the 3D domain boundaries and are shown in the same color in the thumbnail 3D structure graphic of the protein molecule, which was generated by selecting "Color by domain" in the free <a HREF="/Structure/CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</a> structure visualization program. --> <B>Click</B> on the bar for any 3D domain in the "show annotation" display to retrieve similar structures identified by the <A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml">VAST</A> algorithm.<BR><BR>
Note that a protein molecule can contain <B>one or more 3D domains</B>. A 3D domain may be composed of a <B>single region</B> of protein sequence, or <B>two or more non-contiguous regions</B> of the protein sequence. <BR><BR>
<B>If no compact substructures have been found</B> to exist within a protein molecule, then the overall molecule is regarded as a 3D domain in its own right. In that case, the <I>"3D Domains" line does not appear in the "show annotation graphic"</I> and you can click on the sequence bar itself to retrieve similar structures identified by the <A HREF="../../VAST/vast.shtml">VAST</A> algorithm. That will retrieve other structures similar in 3D shape of the overall protein molecule.<!-- and the overall molecule is shown in a color that corresponds to the thumbnail graphic -->.<BR><BR>
<I>(3D domains can also be seen in the interactive <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvDisplayOptions" -->3D structure view<!-- /A --> by displaying the structure in the free <A HREF="../../icn3d/docs/icn3d_about.html"><B>iCn3D</B></A> web-based 3D viewer and selecting the menu option for "<B>Color > 3D Domain</B>", or by displaying the structure in the free <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></A> stand-alone software program and selecting the "<B>Style > Coloring Shortcuts > Domain</B>" option.)</I>
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<TD WIDTH="140" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A NAME="MmdbsrvProteinsClassification"></A>Domain Families<BR>(Protein classification)</TD>
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The <B>"Domain Families" text link</B> in a protein molecule's sequence graph opens the <a HREF="/Structure/cdd/wrpsb.cgi">CD-Search</a> results for that protein sequence, showing the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A> found in the protein, which infer protein function. These are the results of an <a href="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSearch">RPS-BLAST</a> search of the protein molecule against the <a HREF="/cdd">Conserved Domain Database</a>.<BR><BR>
In contrast to 3D domains, the domain families are determined through the identification of blocks of amino acid residues (via <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDModel">multiple sequence alignments</A>) that have been conserved across a broad range of taxonomic nodes and therefore represent recurring units of molecular evolution. The <a href="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml">CDD help document</a> and <a href="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSearch_help_contents">CD-Search help document</a> provide more details about <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDWhat">conserved domains</A> and searching the database.<BR><BR>
<B>Mouse over</B> the <B>cartoon representing a conserved domain</B> for brief information about it, and <B>click</B> on the cartoon to open the corresponding, detailed record in the Conserved Domain Database. More details about each <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_types">type of conserved domain hit</A> are below:<BR>
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A <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_specific_hit"><B>Specific Hit</B></A> meets or exceeds a domain-specific e-value threshold and represents a very high confidence that the query sequence belongs to the same protein family as the sequences use to create the domain model. Therefore, there is also a high confidence level for the inferred function of the protein query sequence. <I>(<A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#SpecificHit"><!-- FONT color="rgb(215,0,0)" --><span style="color:#d70000">Details and illustrations</span></A> are provided in the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#SpecificHit">Conserved Domain Database help document</A>.)</I>
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<TD CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">A <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_superfamily"><B>Superfamily</B></A> is the domain cluster to which the specific and/or non-specific hits belong. This is a set of conserved domain models that generate overlapping annotation on the same protein sequences and are assumed to represent evolutionarily related domains. See additional details, including information about clustering methodology, in the <a href="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml">CDD help document</a> section on "<A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#Superfamily">What is a superfamily?</A>"</TD>
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<TD CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#RPSB_hit_type_multi_domain"><B>Multi-domains</B></A> are domain models that were computationally detected and are likely to contain multiple single domains. They are typically shown as <B>grey</B>-colored bars. (Examples are shown in the <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#ConciseDisplay">concise display</A> and <A HREF="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#FullDisplay">full display</A> illustrations in the <a href="../../cdd/cdd_help.shtml#CDSearch_help_contents">CD-Search help document</a>.)</TD>
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<A NAME="MmdbsrvNucleotidesMoleculeLabel"></A><B>LABEL:</B>
Labels for nucleotide molecules are derived from their single letter chain codes (e.g., C, D) in the <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>. They are shown as square icons in the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interaction schematic</A>, for example <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_nucleotide_square.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="example of square icons used to depict nucleotide sequences">.<br>
Labels for nucleotide sequences that were generated at NCBI by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A> are shown as an alphanumeric combination, for example <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_nucleotide_square_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of square icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict nucleotide sequences generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.">, indicating the source chain from which they were generated and the copy number.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvNucleotidesMoleculeCount"></A><B>COUNT</B>: If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, the count reflects the number of nucleotide molecules that were present in the PDB source file plus any copies that were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>. If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the count reflects only the number of molecules that were present in the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvNucleotidesMoleculeName"></A><B>MOLECULE</B>: The name of the nucleotide sequence, derived from the COMPND record of the PDB source file<!-- (and simply show the order of nucleotides in the molecule rather than an actual molecule name) -->, with the "count" column indicating the number of instances of each molecule in the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, depending on what you are viewing in the current <A HREF="#SummaryPage">display</A>.<BR><BR>
<!-- A NAME="MmdbsrvNucleotidesMoleculeInteractions"></A><B>INTERACTIONS</B>: A list of the other molecules in the structure with which this nucleotide sequence <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interacts</A> (i.e., with which it has <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">at least 5 contacts</A> a distance of <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">4 &#8491; or less</A> between the heavy atoms).[&#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20>] {{Follow the "<B>explore interactions</B>" link to open a graphic that shows the specific points in the molecule that interact with other molecules.}}<BR><BR -->
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The bar graph shown for each nucleotide sequence molecule in a <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure record</A> shows the molecule's length in nucleotides. Follow the "<B>N Nucleotide</B>" text link (that appears to the left of the molecule's bar graph) to open the corresponding sequence record in the <a HREF="/sites/entrez?db=nuccore">Entrez Nucleotide</a> database.
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<!-- A <B>Chemical</B> section is present at the bottom of the <A HREF="#SummaryPage">structure summary page</A> if the 3D structure contains bound chemicals. The thumbnail graphics link to corresponding information about the physiochemical and biological properties of each chemical in the <A HREF="/pccompound/">PubChem Compound</A> or <A HREF="/pcsubstance/">PubChem Substance</A> database. These PubChem records have been associated with a structure using the method descibed in the <A HREF="#DataProcessing">data processing</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinks">create direct links</A>/<A HREF="#DataProcessingDirectLinksSmallMolecules"><B>chemicals</B></A> section of this document.<BR><BR -->
<A NAME="MmdbsrvChemicalsMoleculeLabel"></A><B>LABEL</B>: If chemicals are present in the structure, they are shown as diamond-shaped icons in the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interaction schematic</A> and labeled with integers, for example <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_chemical_diamond.png" WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="example of circle icons used to depict proteins">. If several chemicals have the same molecule name, they are labeled with the same number.<br>
If a chemical interacts only with a protein or nucleotide molecule that was generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>, then the chemical was also generated by crystallographic symmetry. Icon labels for chemicals generated by crystallographic symmetry include an underscore bar, with a number on either side of the underscore bar to indicate the source chemical and the copy number, respectively.
<!-- Labels for chemicals that were generated at NCBI by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A> contain two integers separated by an underscore bar, for example <IMG SRC="images/molecular_component_chemical_diamond_crystal_symmetry.png" WIDTH="38" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="Example of circle icons with alphanumeric labels used to depict protein molecules generated by applying transformations from crystallographic symmetry.">}}, indicating the source chain from which they were generated and the copy number. --><BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvChemicalsMoleculeCount"></A><B>COUNT</B>: If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, the count reflects the number of chemicals that were present in the PDB source file plus any copies that were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>. If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the count reflects only the number of chemicals that were present in the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvChemicalsMoleculeName"></A><B>MOLECULE</B>: The name of the chemical, derived from from the HETNAM record of the PDB source file or from the <A HREF="/mesh">MeSH</A> terms associated with the corresponding <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/">PubChem</A> Compound or Substance record. In order to provide a <B>non-redundant list of chemicals</B> found in the structure, the name of each unique chemical is listed only once. If two or more non-biopolymers were assigned the same HETNAM by PDB, the are grouped together under that name in the molecular components table. If their chemical structures are slightly different, they will be linked to separate <A HREF="https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/">PubChem</A> substance IDs (SIDs). The "count" column indicates the number of instances of each chemical in the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, reflecting what you are viewing in the current <A HREF="#SummaryPage">display</A>.<BR><BR>
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A list of the other molecules in the structure with which this chemical <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interacts</A> (i.e., with which it has <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">at least 5 contacts</A> a distance of <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">4 &#8491; or less</A> between the heavy atoms).[&#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20>] {{Follow the "<B>explore interactions</B>" link to open a graphic that shows the specific points in the molecule that interact with other molecules.}}<BR><BR -->
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<I>Note: <B>Ions</B> that <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interact</A> with the biomolecules in the structure but do not reach the <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">5 contact threshold</A> will be absent from the <A HREF="#InteractionsSchematic">interaction schematic</A>; however, they will be listed in the tabular summary of <A HREF="#MolecularComponents">molecular components</A>. Interactions for <B>short peptides</B>, or for <B>molecule types other than protein, DNA/RNA, and chemical</B>, are not calculated. Molecules, such as <B>crystallization agents</B>, etc., that are not part of the biologically active molecule are absent from both the interaction schematic and the molecular components list.</I><BR><BR>
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<A NAME="MmdbsrvNonStandardBiopolymersDefinition"></A><B>Non-standard biopolymers</B> are molecules such as nucleotide or protein sequences that contain a large percentage of non-standard residues. As an <B>example</B>, view the <A HREF="/Structure/mmdb/mmdbsrv.cgi?uid=4GLS">MMDB summary page for 4GLS</A>
"Crystal Structure of Chemically Synthesized Heterochiral {D-Protein Antagonist plus VEGF-A} Protein Complex in space group P21."
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<A NAME="MmdbsrvNonStandardBiopolymersMoleculeLabel"></A><B>LABEL</B>: If non-standard biopolymers are present in the structure, they are shown as parallelograms in the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvThumbnailSchematic">interaction schematic</A> and labeled with letters, for example <IMG SRC="../../MMDB/docs/images/molecular_component_other_non_standard_biopolymers_parallelogram.png" WIDTH="34" HEIGHT="15" BORDER="0" ALT="example of parallelogram icons used to depict non-standard biopolymers">.
Labels for non-standard biopolymers that were generated at NCBI by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A> are shown as an alphanumeric combination, indicating the source molecule from which they were generated (to the left of the <b>underscore bar</b>) and the copy number (to the right of the underscore bar).
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<A NAME="MmdbsrvNonStandardBiopolymersMoleculeCount"></A><B>COUNT</B>: If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A>, the count reflects the number of non-standard biopolymers that were present in the PDB source file plus any copies that were generated by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>. If you are viewing the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the count reflects only the number of non-standard biopolymers that were present in the PDB source file.<BR><BR>
<A NAME="MmdbsrvNonStandardBiopolymersMoleculeName"></A><B>MOLECULE</B>: The name of the non-standard biopolymer, derived from from the COMPND record of the PDB source file. In order to provide a <B>non-redundant list of non-standard biopolymers</B> found in the structure, the name of each unique chemical is listed only once. If two or more non-biopolymers were assigned the same COMPND by PDB, the are grouped together under that name in the molecular components table. The "count" column indicates the number of instances of each non-standard biopolymer in the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> or <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, reflecting what you are viewing in the current <A HREF="#SummaryPage">display</A>.<BR><BR>
<!-- A NAME="MmdbsrvNonStandardBiopolymersMoleculeInteractions"></A><B>INTERACTIONS</B>:
A list of the other molecules in the structure with which this non-standard biopolymer <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractions">interacts</A> (i.e., with which it has <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsContactNumberThreshold">at least 5 contacts</A> a distance of <A HREF="#DataProcessingInteractionsDistanceThreshold">4 &#8491; or less</A> between the heavy atoms).[&#8491; is the HTML code for Angstrom, <20>] {{Follow the "<B>explore interactions</B>" link to open a graphic that shows the specific points in the molecule that interact with other molecules.}}<BR><BR -->
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The thumbnail graphics link to corresponding information about the molecule in the <A HREF="/protein/">Protein</A> or <A HREF="/nuccore/">Nucleotide</A> database.
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<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatBaseURL">base URL</A> | <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameters">parameters & allowable values</A> (<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterUid">uid</A>, <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx">buidx</A>, <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>, <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterDisplay">display</A>, <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterComplexity">complexity</A>) | <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatExamples">examples of URLs for displaying or saving 3D structure records</A>
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<LI><A NAME="StructureViewURLformatParameters"><A NAME="StructureViewURLformatParameter"><A NAME="URLformatParameters"></A><A NAME="URLformatParameter"></A>parameters and allowable values:</A> <img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A></LI>
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<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1H" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A NAME="StructureViewURLformatParameterUid"></A><A NAME="URLformatParameterUid"></A><B>uid</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">Specify the structure record you want to retrieve by entering either its <A HREF="#MmdbsrvMMDBID">MMDB ID</A> or <A HREF="#MmdbsrvPDBID">PDB ID</A>. The PDB ID can be either lowercase or uppercase.</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1H" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP"><A NAME="StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx"></A><A NAME="URLformatParameterBuidx"></A><B>buidx</B></TD>
<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">Specify whether you want to see the structure's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, the default <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> (biounit), or other biological units (if present). The <B>allowable values</B> are:<BR><BR>
<B>0</B> = <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A><BR>
<B>1</B> = default <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A><BR>
<B>2</B> = second biological unit (if present in the structure record)<BR>
<B>N</B> = N<sup>th</sup> biological unit.<BR><BR>
<B>Default:</B> &#160;If the buidx parameter is not included in the URL, a "buidx" value of "1" will be applied (i.e., the default biounit will be returned).<BR><BR></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">Specify the desired file format for viewing the structure. The <B>allowable values</B> can be written in either lowercase or uppercase and are as follows:<BR><BR>
<B>cn3d</B> = This option renders the data in <A HREF="../../asn1.html">ASN.1 format</A>, which enables you to view the data in NCBI's free <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A> structure viewing program.<!-- A separate part of this help document provides <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatCn3D">more information about the Cn3D option,</A --> Cn3D allows examination of <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological units</A>, <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric units</A>, and <A HREF="#DatabaseApplications">sequence-structure relationships</A>, and allows <A HREF="#EvolutionaryRelationships">superposition</A> of geometrically similar structures.<BR><BR>
<B>pdb</B> = This option renders the data in <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html" --><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format">PDB format</A>, which enables you to view the data in programs such as <A HREF="http://www.umass.edu/microbio/rasmol/">Rasmol</A> and other 3D structure viewers that accept PDB file format.<!-- (You can also specify "rasmol" instead of "pdb" for this parameter and the result will be the same.) --><!-- A separate part of this help document provides more information about the <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormatPDB">PDB</A> option. -->
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<I>Note, however, that the saved PDB file may be somewhat different from the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, due to content validation procedures applied during <A HREF="#DataProcessing">MMDB data processing</A>. These differences are explained in a separate section of this document on "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave">saving a struture record</A> > <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformat">PDB format</A> > <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformatDetails">details about the data that are saved</A>."<BR><BR>
To save an exact copy of the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, use the parameters of "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>=pdb" AND "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterComplexity">complexity</A>=4". In such case, the "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx">buidx</A>" argument will be ignored. For other "complexity" input values, the cgi will create an NCBI-style PDB formatted data set with "complexity=3" only (all atoms), and with whatever "buidx" value you specify.</I>
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<B>xml</B> = This option renders the data in <A HREF="/IEB/ToolBox/XML/ncbixml.txt">XML format</A>.<BR>
If you specify this fileformat, the only <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterDisplay">display</A> options available are "1" (save data to a file) and "2" (see data in web browser, which is the default display for XML format).<BR><BR>
<B>json</B> = This option renders the data in <A HREF="http://json.org/">JSON format</A>.<BR>
If you specify this fileformat, the only <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterDisplay">display</A> options available are "1" (save data to a file) and "2" (see data in web browser, which is the default display for JSON format).<BR><BR>
<B>Default:</B> &#160;If the "fileformat" parameter is not included in the URL, the <B>cn3d</B> (ASN.1) file format will be returned by default. A separate section of this document provides <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewFileFormat">additional details about file formats</A>.<BR><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">Specify what you would like the browser to do with the file. The <B>allowable values</B> are:<BR><BR>
<B>0</B> = launch the <!-- A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml">Cn3D</A --> structure viewer, automatically opening the file in that program so you can view the structure interactively.
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<I>Note that the structure viewer you will use (e.g., NCBI's free <a href="../../CN3D/cn3d.shtml"><B>Cn3D</B></a> program or a PDB-format compatible viewer) must be <A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml"><B>installed</B></A> on your computer and <B><A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml#browser"><B>configured</B></A> as a helper application</B> for your browser in order for the display parameter of "0" to automatically open the 3D structure. If you already have Cn3D 4.1 or earlier on your computer, you will need to <B>upgrade to Cn3D 4.3</B> (<A HREF="../../CN3D/cn3dinstall.shtml">install</A>) in order to view 3D structures that were reconstructed by applying transformations from <A HREF="#DataProcessingCrystalSymmetry">crystallographic symmetry</A>.</I>
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<B>1</B> = save data to a file<BR><BR>
<B>2</B> = see data in the web browser<BR>
<!-- B>3</B> = display <A HREF="../../asn1.html">ASN.1 format</A> data as plain text<BR>
<B>4</B> = display <A HREF="/IEB/ToolBox/XML/ncbixml.txt">XML format</A> data in web browser.<BR>(This option is available only when the <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterProgram">program parameter</A> is set to <B>cn3d</B>.)<BR>
<B>5</B> = display <A HREF="http://json.org/">JSON format</A> data in web browser.<BR>(This option is available only when the <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterProgram">program parameter</A> is set to <B>cn3d</B>.)<BR><BR -->
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<I>Note: If you specify "xml" or "json" for the "fileformat" parameter, the only display options available are "1" (save data to a file) and "2" (see data in web browser, which is the default display for xml and json format.</I>
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<B>Defaults:</B> &#160;If the <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterDisplay">display</A> parameter is not included in the URL, the value of <B>0 (launch structure viewer)</B> will be used by default if the <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A> parameter is set to <B>"cn3d" or "pdb"</B>. The display value of "2" (see data in web browser) will be used by default if the fileformat parameter is set to either <B>"xml" or "json"</B>.<BR><BR>
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<TD WIDTH="___" CLASS="format1A" ALIGN="LEFT" VALIGN="TOP">Specify the desired complexity (<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">data set</A>) of the structure you want to view. The allowable values are:<BR><BR>
<B>1</B> = <!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetVector" -->vector<!-- /A -->. This option is valid if <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>=cn3d or xml or json. It returns data about the secondary structures identified in the asymmetric unit or biological unit, and their orientation (vector) in 3D space.<BR><BR>
<B>2</B> = <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetBackbone">backbone</A> (alpha carbons). This option is valid if <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>=cn3d or xml or json.<BR><BR>
<B>3</B> = <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllAtoms">all atoms</A> (single 3D structure). This option is valid for all <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A> values.<BR><BR>
<!-- B>__</B> = <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetAllModels">all models</A> (all 3D structures; all members of NMR ensembles or correlated disorder sets from crystallography)<BR><BR -->
<B>4</B> = <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformatDetails"><!-- A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetPDBdataset" -->PDB model</A>. This option is valid only if <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>=pdb.<BR>
If fileformat=pdb and complexity=4, the program will return the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>. In that case, the only available biounit value is <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx">buidx</A>=0 (<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>); that value will be applied regardless of whether you insert any other value.<BR><BR>
<B>Default:</B> &#160;If the complexity parameter is not included in the URL, the value of <B>3 (all atoms)</B> will be used by default.<BR><BR>
If a structure has >25,000 atoms, the value of <B>2 (backbone)</B> is selected by default. If a structure record contains an <A HREF="#DataTypeExperimentalMethods">NMR</A> ensemble or a correlated disorder set from crystallography, this will download backbone data only for the first model in the set.<BR><BR>
If the "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>" parameter is set to "pdb," the only complexity values available are <B>3 (all atoms)</B> and <B>4 (PDB model)</B>; if any other number is specified, it will be invalid and will be set to <B>3</B>.
<!-- Additionally, if fileformat=pdb and complexity=4, the only available biounit value is buidx=0 (<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>); that value will be applied regardless of whether you insert any other value. --><BR><BR>
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<LI><A NAME="StructureViewURLformatExamples"></A><A NAME="URLformatExamples"></A>examples of URLs for <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureView">displaying or saving 3D structure records</A>: <img SRC="../../IMG/spacer.gif" width="25" height="1" border="0"><A HREF="#Top"><img SRC="../../IMG/arrowup_blue.gif" width="12" height="12" border="0" alt="back to top"></A></LI>
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<B>Example #1:</B> Retrieve the 1LFL (Deoxy Hemoglobin, 90% Relative Humidity) structure record's default <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> ("<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx">buidx</A>=1") in cn3d (ASN.1) <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>, then <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterDisplay">display</A> the structure in the Cn3D program, with a <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterComplexity">complexity</A> that shows all atoms:<BR><BR>
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<I>Note: If desired, the "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterComplexity">complexity</A>" parameter can be omitted from the URL, because the default complexity value is "3."</I>
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<B>Example #2:</B> Retrieve the 1LFL (Deoxy Hemoglobin, 90% Relative Humidity) structure record's <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A> ("<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx">buidx</A>-=0") in <!-- A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/docs.html"><A HREF="http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format" -->PDB <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>, then <A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterDisplay">display</A> the file in the web browser, showing the coordinates for all atoms ("<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterComplexity">complexity</A>=3").<!-- Because the complexity parameter is not included in the URL, the default value of 3 (all atoms) will be applied: --><BR><BR>
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<I>Note that the saved PDB-format file returned by the URL above may be somewhat different from the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, due to content validation procedures applied during <A HREF="#DataProcessing">MMDB data processing</A>. These differences are explained in a separate section of this document on "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvSave">saving a struture record</A> > <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformat">PDB format</A> > <A HREF="#MmdbsrvSavePDBformatDetails">details about the data that are saved</A>." If you would like to view/download a copy of the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, use the URL parameters shown in the next example.</I>
<!-- I>To save an <B>exact copy of the original</B> <A HREF="#SourceDatabases"><B>PDB source file</B></A>, use the parameters of "fileformat=pdb" (or "fileformat=rasmol") AND "complexity=4". In such case, the "buidx" argument will be ignored. (Since the PDB source file contains the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A> ("buidx=0"), that is the only thing that can be returned.) For other "complexity" input values, the cgi will create an NCBI-style PDB formatted data set with "complexity=3" only (all atoms), and with whatever "buidx" value you specify. --></I -->
<!-- To save an exact copy of the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A>, display the asymmetric unit and select "File Format: PDB" + "<A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSet">Data Set</A>: <A HREF="#MmdbsrvStructureViewDataSetPDBdataset">PDB data set</A>." -->
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<!-- === URL FORMAT EXAMPLE3: TABLE FORMAT_B === -->
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<B>Example #3:</B> Retrieve the <B>original</B> <A HREF="#SourceDatabases"><B>PDB source file</B></A> for the 1LFL (Deoxy Hemoglobin, 90% Relative Humidity) structure record, by using the parameters of "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterFileFormat">fileformat</A>=pdb" AND "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterComplexity">complexity</A>=4".<BR><BR>
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<I>Note: When the parameters of "fileformat=pdb" and "complexity=4" are used together, the "<A HREF="#StructureViewURLformatParameterBuidx">buidx</A>" argument is ignored. For this reason, the "buidx" parameter is not included in the sample URL above. This is because the original <A HREF="#SourceDatabases">PDB source file</A> contains the <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>, so that is the only thing that can be returned<!-- (i.e., "buidx-0" is the only valid value and is therefore applied by default) -->.</I>
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<B>Example #__:</B> Retrieve the ___ (_____________) structure record's [<A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalForms">biological unit</A> | <A HREF="#DataProcessingBiologicalFormsAdditionalNotes">asymmetric unit</A>] in ____ format, then save the data to a file, with a complexity that includes [only alpha carbons (backbone) | all atoms]. [Because the ____ parameter is not included in the URL, the default value of ____ will be applied:]<BR><BR>
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<TD width="18" valign="top" align="left"><A NAME="MMDB_NAR_2014"></A><A HREF="/pubmed/24319143?dopt=AbstractPlus"><img border=0 align=left height=15 width=15 style="margin-right:0.2em" src="../../IMG/PubMed.gif"></A></TD>
<TD valign="top" align="left"><A HREF="/pubmed/24319143?dopt=AbstractPlus">Madej T, Lanczycki CJ, Zhang D, Thiessen PA, Geer RC, Marchler-Bauer A, Bryant SH. MMDB and VAST+: tracking structural similarities between macromolecular complexes. <B><I>Nucleic Acids Res.</I> 2014</B> Jan 1;42(1):D297-303. Epub 2013 Dec 6. doi: 10.1093/nar/gkt1208. [PubMed PMID: 24319143]</A> <A HREF="http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/42/D1/D297.long"><!-- A HREF="http://nar.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/12/05/nar.gkt1208.full" -->[Full Text]</A></TD>
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<TD valign="top" align="left"><A HREF="/biosystems/82991">NCBI BioSystems Database [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US), National Center for Biotechnology Information. 2009 - Record No. 82991, Arachidonic acid metabolism; [cited 2009 Mar 11]; [about 1 screen]. Available from: /biosystems/82991</A></TD>
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