Structural Biology BAG - Portugal

The Portuguese MX BAG includes 13 PIs from three different institutions. Our research interests include soluble and membrane proteins of biomedical interest from humans or pathogenic organisms, many of which can be drug targets. Focus is also given to structural enzymology, aimed at the elucidation of reaction mechanisms, active sites, and inhibition tolerance in proteins with potential biotechnology applications. In several cases, complementary structural biology approaches are being used, combining MX with SAXS and, more recently, CryoEM.