TheProteinDataBank(PDB)isaglobaldatabasethatstoresthree-dimensionalstructuraldataofbiologicalmacromolecules,suchasproteinsandnucleicacids.Establishedin1971,itservesasacriticalresourceforresearchersinfieldslikestructuralbiology,biochemistry,anddrugdiscovery.ThePDBarchivesexperimentallydeterminedstructuresobtainedthroughmethodslikeX-raycrystallography,NMRspectroscopy,andcryo-electronmicroscopy.Scientistsworldwidecontributeandaccessthisopen-accessrepositorytostudymolecularfunctions,interactions,andmechanisms.ManagedbytheWorldwideProteinDataBankorganization,thePDBcontinuestogrowwithnewsubmissions,supportingadvancementsinlifesciencesandmedicine.
