title: Introductory overview: X-ray absorption spectroscopy and structural genomics.
abstract: A special Issue of the Journal is presented, dedicated to biological applications of X-ray absorption spectroscopy (BioXAS) and examining the role of this technique in post-genomic biology. The Issue confirms that BioXAS has come of age and it can be expected to make a significant contribution in the structural genomics effort on metalloproteins, which are estimated to make up about 30% of proteins coded by genomes.
authors.affiliation: LURE, Bâtiment 209E, Université Paris-Sud, 91898 Orsay CEDEX, France. isabella.ascone@lure.u-psud.fr
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ascone
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fourme
authors.forename: S Samar
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hasnain
mesh_terms: D015502:Absorptiometry, Photon / Q000379:methods*; D023281:Genomics; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D008667:Metalloproteins