State-of-the-Art Molecular Structure and Dynamics and Biophysics in Asia
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X). This special issue belongs to the section "Chemical Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2025 | Viewed by 847
Special Issue Editors
Interests: molecular dynamics simulation; molecular docking; ion channels
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Interests: molecular dynamics; protein folding; protein-protein interaction; machine learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Modern biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology emerged since the discovery of the double-helical structure model of DNA using X-ray crystallography in the 1950s. Decoding the mystery of life from a microscopic point of view used to be very challenging but has recently come of age. Over the decades, progress in technologies such as single-particle cryo-electron microscopy, single-molecule fluorescence experiments, and molecular modeling has enabled the studies of biomolecules covering small organic molecules/drugs to proteins, DNA, RNA, and cell membranes at biomolecular or even atomic levels. Particularly, the introduction of novel machine learning algorithms to the field of structural and computational biology helps scientists to better characterize the interactions between biomolecules while revealing the mechanisms behind dynamic biological processes. The combination of lab experiments and in silico approaches is reshaping many aspects of today’s biophysics, biochemistry, and molecular biology.
In this Special Issue, we encourage scientists in Asia from diverse backgrounds to contribute original research or review articles, including but not limited to studies of protein/DNA/RNA/lipid interactions, bio-nano interfaces, functional biomolecule design, and molecular machines, etc.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Xuanyu Meng
Prof. Dr. Ruhong Zhou
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- molecular modeling
- molecular dynamics simulation
- protein–protein interaction
- protein folding
- bioinformatics
- molecular docking
- drug design
- machine learning
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