Protein Nomenclature

Files for structures, models, and chains are labelled in the following way, which complies with standards for describing domains:br
Structures Label . pdb
Models Label - Model . pdb
Chains Label Chain - Model . pdb

being || Label || usually the PDB Code, or a user defined label || Chain || Chain Label for defined chaines, e.g. R || || +_ (underscore) for single, undefined chains || || Chain Number for multiple undefined chains, e.g. 2 for the second chain || Model || Model Number, e.g. 3 for the third model

Examples:
  • 1att.pdb
  • 1att-1.pdb
  • 1attA-2.pdb
  • 1att_-1.pdb