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<h2>PDBx/mmCIF data files to include PI information</h2>
<p>wwPDB continues to support research, education, and drug
discovery worldwide. Open access to PDB data has helped
researchers in structure-guided discovery and development of
anti-coronavirus drugs, vaccines and neutralizing antibodies. When
researchers analyze existing PDB structures, such as working on a
similar structure, they may often need additional information
impossible to retrieve from the PDB entry file alone. In
particular, it is not possible to obtain a point of contact in
cases where there is no associated primary publication for an
entry.</p>
<p>Following a <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__journals.iucr.org_a_issues_2020_06_00_es5023_index.html-23SEC4.4&d=DwMCaQ&c=-35OiAkTchMrZOngvJPOeA&r=L7-zyQ-04fFCMRqzLIOnx7H0exGZHwIQe_wMPuY600I&m=38yGvt778Snr6g9zNCixsqRTVpyyDlX5DPE4lk7rDJU&s=N2VFoI8IEa7EPpmHjYByskojkpEcOfMPykKMeU8R07M&e=">recommendation
from the IUCr Commission on Biological Macromolecules and the
IUCr Committee on Data</a>, wwPDB will make public the PI name,
email address, and ORCiD ID for initial PDB depositions or
re-submissions made, starting September 24, 2021. This will enable
contact with the authors of every released PDB structure as of
that date. This release will also align the PDB with the standard
practices of providing corresponding author information by
scientific journals</p>
<p>The dated acceptance of these PDB Terms and Conditions described
above will be captured within the OneDep system. The responsible
depositor who creates the deposition should make entry PI(s) aware
of the policy change to include PI name, email address, and ORCiD
in public PDBx/mmCIF files.</p>
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Sanja Abbott
Bioinformatician and Project Lead
Cellular Structures and 3D Bioimaging
European Bioinformatics Institute
Welcome Trust Genome Campus
Hinxton
Cambridge
CB10 1SD
UK
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Tel: 01223 49 4300</pre>
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