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+# Translate ColabFold PDB files into ModelCIF
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+This Git repo holds a (containerised) application to format [PDB](http://www.wwpdb.org/documentation/file-format-content/format33/v3.3.html) files together with some extra data into [ModelCIF](https://mmcif.wwpdb.org/dictionaries/mmcif_ma.dic/Index/) files. Its primary target are [ColabFold](https://colabfold.mmseqs.com) projects, so together with the input PDB file, the ColabFold configuration is needed and scores.
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+The actual translation script uses [OpenStructure](https://openstructure.org) to deal with some of the biological/ chemical data. To spare you the installation process, we provide a Docker container ready to convert your data.
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+[[_TOC_]]
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+## Get the translation app
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+## Run the translation app
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+## Troubleshooting