ABSTRACT Collaborative Computational Project Number 4 (CCP4) in Protein Crystallography is a public resource for producing and supporting a world-leading, integrated Suite of programs that allows researchers to determine macromolecular structures by X-ray crystallography, and other biophysical techniques. CCP4 supports the widest possible researcher community, embracing academic, not for profit, and for profit research. The primary aims of CCP4 include development and support of the development of cutting edge approaches to experimental determination and analysis of protein structure, with integration of them into the suite for worldwide dissemination. In addition, CCP4 plays an important role in the education and training of scientists in experimental structural biology. In this paper, we overview CCP4’s 35-year long history and (technical) milestones of its evolution. We will also consider how a particular structure of CCP4 Suite and Collaboration has emerged, its main functionality, current state and plans for future. RESUMEN “Collaborative Computational Project Number 4 (CCP4)” en Cristalografía de Proteínas es un recurso público líder mundial, encaminado a producir y mantener un conjunto integrado de programas que permite a los investigadores determinar estructuras macromoleculares mediante cristalografía de rayos-X, así como por otras técnicas biofísicas. CCP4 va dirigido a la más amplia comunidad científica posible, abarcando investigaciones en el ámbito académico, tanto sin ánimo de lucro como con él. Sus objetivos principales incluyen el desarrollo y soporte de metodologías punteras para la determinación y análisis de estructuras de proteínas, integradas en un conjunto bien definido para facilitar su fácil difusión mundial. Además, CCP4 juega un papel importante en la formación y entrenamiento de científicos en biología estructural experimental. En este artículo, ofreceré una visión de conjunto de la larga historia e hitos técnicos de CCP4 (35 años) y consideraré cómo ha surgido la particular estructura colaborativa de CCP4, sus características más notables, estado actual y perspectivas futuras.
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