wwPDB Shared Responsibilities on Data Processing

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Irina Persikova
Thu, Jan 15, 2026 5:53 PM

Depositions are automatically distributed to wwPDB deposition centers
geographically.

Data processing responsibilities are shared among wwPDB partner sites:

  • RCSB PDB is responsible for PDB and EMDB data coming from the Americas
  • PDBe and EMDB are responsible for PDB and EMDB data from Europe
    (except Belarus and Russian Federation) and Africa
  • PDBj is responsible for PDB and EMDB data from Asia regions (except
    China), Belarus, Russian Federation and Oceania
  • PDBc is responsible for PDB and EMDB data from China
  • BMRB is responsible for BMRB data from the Americas, Africa, and Europe
  • BMRBj is responsible for BMRB data from Asia

Please read the full news here:
https://www.wwpdb.org/news/news?year=2026#6960f5d2f0d1f92d303be5e2

On behalf of the wwPDB

--
IRINA PERSIKOVA, Ph.D.
Deputy Biocuration Lead, RCSB Protein Data Bank
Research Associate, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
174 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway NJ 08854
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Depositions are automatically distributed to wwPDB deposition centers geographically. Data processing responsibilities are shared among wwPDB partner sites: * RCSB PDB is responsible for PDB and EMDB data coming from the Americas * PDBe and EMDB are responsible for PDB and EMDB data from Europe (except Belarus and Russian Federation) and Africa * PDBj is responsible for PDB and EMDB data from Asia regions (except China), Belarus, Russian Federation and Oceania * PDBc is responsible for PDB and EMDB data from China * BMRB is responsible for BMRB data from the Americas, Africa, and Europe * BMRBj is responsible for BMRB data from Asia Please read the full news here: https://www.wwpdb.org/news/news?year=2026#6960f5d2f0d1f92d303be5e2 On behalf of the wwPDB -- IRINA PERSIKOVA, Ph.D. Deputy Biocuration Lead, RCSB Protein Data Bank Research Associate, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 174 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway NJ 08854 P: 848.445.4938 | E: irina.persikova@rcsb.org <mailto:irina.persikova@rcsb.org> rcsb.org <www.rcsb.org> | iqb.rutgers.edu <http://iqb.rutgers.edu> | facebook <https://www.facebook.com/RCSBPDB> | twitter <https://twitter.com/buildmodels>