The CNB-CSIC Pilot Node responds to the challenges and possibilities of the Structural Biology community related to data validation in terms of quality by offering the cryo-EM Validation Report Service (VRS), a modular and open validation grading system that qualifies structure maps at six different levels depending on the information available to assess it.
The Cryo-EM Validation Report Service (VRS) can be used in two main ways: to validate private user data or to assess existing public structures deposited in the EMDB and PDB. In the first case, structural biology researchers can gain valuable insights into the quality of their data, along with recommendations on how to improve their results.
This process eliminates the need for users to install any software or have access to high-performance computing resources to perform these validations. In the second case, the service also contributes to greater openness and reproducibility within the structural biology community.