Evidence map›Paper›PMID 42421183›Full record

ArticleProtein science : a publication of the Protein Society2026

Protein Data Bank Japan: A unified portal for integrating structural and chemical data to explore protein-ligand interactions in PDB and PubChem.

Gert-Jan Bekker, Chioko Nagao, Satomi Niwa, Genji Kurisu

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Protein science : a publication of the Protein Society, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Gert-Jan BekkerInstitute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8385-5693
Chioko NagaoInstitute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-7721-0642
Satomi NiwaInstitute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-2648-8257
Genji KurisuInstitute for Protein Research, University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-5354-0807

Funding

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development JP25ama121001Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and TechnologyNational Bioscience Database Center JPMJND2205
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Protein Data Bank Japan (https://pdbj.org/) is the Asian hub of three-dimensional (3D) macromolecular structure data and a founding member of the global Protein Data Bank (PDB) network. Over two decades, we have curated and distributed experimentally determined structures, complementing international collaborations with Research Collaboratory for Structural Bioinformatics (RCSB) PDB, Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank, Protein Data Bank in Europe (PDBe), and Electron Microscopy Data Bank. In response to user demand for integrated structural and chemical data, we developed a new PubChem Portal that enables interactive exploration of compound-protein interactions. Users can view ligand binding poses in 3D via our Web Graphics Library (WebGL)-based Molmil viewer, with key interactions highlighted and key residues displayed in semi-transparent stick models, enhanced through integration with secondary databases (e.g., Dynamics DB, eF-site) for advanced insights into molecular dynamics and electrostatics. The system supports filtering by UniProt ID, Enzyme Commission (EC) number, Pfam ID, or PROSITE ID to identify structurally related compounds and visualizes protein-ligand interactions. A dynamic two-dimensional (2D) Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development representation enables real-time atom-level navigation, with clickable atoms linking to 3D structures. This tool allows users to explore compound-protein interaction landscapes, identify potential binding modes, and guide experimental design, such as mutagenesis or crystallization. The portal offers a comprehensive, user-centered ecosystem that bridges chemical and structural data, enhancing access to biological insights through integrated visualization and analysis.

Indexed as

Databases, ProteinProteinsBiocurationJapanLigandsProtein BindingProtein ConformationLigandsProteinschemical compoundsdata archivesPDBprotein structurePubChem

Identifiers

PMID42421183
PMCPMC13346351

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.