Viral Enzymes

Dear Colleagues,

Enzymatic proteins are molecular machines that drive essential processes across the entire biological realm. Depending on their complexity, viruses encode a varying number of enzymes that are fundamental to their unique replication cycles. These viral enzymes play diverse roles, including polynucleotide synthesis (transcription and replication), mRNA maturation, polypeptide processing, cell wall/membrane breakdown, and protein modifications to aid host immune evasion, to name a few. A vast range of scientific methods have been used to discover viral enzymes involved in these and other processes, uncover detailed reaction mechanisms, and develop methods to inhibit their functions.

For this Special Issue, we invite submissions in the form of original research articles, methodological advances, or reviews that address any aspect of viral enzymes. The viruses in this Special Issue are not limited to any particular viral order or viral host. The goal of this Issue is to compile an exciting collection of manuscripts showcasing the broad work performed on viral enzymes using techniques from genetic approaches all the way to structural biology.

Dr. Todd J. Green
Dr. Jane Tao
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Viruses is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.