Redox Proteins in Supercomplexes and Signalosomes

Redox supercomplexes and signalosomes are large and often transient associations of multiple redox proteins which play a vital role in numerous cellular processes. Supercomplexes and signalosomes provide the link between reductive- and systems- biology in understanding how the molecular properties of individual macromolecular components bring about cellular function. This book provides a coherent view of the key role played by redox proteins and their interaction network in a wide range of essential cellular processes in all domains of life.

Ricardo O. Louro is the leader of the Inorganic Biochemistry and NMR Laboratory at the Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (ITQB) Antonio Xavier of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. Dr. Louro is a member of the Portuguese Biochemical Society, the Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry, and the International Society for Microbial Electrochemical Technologies. His research work focuses on the investigation of the molecular bases for biological electron-transfer phenomena relevant for bioenergetic processes and the applications of this knowledge to blue-, red- or white-biotechnology.

Irene Diaz-Moreno is an associate professor of biochemistry and molecular biology in the Instituto de Bioquimica Vegetal y Fotosintesis (IBVF) at the Centro de Investigaciones Cientificas Isla de la Cartuja (cicCartuja). Her past research has focused on molecular recognition between metalloproteins involved in electron-transfer processes and the regulatory mechanisms of mRNA decay by RNA-binding proteins. Dr. Diaz-Moreno is currently developing research projects in biointeractomics as well as on the posttranslational regulation of biological macromolecules.