Inorganic Polyphosphate: A Multifaceted Biomolecule
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Lipids".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2024) | Viewed by 2755
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Although the origin of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) predates life, this linear polymer of phosphate groups is emerging as one of the most exciting biomolecules. The recent discoveries of implications of polyP in physiological processes such as bioenergetics, inflammation, neurodegeneration, and blood coagulation, among others, are being further explored nowadays, and the dissemination of this novel knowledge needs to be improved and accelerated. PolyP is ubiquitously present in any studied living organism, but different roles have been arising with their description in different organisms, tissues, and cell types. As innovative technologies to study polyP are being developed, there are a lot of expectations about the novel aspects yet to be revealed about this polymer. This Special Issue aims to communicate recent original research related to the different functions and characteristics of polyP and the new methodologies used for its study, as well as reviews that show the current state of understanding in these areas.
Dr. Félix A. Ruiz
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- polyphosphate
- PolyP
- polymer
- phosphate
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