Biomolecular Structures, Dynamics, and Functions

Dear Colleagues,

Understanding biomolecular structures and functions is fundamental to unveiling the mysteries of life and has profound implications for drug discovery, disease understanding, and biotechnology. Although the significance was recognized decades ago and many efforts were devoted into this field, owing to the complexity of biomolecules and limitations of experimental technologies, structures under some cases are still hard to be resolved. The central dogma connecting biomolecular sequences to structures and functions enables direct prediction from sequences and greatly facilitates the development of computational biology. Recently, machine learning methods boomed in various fields and a breakthrough is AlphaFold and its extensions that have gained significant attention for their remarkable success in predicting protein structures with unprecedented accuracy. More comprehensive understanding of biomolecular structures and functions could be achieved with combination of multiple experimental techniques and computational methods. Thus, we have decided to launch a special issue focusing on Biomolecular Structures and Functions and warmly welcome all types of submissions including both original scientific findings and methodology advancements for better understanding the relations between biomolecular structures and functions. 

This special issue is supervised by Dr. Ray Luo and assisted by our Topical Advisory Panel Member Dr. Qiang Zhu.

Prof. Dr. Ray Luo
Guest Editor

Manuscript Submission Information

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• biomolecular structures and functions
• biomolecular recognition
• structural biology
• molecular dynamics
• machine learning
• NMR
• crystallography