Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins: Understanding Abiotic Stress Protection II
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomacromolecules: Proteins".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 October 2023) | Viewed by 3164
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Interests: proteins; intrinsically disordered proteins; protein bioinformatics; protein purification; biophysics; protein expression; protein structure; biochemistry; structural biology; circular dichroism
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Dear Colleagues,
Following a very successful first edition, we are pleased to announce the launch of a second edition of a Special Issue entitled “Late Embryogenesis Abundant Proteins: Understanding Abiotic Stress Protection II”.
Late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins are a group of nine protein families that are able to protect plants from several different forms of abiotic stress, including drought, cold, salinity, and osmotic stresses. For the most part, they are intrinsically disordered proteins; they do not have a defined structure when alone in solution but often gain some structure when bound to a ligand. A number of studies have shown that LEA proteins are able to protect several types of biomolecules, such as proteins, DNA, and membranes, and recent studies suggest that LEA proteins may take part in liquid–liquid phase separation. Other recent studies have explored the structure of LEA proteins in the presence and absence of a ligand. Original manuscripts and reviews that address any aspect of LEA proteins and their related protection against abiotic stresses are most welcome.
Prof. Dr. Steffen Graether
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- late embryogenesis abundant (LEA) proteins
- abiotic stress
- dehydration-induced proteins (dehydrins)
- LEA protein structure/function relationship
- cryoprotection
- dehydration, intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs)
- membrane protection
- liquid–liquid phase separation
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