Symmetry/Asymmetry in DNA, Proteins, and Omics Data: Advances in Computational Biology
A special issue of Symmetry (ISSN 2073-8994). This special issue belongs to the section "Life Sciences".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 309
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bioinformatics; explainable artificial intelligence; deep/machine learning
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to “Symmetry/Asymmetry in DNA, Proteins, and Omics Data: Advances in Computational Biology”, a Special Issue dedicated to showcasing the latest breakthroughs in computational biology, especially in the context of how symmetry and asymmetry play a role in DNA, proteins, and omics data, and how computational biology can help us to understand them better.
We welcome original research papers, reviews and cutting-edge case studies that use omics sciences (genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, epigenomics, spatial omics, etc.) together with computational and mathematical approaches. The aim is to connect molecular biology with computation and show examples where symmetry or asymmetry is useful to understand biological complexity.
Possible topics are (but not limited to):
- Symmetry and asymmetry in DNA, chromatin, and protein structures.
- Symmetry and asymmetry in protein–DNA binding and gene regulation.
- Computational approaches for studying protein folding and interactions.
- Multi-omics integration to find patterns and organization.
- Applications of artificial intelligence and deep learning to DNA and protein data, including large-scale omics datasets to find patterns.
- Probabilistic and deep learning approaches for G protein-coupled receptors classification.
With this Special Issue, we want to place DNA and proteins in the center, as symbols of symmetry in life, and also as case studies for computational biology. We look forward to your submissions and the valuable insights that will emerge from this collection of research.
Dr. Raúl Cruz-Barbosa
Dr. Yalbi Balderas-Martínez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- symmetry
- asymmetry
- DNA
- RNA
- GPCR’s
- regulation
- protein structure
- biological systems
- omics
- bioinformatics
- computational biology
- systems biology
- deep learning
- artificial intelligence
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