[3DEM] Reminder: JSB special electron crystallography edition
B Hankamer
b.hankamer at imb.uq.edu.au
Fri Mar 23 04:13:50 PDT 2007
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Advances in Electron Crystallography of Membrane Proteins:
Call for papers for a special issue of JSB
Ben Hankamer, Henning Stahlberg and Bob Glaeser, Guest
Editors
Submission Deadline: 1 May
The Journal of Structural Biology invites submissions for
a special issue focusing on recent Advances in Electron
Crystallography of Membrane Proteins.
Electron-crystallography offers many advantages for the
determination of membrane proteins structures, which is
one of the great challenges of structural and cell
biology.
In recent years electron-crystallography of membrane
proteins has undergone major developments, which enhance
its natural advantages. These advantages include the fact
that membrane proteins can be crystallized within a
near-native lipid bilayer environment, that 2-D crystals
may sometimes be obtained even though 3-D crystals have
not been, and that the technique is well suited for the
crystallization of small and hydrophobic integral membrane
proteins as well as membrane associated proteins.
Functionalized monolayer technology is also opening up
the possibility of streamlining crystal production and of
coupling this process to improved protein expression
techniques. As a resolution of better than 2Å has now been
reported, it is proven that data can be collected to
determine not only protein structure but its detailed
interplay with the components of the lipid bilayer.
This special edition aims to capture the key developments
that will help to take the electron crystallography field
to the next phase, from streamlined crystal production and
structure determination to new levels of resolution.
Manuscripts in the following areas are specifically (but
not exclusively) invited:
1. Membrane protein expression
2. Membrane protein purification
3. 2D crystallization
4. Sample preparation for electron microscopy
5. Automated screening of crystallization trials
6. Computer image processing and software developments
7. Recent applications and new structures
Papers can be in the form of research articles or
mini-reviews that summarize key areas of importance. Prior
to submission of a minireview, or if you require any
further information on the suitability of your manuscript
for inclusion in this special issue, please contact Ben
Hankamer (b.hankamer at imb.uq.edu.au), Henning Stahlberg
(HStahlberg at ucdavis.edu), or Bob Glaeser
(RMGlaeser at lbl.gov) .
The deadline for receipt of manuscripts for the Special
Issue is 1 May 2006. Manuscripts will be peer-reviewed
using the criteria of the Journal of Structural Biology
(see http://www.academicpress.com/jsb). Submissions should
be made on-line via the normal JSB submission process. In
the cover letter please state that you wish the article to
be considered for the Special Issue on Advances in
Electron Crystallography and mark for the attention of
Ben Hankamer, Henning Stahlberg or Bob Glaeser.
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