Molecular Biology of Extremophiles

Dear Colleagues,

Extremophilic organisms are widespread in the three domains of life. It is known that they play a key role in several environments since they are major contributors to biogeochemical cycles (nitrogen, carbon, iron, sulphur, etc.). Over recent years, most research has focused on these species which resist under stress conditions (temperature, salinity, pH, etc.) at the limits of sustainable life, enabled by efficient stress-repair systems and unique metabolic capabilities. These biological characteristics along with the adaptation mechanism developed for their molecular machinery may represent a great economic potential in many industrial processes, including environmental applications in food, agriculture, and pharmacy, among others. However, limited knowledge about these organisms results in a bottleneck that makes their use as microbial factories for industrial applications difficult.

Knowledge about extremophilic organisms has advanced over recent years thanks to the development of high performance genetic tools and techniques. However, there is still a long way to go in this sense.

This Special Issue welcomes submissions related to molecular biology studies focused on extremophilic microorganisms, covering aspects of their metabolism and gene expression, such as transcriptional and translational regulation, DNA–protein or protein–protein interaction, overexpression of proteins as well as their biotechnological application.

Prof. Dr. María José Bonete
Prof. Dr. Mónica Camacho
Dr. Julia Esclapez
Guest Editors

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