DB is on about to release a Web-based graphical user interface, AutoDep, that will greatly simplify the process of making an acceptable deposition. AutoDep will both reduce the depositors' time spent in filling out the deposition form and increase the accuracy and information content of a PDB entry. Now in the final stages of "beta" testing, AutoDep will be demonstrated and released this August at the IUCr XVII International Congress in Seattle, Washington, USA. Be sure to visit the PDB booth in the Exhibition Area in order to view and try out the program. As Gerard said, a very powerful feature of AutoDep is the ability to populate the form from a previous deposition or released entry. Additionally, PDB-formatted output from refinement or modeling programs, e.g., the new releases of X-PLOR 4.0 and SHELX-96, and MOLEMAN, can be submitted and will automatically be merged into the form. Preliminary verification of each field in the form is done during an interactive session via the WWW. The depositor can view the resultant header portion of the PDB entry at any time to check his or her progress. A simple script is provided that can be copied to a window on the home computer which will FTP the coordinates and related files to the PDB. The AutoDep procedure is based on CIF and uses CIF-based data dictionaries. Any changes to the deposition procedures or information content of PDB entries are easily accommodated by editing the dictionary files. Please see the July 1996 PDB Quarterly Newsletter which will be released on the PDB Web Site (http://www.pdb.bnl.gov) tomorrow for a complete introduction to AutoDep. Best regards, Nancy -- _______________________________________________________________________ Nancy Oeder Manning Protein Data Bank Outreach Program Coordinator Brookhaven National Laboratory oeder@bnl.gov Biology Department, Bldg. 463 (516) 344-5744 phone P.O. Box 5000 (516) 344-5751 FAX Upton, NY 11973-5000 USA _______________________________________________________________________
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