The Protein Journal - Featured Articles
The devastating effects of the recent global pandemic (termed COVID-19 for “coronavirus disease 2019”) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) are paramount with new cases and deaths growing at an exponential rate. In order to provide a better understanding of SARS CoV-2, this article will review the proteins found in the SARS CoV-2 that caused this global pandemic.
Francis K. Yoshimoto (this opens in a new tab) in The Protein Journal (this opens in a new tab) (2020)
Why Proteins are Big: Length Scale Effects on Equilibria and Kinetics (this opens in a new tab)
Proteins are polymers, and yet the language used in describing their thermodynamics and kinetics is most often that of small molecules. Using the terminology and mathematical descriptions of small molecules impedes understanding why proteins have evolved to be big in comparison.
Kenneth A. Rubinson (this opens in a new tab) in The Protein Journal (this opens in a new tab) (2019)