Symmetry in Structural Biology and Protein Characterization
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Life Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (19 February 2023) | Viewed by 2250
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Special Issue Editors
Interests: bio-electrochemical systems (BES); microbial ecology and interactions; microbial biotechnology; renewable microbial bioenergy/biofuels; microbial biopolymers; molecular and single-cell microbiology and proteomics
Interests: mass spectrometry; bioinformatics; biochemistry; proteins; shotgun Proteomics; MALDI-TOF MS; protein purification; protein identification; isotope labeling; quantitative spectrometry
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern structural biology and protein characterization draws from many disciplines, such as crystallography, X-ray diffraction, cryo-electron microscopy, protein purification and biochemistry. The symmetric nature of many biological macromolecules and macromolecular assemblies such as the tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins and enzymes often carries functional significance, such as being a vital feature in inducing and sustaining catalysis. This Special Issue examines the symmetric nature of biological macromolecular assemblies, the contribution of their structural traits to maintaining proper biological function and different hierarchical levels of biostructural organization. It also welcomes original research articles, short communications and review papers on the molecular characterization and structural assembly features of polypeptides, globular proteins, protein quaternary structure, viruses, nucleic acids, tubular crystals and ordinary three-dimensional crystal assemblies of biological macromolecules. Studies using novel technical developments such as cryo-electron microscopy in deducing the structure of biological macromolecular assemblies are also welcome to be submitted for publication in this Special Issue.
Dr. Eustace Y. Fernando
Guest Editor
Dr. Henrik Bech Kjeldal
Dr. Marc Rhyan Anthony Puno
Co-Guest Editors
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Keywords
- biological macromolecules
- structural biology
- protein characterization
- cryo-electron microscopy
- X-ray crystallography
- nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of macromolecules
- symmetry in macromolecular assembly
- symmetry in catalysis
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