Frequently Asked Questions
The SBGrid Data Bank facilitates the publication and download of experimental data.
Data Publication: the two-step process of registering and uploading your data for public access
Data Download: direct download of published data files
For more information, review the Deposit, Download, and Cite help pages.
The publication (i.e. deposition) process is a two-step process of registering your data online and then uploading your data via rsync. During registration, you complete the online registration form to provide all the metadata to be associated with your dataset. After completing the form, you receive an email containing the upload script. Follow those instructions to complete the publication process.
Datasets are released on Tuesdays and Fridays at 5pm. Your data must be uploaded by 9am on the day of a release to make the cutoff.
Currently, we can only support one Lab per dataset. Until we adjust our model to accommodate multiple associations, you may indicate the additional affiliation in the “description” or “reprocessing instructions” field of the dataset registration page.
Yes. Please complete a separate data registration and a separate upload for each dataset, and include the same PDB code on the registration page. We automatically link all datasets that refer to the structure.
Yes, please contact us via web form to request lab registration. The process to register new labs is usually completed within one week.
Yes, you can upload data created/collected with a previous institution. However, please note that this data will be registered to your current lab. You should also make sure to enter your information, with your previous affiliation, into the contributor form.
Yes, you can register and upload your data whenever you are ready! After upload, you can update us with PDB and publication information at any time using the contact form.
You can also put your dataset on "hold" if you don't want it publicly available quite yet. Just mark the “hold for manuscript publication” option when filling out the online registration form. This will put your dataset on “hold” until you are ready for release. You will then need to contact us when you are ready to release your data.
You can register and upload your data whenever you like. Just be sure to mark the “hold for manuscript publication” option when filling out the online registration form. This will put your dataset on “hold” until you are ready for release.
Use the contact form or send an email to data@sbgrid.org to request the release. Be sure to include your dataset ID in the request.
We are constantly improving and adding new features. If you have any suggestions, contact us!
Members can deposit macromolcular models that support journal publications and don't belong in other wwPDB repositories. Potential examples include decoy datasets, "unswapped" PDB files, PDB models used in docking calculations or MD trajectories.
Please use the standard registration form with the following adjustments:
We only support changes to the Methods Description, Derived PDB Codes, DOIs of the resulting manuscript, and DOIs of related datasets. The PI who approved the original deposition should use our contact form to request these changes. Datasets can be also supplemented with revised versions, which can be published and interlinked with original datasets.