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In addition to increasing the number of possible accession codes from ~4 x 10<sup>4</sup> to >10<sup>9</sup>, this will facilitate "text mining detection of PDB entries in the published literature"<ref name="news1" />. The PDB also promises "For as long as practicable, the | In addition to increasing the number of possible accession codes from ~4 x 10<sup>4</sup> to >10<sup>9</sup>, this will facilitate "text mining detection of PDB entries in the published literature"<ref name="news1" />. The PDB also promises "For as long as practicable, the | ||
wwPDB will continue assigning PDB codes that can be truncated losslessly | wwPDB will continue assigning PDB codes that can be truncated losslessly | ||
to the current four-character style."<ref name="news1" /> | to the current four-character style."<ref name="news1" /> When 4-character codes are exhausted, new entries will be available in [[Atomic_coordinate_file#mmCIF_Data_Format|mmCIF format]] only, since the legacy [[PDB format]] will not accommodate 12-character IDs. | ||
In 2024, the [[wwPDB]] plans to make a beta 12-character ID archive available in 2026<ref name="spring2024" />. In 2024, the wwPDB estimates that the 4-character IDs will be consumed in 2029<ref name="spring2024" />. | |||
===Versioning=== | ===Versioning=== | ||
