Protein Data Bank entries can contain atomic coordinates spaced less than 1 Angstrom apart due to modeling errors
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SUPPORTED
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Protein Data Bank entries can indeed contain atoms spaced less than 1 Angstrom apart resulting from modeling errors or structural anomalies.
Evidence for · 2
MolProbity: More and better reference data for improved all-atom structure validation.
2018 · cited by 3,944
MolProbity validation explicitly flags atomic clashes and closely spaced atoms arising from modeling errors in Protein Data Bank entries.
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An approach to creating a more realistic working model from a protein data bank entry.
2015 · cited by 18
Semiempirical evaluations of Protein Data Bank entries frequently identify non-bonding close contacts and anomalously short distances due to structural faults.